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1. www.civilwaracademy.com › battle-of-new-orleansBattle of New Orleans - Civil War Academy

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   April 25th – May 1st 1862. The battle of New Orleans was the start of the Anaconda Plan; this was the name of the operation set-up by the Union to divide the Confederate States. The statuesque crescent city, the jewel of the Confederacy, if this city could be taken and then occupied, the war would be nearing its end.

2. www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com › the-capture-of-new-orleansThe Capture of New Orleans - Essential Civil War Curriculum

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   The capture of New Orleans on April 29, 1862 gave Union forces under Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut and Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler control of the Confederacy’s largest port on the Mississippi River.

3. www.nps.gov › civilwar › search-battles-detailBattle Detail - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)

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   Description: Following the passage of forts Jackson and St. Philip, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, on April 24, 1862, the Union occupation of New Orleans was inevitable. Union Flag-Officer David G. Farragut, with his squadron, continued up the Mississippi River and demanded the surrender of the City of New Orleans the next day.