...others, and often wives and children. Many of the most brilliant naval exploits of the war have been performed by these officers. The country is familiar with the bravery and energy of Dupont, of Delaware ; Steedman, Drayton, and Bankhead, of South Carolina; Fairfax, of Virginia; Spotts, of North Carolina; Braine, of Texas; Howell, of Tennessee; Stevens, of Florida; Porter of Louisiana; Price, of Kentu...