Fall of New Orleans (25 avr. 1862 – 1 mai 1862)
Description:
Union troops officially take possession of New Orleans, completing the occupation that had begun four days earlier. The capture of this vital southern city was a huge blow to the Confederacy. Southern military strategists planned for a Union attack down the Mississippi, not from the Gulf of Mexico.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
25 avr. 1862
1 mai 1862
~ 6 days