Fort's Jackson and St. Philip
with the Capture of New Orleans
​Confederate Commander
Maj. Gen. Mansfield Lovell
​Forces Engaged: 4,100
Killed: 12
Wounded: 40
Captured or Missing: 121
Total: 173
Confederate Officers
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Confederate Order of Battle
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Confederate Official Records
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C. S. Army
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Bombardment and Surrender of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
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Bombardment and Capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
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Louisiana Artillery
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Operations on the Chalmette and McGehee Lines
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Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry upon the fall of New Orleans
Confederate Naval Official Records
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Confederate Naval Ships
Correspondence between Flag-Officer Mitchell, CSN and Brig. Gen. Duncan, CSA
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April 16 - May 1, 1862
Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish, LA
Union Victory
Expedition to and Capture of New Orleans
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American Battlefield Trust
10 Facts: New Orleans in the Civil War
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Naval History and Heritage Command
Flag-Officer David S. Farragut and the Capture of New Orleans
Great Naval Battle at New Orleans, April 24, 1862
Capture of New Orleans, 25 April 1862
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Mariner's Museum and Park
Capture of New Orleans: Farragut's Rise to Fame
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Iron Brigadier
David Farragut's Report on the Passing of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
and the Capture of New Orleans
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Naval History Network
The Confederate Run for New Orleans
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Essential Civil War Curriculum
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ThoughtCo.
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Legends of America
Expedition to Capture New Orleans
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Emerging Civil War
“New Orleans gone and with it the Confederacy” - The Fall of New
Orleans
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Civil War Monitor
The Surrender of New Orleans Part 1: The Men and the Skirmish
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HistoryNet.com
The Beast Turned Loose in New Orleans
Fearless Farragut
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64 Parishes
Fall of New Orleans and Federal Occupation
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New York Times
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Harper's Weekly
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Richmond Daily
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Union Order of Battle
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Mortar Flotilla Order of Battle
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Union Official Records
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Co-operation with the naval forces, and occupation, May 1, of the city of New Orleans
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Occupation of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Union Naval Official Records
Farragut to Mayor of New Orleans
Farragut Concerning the Foreign Embassies
Commander Porter's Attack Plans
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