92, 297, 306, 313,
318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 325;
lashed in rigging at Mobile, 272;
visit to Ciudadela, his father's birthplace, 300.

Arkansas, Confederate ironclad, description of, 189;
dash through United States fleet at Vicksburg, 191;
destruction of, 193.

Bailey, Captain Theodorus, U. S. N., leads the fleet at the passage of
Mississippi forts, 149, 151-155;
demands surrender of New Orleans, 168 _et seq._

Banks, General Nathaniel P., relieves Butler in command in the
Southwest, 201;
movement in support of Farragut's passage of Port Hudson, 211;
operations west of the Mississippi, 229, 232;
Port Hudson surrenders to, 235.

Barnard, Major J. G., U. S. Engineers, opinion as to effect of passing
Mississippi forts, 121.

Battles:
Essex with Phoebe and Cherub, 38-44;
passage of New Orleans forts, 149 _et seq._;
passage of batteries at Vicksburg, 187, 192;
Port Hudson, 211 _et seq._;
Mobile Bay, 269 _et seq._

Baudin, French admiral, sketch of, 77;
attack on Vera Cruz by, 79-83.

Bell, Commodore Henry H., U. S. N., fleet captain to Farragut
in 1862, 132, 140;
breaking barrier below river forts, 132;
extract from journal of, 140;
hoists U. S. flag over New Orleans, 171;
at Galveston, 202;
at Rio Grande, 240.

Blair, Montgomery, account of interview with Farragut concerning
New Orleans expedition, 124.

Boggs, Commander Charles S., U. S. N., commands Varuna at passage of
Mississippi forts, 163, 164.

Brooklyn, U. S. steamer, Farragut commands, 1858-'60, in Gulf, 103-105.

Buchanan, Franklin, Confederate admiral, at Mobile, 244, 279, 281-288.

Butler, General Benjamin F., commands New Orleans
expedition, 164, 179, 291.

Caldwell, Lieut. C. H. B., U. S. N., commands Itasca in
Mississippi River, 132, 162;
daring action in breaking chain below forts, 133, 150;
commands ironclad Essex at Port Hudson, 220.

Craven, Commander Tunis A. M., U. S. N., commands monitor
Tecumseh at Mobile, 268;
eagerness to engage Tennessee, and consequent error, 273, 274;
goes down with his ship, 275.

Drayton, Captain Percival, U. S. N., Farragut's chief of staff
at Mobile, 98, 250, 269, 270, 272, 278, 281, 282, 292, 319, 320.

Essex, U. S. frigate, building of, 14;
armament, 15;
history of, 16;
cruise under Porter, 17-44;
capture of, by Phoebe and Cherub, 44;
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