The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet. The bombardment of hte forts was largely ineffective but the passing of Unionist fleet during the night of 24th April 1862 resulted in a battle in which the Confederate fleet was destroyed, and New Orleans fell with no futher fighting. This image shows the Unionist fleet at anchor in the Mississippi at New Orleans ca. 1862.

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