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Andrew Hull Foote

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Union Navy admiral and United States Navy admiral (1806-1863)

United StatesLived 1806 to 1863 · aged 56
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Andrew Hull Foote was an American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the war came, he was appointed to command of the Western Gunboat Flotilla, predecessor of the Mississippi River Squadron.

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Foote's USS Perry confronting the slave ship Marta of Ambriz on June 6, 1850Foote's USS Perry confronting the slave ship Marta of Ambriz on June 6, 18501861 letter from Foote to his children, page 11861 letter from Foote to his children, page 1Page 2Page 2Union Army ironclads in 1862 action in art, Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi RiverUnion Army ironclads in 1862 action in art, Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River

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Andrew Hull Foote was an American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the war came, he was appointed to command of the Western Gunboat Flotilla, predecessor of the Mississippi River Squadron. In that position, he led the gunboats in the Battle of Fort Henry. For his services with the Western Gunboat Flotilla, Foote was among the first naval officers to be promoted to the then-new rank of rear admiral.

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Lived 1806 to 1863 · aged 56
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