COMMANDER // 1806–1863
Andrew Hull Foote
rear admiralUnited States1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1806 – 1863
Active service 1856 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 50.
Profile
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.
Battles (1)
1856
Battle of the Pearl River FortsSecond Opium War · United States