Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett (7 February 1826 – 30 September 1902), known as "Fighting Jim Jouett of the American Navy", was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. His father was Matthew Harris Jouett, a notable painter, and his grandfather was Revolutionary War hero Jack Jouett.
Read more about James Edward Jouett: Biography, American Civil War, Post-Civil War and Last Years, Shore Duty, Retirement, Honored in Ship Naming
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