American Civil WarStuff Happened · War
Battle · Naval & Coastal
Forts Jackson & St. Philip
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The prize
The Mouth of the River
New Orleans, the South’s largest city, port, and slave market, lies behind two forts, a chain, and fire rafts, its defenses stripped.
2April 18–24
Running the Forts
Porter’s (North) mortars pound the forts for days; then Farragut (North) gambles everything and runs the fleet past them in the dark.
3April 25–28
The Fall of New Orleans
Past Chalmette to a defenseless city; the cut-off forts mutiny and surrender, and Butler (North) occupies the South’s greatest port.