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Apr 18, 2024 · Battle of New Orleans, (April 24–25, 1862), naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War. A Union naval squadron of 43 ships under Admiral David G. Farragut entered the lower Mississippi near New Orleans and soon breached the heavy chain cables that were.
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Sep 7, 2022 · New Orleans’ role in the Civil War was, perhaps, as unique as the city itself. The largest city in the South at the time of the war, New Orleans provided thousands of troops and supplies to the Confederate cause.
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The American Battlefield Trust's map of the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. In a sweeping defeat of British forces, the Battle of New Orleans was a victory that would boost American nationalism after the War of 1812 and be forever enshrined in American memory.
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- Reducing The Forts
- Running The Gauntlet
- The City Surrenders
- Aftermath
The first step to securing the Mississippi was the capture of New Orleans. The Confederacy's largest city and busiest port, New Orleans was defended by two large forts, Jackson and St. Philip, situated on the river below the city (Map). While forts had historically held an advantage over naval vessels, successes in 1861 at Hatteras Inlet and Port R...
Conflict: American Civil War(1861-1865)Dates: April 24, 1862Armies & Commanders:The task of eliminating the forts and taking the city fell to Flag Officer David G. Farragut. A long-serving officer who had taken part in the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War, he had been raised by Commodore David Porter following the death of his mother. Given command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in January 1862, Farragut arrived at h...
Moving to the Mississippi River in mid-March, Farragut began moving his ships over the bar at its mouth. Here complications were encountered as the water proved three feet shallower than expected. As a result, the steam frigate USS Colorado(52 guns) had to be left behind. Rendezvousing at Head of Passes, Farragut's ships and Porter's mortar boats m...
From the outset of the war, plans for the defense of New Orleans were hampered by the fact that the Confederate leadership in Richmond believed that the greatest threats to the city would come from the north. As such, military equipment and manpower were shifted up the Mississippi to defensive points such as Island Number 10. In southern Louisiana,...
Though skeptical about their effectiveness in reducing the forts, Farragut advanced Porter's mortar boats on April 18. Firing non-stop for five days and nights, the mortars pounded the forts, but were unable to completely disable their batteries. As the shells rained down, sailors from USS Kineo (5), USS Itasca (5), and USS Pinola (5) rowed forward...
At 2:00 AM on April 24, the Union fleet began moving upstream, with the first division, led by Bailey, coming under fire an hour and fifteen minutes later. Racing ahead, the first division was soon clear of the forts, however Farragut's second division encountered more difficulty. As his flagship, USS Hartford (22) cleared the forts, it was forced ...
Having successfully cleared the forts with minimal losses, Farragut began steaming upstream to New Orleans. Arriving off the city on April 25, he immediately demanded its surrender. Sending a force ashore, Farragut was told by the mayor that only Major General Lovell could surrender the city. This was countered when Lovell informed the mayor that h...
The battle to capture New Orleans cost Farragut a mere 37 killed and 149 wounded. Though he was initially unable to get all of his fleet past the forts, he succeeded in getting 13 ships upstream which enabled him to capture the Confederacy's greatest port and center of trade. For Lovell, the fighting along the river cost him around 782 killed and w...
A map of the seat of war at New Orleans. Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Shows the advance of British troops in New Orleans from December 21st 1814 to January 8th 1815. Minimal level cataloging record. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Date: 1815
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