Fall of New Orleans (apr 25, 1862 – may 1, 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.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 25, 1862
may 1, 1862
~ 6 days