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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01550 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Battle plan and ship register for assault on New Orleans |
| Date | ca. 20 April 1862-21 April 1862 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Document created during the battle for Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which took place 16-23 April 1862. One side has a list of ships involved in the attack -- the first and second divisions of ships and their captains as well as the first and second divisions of gunboats and their captains. Verso has a hand drawn map of the battle plan to attack Forts Jackson and St. Philip along the Mississippi River. Note below the map says most of the squadron is anchored on the left bank of the river and gives plan of attack after barricades in the river are breached. Farragut noted the breaching of the barricades on 20 April when he wrote "April 21st I have just been informed that the barricade was forced last Night, by cutting the Chains. it was not blown up, We may expect to start up now, at any moment." Document on blue paper. Charles Hamilton notes: "a magnificent historic document of the greatest importance on one of the crucial battles of the Civil War." |
| Subjects | Fortification Civil War Military History Battle Navy Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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