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Tag: New Orleans

The Fall of New Orleans

April 25, 2022 WalterCoffey

Federal warships arrive at the harbor of the Confederacy’s largest and richest city, and despite wrangling over surrender terms, the fate of New Orleans is virtually sealed.

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The Lord of Hosts Was With Us

April 24, 2022 WalterCoffey

David G. Farragut’s Federal warships make their daring attempt to move up the Mississippi River, bypass Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and capture New Orleans.

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An Unflinching Trust in God

April 23, 2022 WalterCoffey

David G. Farragut lays out his plan to steam his gunboats past Forts Jackson and St. Philip on their way to capturing New Orleans.

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Federals Target Forts Jackson and St. Philip

April 17, 2022 WalterCoffey

David G. Farragut, flag officer of the Federal West Gulf Blockading Squadron, proceeds with his plan to capture New Orleans, the Confederacy’s largest and richest city.

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The Louisiana Secession

January 26, 2021 WalterCoffey

Delegates to the Louisiana State Convention at Baton Rouge vote 113 to 17 to become the sixth state to secede from the Union.

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Grant’s Wild Ride

September 4, 2018 WalterCoffey

September 4, 1863 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant suffered a serious riding accident while witnesses claimed he was drunk. Grant headed down the Mississippi

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