Editing David Farragut (section)

===Post-Civil War service===
After the Civil War, Farragut was elected a companion of the first class of the New York Commandery of the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]] on March 18, 1866, and assigned insignia number 231. He served as the commander of the Commandery of New York from May 1866 until his death. Farragut was promoted to full [[admiral (United States)|admiral]] on July 25, 1866, becoming the first U.S. Navy officer to hold that rank.<ref name="Hickman2" /> His last active service was in command of the [[European Squadron]], from 1867 to 1868, with the [[screw frigate]] {{USS|Franklin|1864|6}} as his [[flagship]]. Farragut remained on active duty for life, an honor accorded to only seven other U.S. Navy officers after the Civil War.<ref>The others were his foster brother David Dixon Porter, [[Stephen Clegg Rowan]], [[George Dewey]], [[William D. Leahy|William Leahy]], [[Ernest King]], [[Chester W. Nimitz]], and [[William Halsey, Jr.|William Halsey]].</ref>