North America 1862: Capture of New Orleans
1 May 1862
1 May 1862
Capture of New Orleans
20 Dec 1860 Secession of South Carolina
8 Feb 1861 Confederate States of America
12 Apr 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter
21 Jul 1861 First Battle of Bull Run
17 Dec 1861 Fight for Kentucky
7 Apr 1862 Battle of Shiloh
1 May 1862 Capture of New Orleans
17 Sep 1862 Battle of Antietam
22 Mar 1863 French Intervention in Mexico
4 Jul 1863 Vicksburg and Gettysburg
20 Nov 1863 Dominican Restoration War
12 Jun 1864 Second Mexican Empire
21 Dec 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea
9 Apr 1865 Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia
Union successes in Tennessee forced the Confederates to send troops and materiel north up the Mississippi River, stripping their defenses in the south. However, this made New Orleans vulnerable, and, when the Union fleet sailed upriver to attack it, it fell swiftly. Through simple negligence, the Confederacy had lost its largest city and most important commercial port.
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