The last several months, the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial Blog has been running a Who Was the Greatest Naval Officer During the Civil War contest with weekly voting.
Both Union and Confederate officers were included and this was done in a playoff style.
In order to win, Porter had to defeat the following officers in direct competition:
John Worden
David G. Farragut (a big surprise here)
William Goldsborough
John Dahlgren
William Cushing (in the Union championship_
And finally Confederate Raphael Semmes for the championship.
Hey, he was at Fort Fisher which always gets my vote, but I have to admit I vote for his last two opponents.
Congratulations David D.!! --Old B-Runner
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