US Civil War. Battle of Forts Jackson and
US Civil War. Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 24, 1862. The Union Navy assaulted the forts guarding the Mississippi River below New Orleans. The fleet commanded by Admiral David Farragut breeched the Confederate defenses and captured New Orleans, which remained under Federal occupation for the remainder of the War
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13123659
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45384659
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3000px x 2474px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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