The Capture of New Orleans, 1862.

On April 24, 1862, Federal gunboats made their way past two Confederate forts to ascend the Mississippi River, and the Union navy captured New Orleans. News of the loss of the Crescent City came to Jefferson Davis as an absolute shock. In this exhaustive study, Chester G. Hearn examines the decision...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Hearn, Chester G.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 1995.