#dolph was the second oldest but joined the last among the four

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The Fantastic Union Navy Four as Midshipmen

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Obviously this is all just my imagining 👀🙈 — they were never midshipmen concurrently (in fact, by the time Dolph joined in 1826, Glasgow was already a Lieutenant (and married for 2 years already(!))). How they looked is also my imagining, though I tried to base it on their younger selves' looks.

The number on top of them (in the fifth picture) is the age when they were first commissioned midshipman¹, while the number below is the year of their commission¹. Farragut was commissioned in 1810 (aged 9), Lee was commissioned in 1825 (aged 13), Dahlgren was commissioned in 1826 (aged 17).

(1— except for Deedee — the year 1823 was more the year when he first sailed with his father in the Navy (he was probably rated boy seaman at this point). Porter was properly commissioned midshipman in the US Navy only in 1829, aged 16)

#interesting when you put them all together like this #dolph was the second oldest but joined the last among the four #as for deedee's year it's kinda fuzzy actually... #1823 was the year he joined his father in the navy #but he was only properly comissioned midshipman in 1829 #(it was a long story honestly lmao) #drawing #original art #manga #pen and ink #traditional art #fountain pen #fan art #david farragut #david glasgow farragut #john a dahlgren #john dahlgren #samuel phillips lee #david dixon porter #midshipman monday #american history #american civil war #maritime history