The Union's Capture of New Orleans during the Civil War: The Campaign for the Confederacy's Most Important Mississippi River Stronghold
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1508952930 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 44 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"very well done but ironically needs editor" according to Kindle Customer. Excellent and accurate information but needs a better editor due to typos. Far better than the (alleged) history channel.. Joe Lafleur said Four Stars. Interesting read and I wished it longer. Hard to believe that's all the research that could have been used.. EXCELLENT BAARDA A series of battles, that brought the end of the Civil War, much sooner.
In many ways, the occupation of New Orleans for the rest of the war is as intriguing a story as the campaign to capture it. Given its importance, it’s somewhat surprising in retrospect that the Union managed to capture New Orleans in an easier manner than places like Vicksburg and Atlanta. By May 1862, Union forces occupied the city and General Benjamin Butler became its military governor, leaving the last true bastion of Confederate defenses on the Mississippi at Vicksburg. 28 In 1860, New Orleans was just as unique a city as it is today. The volume of trade through its port was second only to New York, and the city’s commercial ties with England and Spain and cultural ties with France meant that the European powers would be looking closely at how the city fared in the Civil War, especially after it was occupied by Union forces. Butler was a p