New Orleans, LA

Date(s): April 25–May 1, 1862

Location: Please click on link below for map.

Campaign(s): Expedition to and Capture of New Orleans [1862]

Battles in Campaign:

• Forts Jackson & Phillip, LA - April 16-28, 1862 A

• New Orleans, LA - April 25–May 1, 1862 B

Situation:

• Union Flag-Officer David G. Farragut's squadron had passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, on April 24, 1862.

Commanders:

• Union: Flag-Officer David G. Farragut and Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler

• Confederate: Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell

Principal Forces:

• Union: Department of the Gulf

• Confederate: Department No. 1

Description:

• After the Union fleet had passed the forts, the Union occupation of New Orleans was inevitable.

• Union Flag-Officer David G. Farragut, with his squadron, continued up the Mississippi River and demanded the surrender of the City of New Orleans the next day.

• The city surrendered on April 28th.

• On May 1st, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler’s army began landing at New Orleans and occupying the city.

• The capture of New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy, was an event that had major international significance.

Slide Presentation: None

Classification¹: B

Casualties²:

• Union: 0

• Confederate: 0

Results: Union Victory

Battlefield Websites:

• New Orleans in the Civil War - Wikipedia

• Confederate Memorial Hall - Memorial Hall Foundation - Confederate Civil War Museum

Recommended Resources:

¹ Classification:

• A - having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war

• B - having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign

• C - having observable influence on the outcome of a campaign

• D - having a limited influence on the outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important local objectives

² Casualties are someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.

Revised 08/10/2008