the union won the battle of new orleans during the civil war.
the union won the battle of new orleans during the civil war.
who won the battle of new orleans during the civil war?
the union
the political and commercial importance of new orleans, as well as its strategic position, marked it out as the objective of a union expedition soon after the opening of the civil war. elements of the union blockade fleet arrived at the mouth of the mississippi on 27 may 1861. an effort to drive them off lead to the battle of the head of passes on 12 october 1861. captain d.g. farragut and the western gulf squadron sailed for new orleans in january 1862. the main defenses of the mississippi consisted of the two permanent forts, fort jackson and fort st. philip. on april 16, after elaborate reconnaissances, the union fleet steamed up into position below the forts and opened fire two days later. within days, the fleet had bypassed the forts in what was known as the battle of forts jackson and st. philip. at noon on the 25th, farragut anchored in front of new orleans. forts jackson and st. philip, isolated and continuously bombarded by farragut's mortar boats, surrendered on the 28th, and soon afterwards the military portion of the expedition occupied the city resulting in the capture of new orleans.
history of new orleans
bullet::::- "the washington artillery, 5th company, at the battle of perryville"—article by civil war historian/author bryan s. bush









































bullet::::- online exhibit about the civil war at louisiana state museum









































section::::further reading.









































bullet::::- grace king: "new orleans, the place and the people" (1895)









































bullet::::- henry rightor: "standard history of new orleans" (1900)









































bullet::::- john smith kendall: "history of new orleans" (1922)









































bullet::::- clara solomon and elliott ashkenazi (ed.), "the civil war diary of clara solomon : growing up in new orleans, 1861-1862." baton rouge : louisiana state university press (1995) .
new orleans in the american civil war