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Données personnelles Rear Admiral James Edward Jouet 

• Il est né le 7 février 1826 dans Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, USA.
• Il est décédé le 30 septembre 1902 dans Sandy Spring, Montgomery Co., MD, USA, il avait 76 ans.
• Il est enterré dans Arlington Nat'l Cem.

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• Un enfant de Matthew Harris Jouet et Margaret Henderson Allen
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 19 août 2018.

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Il est marié avec Galena Stockett.

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James Edward Jouett (Gen 7)
James Edward Jouett,(1826 – 1902), a naval officer. James served with Admiral David Farragut and was immortalized in Farragut’s famous quote “Damn the torpedoes! Four bells! Captain Drayton go ahead! Jouett, full speed!”

Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett , known as “Fighting Jim Jouett of the American Navy”, was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. His father was Matthew Harris Jouett, a notable painter, and his grandfather was Revolutionary War hero Jack Jouett.
Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Jouett was appointed Midshipman 10 Sep 1841. He served on the African coast on the Decatur with Matthew C. Perry and on the John Adams during the Mexican-American War.

American Civil War
At the beginning of the Civil War, Jouett was captured by Confederates at Pensacola, Florida but was soon paroled. He then joined the blockading forces off Galveston, Texas, distinguishing himself during the night of 7 to 8 November 1861 in the capture and destruction of Confederate schooner Royal Yacht, while serving on Santee. Jouett later commanded the Montgomery and R. R. Cuyler on blockading duty and in September 1863 took command of the Metacomet.

In the Battle of Mobile Bay <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mobile_Bay>, 5 August 1864, Jouett’s ship, the Metacomet, was lashed to Admiral David Farragut <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut>‘s flagship Hartford <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hartford_%281858%29> as the ships entered the bay. Monitor <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_warship_type> Tecumseh <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tecumseh_%281863%29> was sunk by an underwater “torpedo <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_mine>“, but the ships steamed on, inspired by Farragut’s famous command: “Damn the torpedoes! Four bells! Captain Drayton go ahead! Jouett full speed!”Metacomet was sent after two Confederate gunboats, and in a short chase Jouett riddled Gaines <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Gaines> and captured the Selma <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Selma>.
Post-Civil War and last years
Jouett had various commands ashore and afloat after the Civil War, taking command of the North Atlantic Squadron <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Squadron> in 1884. In 1889 he commanded a naval force which forced the opening of the isthmus of Panama, threatened by insurrection.
Admiral Jouett was named President of the Board of Inspection and Survey <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Inspection_and_Survey> and served from June 1886 – February 1890.
Rear Admiral Jouett retired in 1890. A special act of Congress granted him full pay for the rest of his life as a reward for his brilliant service. He lived most of his remaining years at “The Anchorage,” Sandy Spring, Maryland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Spring,_Maryland>. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery section 1, site 85A.

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