Congress honors David G. Farragut by creating…

July 1862 CE

Congress honors David G. Farragut by creating the rank of rear admiral on July 16, 1862, a rank never before used in the U.S. Navy.

Before this time, the American Navy had resisted the rank of admiral, preferring the term "flag officer", to distinguish the rank from the traditions of the European navies.

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