Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a
rear admiral in the
United States Navy, and a member of the prominent
Du Pont family. In the
Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured
San Diego, and was made commander of the California naval blockade. Through the 1850s, he promoted engineering studies at the
United States Naval Academy, to enable more mobile and aggressive operations. In the
American Civil War, he played a major role in making the Union blockade effective, but was controversially blamed for the
failed attack on
Charleston, South Carolina in April 1863.
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