War on New Orleans
Title: War on New Orleans
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War on New Orleans
Summary of the Battle of New Orleans in
the American Civil War
The battle of New Orleans in the American
Civil War was a result if the federal
government’s plan to seize New Orleans, one
of the most important cities in the South. A
naval squadron under the Union captain David
Farragut, carrying troops in the lower
Mississippi River in the Spring of 1862.
To prevent the captures of New Orleans
Confederates placed a heavy …
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of April 24. The Union forces sank or
captured 9 out of the 17 Confederate vessels,
emerging without damage to their own ships
they proceeded to New Orleans. The city
inadequately protected by only 3,000
Confederate troops fell on April 25, was
occupied by federal troop on May 1, and was
held for the duration of the war. The loss of
New Orleans gateway to the Mississippi River
and Valley and chief city and port the
Confederate was catastrophic.
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