Highlands in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Photographed By Stephen J Duncan, September 20, 2010
1. Samuel Francis Du Pont Marker
Base of the statue
Rear Admiral
United States Navy
Statue was erected
by the Congress
of the United States
in recognition of his
distinguished services
Originally placed in
Du Pont Circle
Washington D.C.
it was removed
to this site
A.D. MCMXX
Erected 1884 by Launt Thompson, sculptor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 45.955′ N, 75° 34.537′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Highlands. Marker can be reached from W. 19th Street. Marker is near entrance to Rockford Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mount Salem United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rockford Tower (about 600 feet away); Looking Back… (about 600 feet away); William Marriott Canby Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Poole Bancroft Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gibraltar (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry Clay Village
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Also see . . . Samuel Francis Du Pont. (Submitted on November 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, November 7, 2008
2. Samuel Francis Du Pont Statue
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, November 7, 2008
3. Samuel Francis Du Pont Statue
Photographed By Stephen J Duncan, September 20, 2010
4. Samuel Francis DuPont Statue
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
5. Samuel Francis Du Pont
This 1867-68 portrait of Samuel Francis Du Pont by Daniel Huntington hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“At the start of the Civil War, Samuel F. Du Pont was one of the navy's senior and most distinguished officers. Accordingly, he was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the largest fleet ever commanded by a naval officer up to that time. His capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, in November 1861 was the first major Union naval victory of the war and demonstrated the effectiveness of the navy's improved ordnance against shore defenses. The victory earned Du Pont the rank of rear admiral. In 1863, however, Du Pont, leading a fleet of ironclads, failed to take Charleston and suffered the worst naval defeat of the war. He asked to be relieved of his command and the request was granted, thus ending a forty-five-year career in the navy rather ignominiously.” — National Portrait Gallery
“At the start of the Civil War, Samuel F. Du Pont was one of the navy's senior and most distinguished officers. Accordingly, he was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the largest fleet ever commanded by a naval officer up to that time. His capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, in November 1861 was the first major Union naval victory of the war and demonstrated the effectiveness of the navy's improved ordnance against shore defenses. The victory earned Du Pont the rank of rear admiral. In 1863, however, Du Pont, leading a fleet of ironclads, failed to take Charleston and suffered the worst naval defeat of the war. He asked to be relieved of his command and the request was granted, thus ending a forty-five-year career in the navy rather ignominiously.” — National Portrait Gallery
Internet Archive
6. Admiral Du Pont Statue
in Dupont Circle
Washington, DC
in Dupont Circle
Washington, DC
From A History of the City of Washington, by Allan B. Slauson, 1903, Page 60.
Photographed By Wikipedia
7. Rear Admiral Du Pont, 1862
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,250 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 29, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on September 23, 2010, by Stephen J Duncan of Wilmington, Delaware. 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on September 23, 2010, by Stephen J Duncan of Wilmington, Delaware. 5. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on February 11, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on May 29, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
