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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 Mississippi River. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip , the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself.
The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the war, which precipitated the capture of the Mississippi River. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself.
- New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
- Union victory
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. / 29.3575°N 89.4600°W / 29.3575; -89.4600. The battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union ...
New Orleans had been captured without a battle in the city itself and so it was spared the destruction suffered by many other cities of the American South. It retains a historical flavor, with a wealth of 19th-century structures far beyond the early colonial city boundaries of the French Quarter .
Expedition to and Capture of New Orleans. April-May 1862. Admiral David Farragut [US] Major General Mansfield Lovell [CS] 0 total (US 0; CS 0;) 0 total (US 0; CS 0;) 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.
3 de mar. de 2019 · 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.
The capture of New Orleans was one of the most significant moments during the civil war. The Confederacy lost her biggest city and main port, an important centre of ship building, and, most importantly, control of the Mississippi. That great river was now closed to northern and southern ships alike.
