Admiral Farragut
came this morning, and the general order setting aside the doings of his court
was printed and handed in shortly after his arrival. The proceedings were a
shocking jumble, a fellow feeling probably among some members of the court. I
should not be surprised if Farragut's kind and generous heart acquiesced
against his better judgment, but I do not know. We had some talk in regard to
promotions. It will make lifelong enmities to supersede. F. suggests that
medals will answer an equal purpose.
SOURCE: Gideon
Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and
Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 — December 31, 1866, p. 396
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