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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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The battle was the climax of the five-month Gulf Campaign (September 1814 to February 1815) by Britain to try to take New Orleans, West Florida, and possibly Louisiana Territory which began at the First Battle of Fort Bowyer. Britain started the New Orleans campaign on December 14, 1814, at the Battle of Lake Borgne and numerous skirmishes and ...
- January 8, 1815
- American victory
Sep 7, 2022 · The largest city in the South at the time of the war, New Orleans provided thousands of troops and supplies to the Confederate cause. The city’s location at the mouth of the Mississippi River made it a strategic port for both the Union and Confederate militaries.
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Map depicting Louisiana and approaches to New Orleans as depicted during the occupation of New Orleans Approaches to New Orleans, Department of the Gulf Map Number 5, February 14, 1863 The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the war that precipitated the capture of the ...
- April 25, 1862 – May 1, 1862, (6 days)
- Union victory
- New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Mar 3, 2019 · US Naval History & Heritage Command. By. Kennedy Hickman. Updated on March 03, 2019. The capture of New Orleans by Union forces occurred during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and saw Flag Officer David G. Farragut run his fleet past Forts Jackson and St. Philip on April 24, 1862 before capturing New Orleans the following day.
Map depicting Louisiana and approaches to New Orleans as depicted during the Civil War. Approaches to New Orleans, Department of the Gulf Map Number 5, February 14, 1863.
The campaign atlas, for 1861 : [United States]. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.2 Phillips, 1351 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes United States map indicating "cantonments and strategic points" and state maps of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and proposed West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
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