Battle of New Orleans
1.
April 1862 Union ships under the command of
David Farragut attacked two forts guarding the
The port city of New Orleans
2.
After six days of unsuccessful bombing of the forts Farragut decided to try to just sail
past them.
a.
On April 24th Seventeen Union war ships attempted to sail past the Confederate
forts.
b. A large battle ensued with the Confederates bombing and attacking the union fleet
c.
When the smoke cleared all but four Union war ships landed in New Orleans forcing the city
to surrender
3.
These maneuvers
effectively cut the Confederacy in two and achieved one of the Unions war goals which was to gain control of the Mississippi
River.