Samuel Francis Du Pont Fights in Two Wars

On the Road, Trivia
on September 4, 2011

A career naval officer, Rear Adm. Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) served in both the Mexican-American and Civil wars. Born in New Jersey, he grew up near Wilmington and is buried in Greenville (pop. 2,326).

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