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New Orleans - Civil War, Reconstruction, Louisiana: During the American Civil War the strategic location of the city was inadequately appreciated by the Confederate military. The Union fleet of Admiral David Farragut was able to capture New Orleans in April 1862. The city was placed under the military command of General Benjamin Butler, and city officials were removed from office. Although ...
From May 21 to July 9, 1863, Union General Nathaniel P. Banks besieged Major General Franklin Gardner's small command at Port Hudson, one of the last strongholds on the Mississippi River. When Confederate forces surrendered the garrison on July 9th, the entire Mississippi River was under Federal control, and the Confederacy was cut in two.
The Vicksburg Campaign began in 1862 and ended with the Confederate surrender on July 4, 1863. With the loss of Confederate general John C. Pemberton’s army after the siege at Vicksburg and a Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was split in half.
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. In the winter of 1814 and 1815, British troops under General ...
Nov 26, 2023 · After 48 days of fighting, the Confederate forces surrendered to the Union forces. Battle of New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans was fought from April 25 to May 1, 1862, in Louisiana during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by General Benjamin Butler, captured New Orleans, which was the largest city in the Confederacy at the time.
LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 485 Phillips, 1348 Stamped in blue ink on t.p.: Library of Congress, City of Washington. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Sketches for battle maps, Ewells & Early's campaigns of 1864-5, made at or near time of actions / by Jed.
The Battle of Bull RunFirst Manassas. Though the Civil War began when Confederate troops shelled Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the fighting didn’t begin in earnest until the Battle of Bull Run, fought in Virginia just miles from Washington DC, on July 21, 1861. Popular fervor to end the war in 90 days led President Lincoln to push a cautious ...