Young folks' history of the United States . ^, allpoured their fire upon the fleet, it steamed steadily upthe river till the danger was passed. A single Unionvessel, the Varuna, sunk or disabled six steamers;and Farragut anchored off the quarantine station thatevening. The next morning he reached the city, andtook possession; and the forts and fleet in the river. COMMODORE FARRAGUT. 304 Emanci-pation. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. were surrendered a few days after. On May i GeneralButler, with a land force, entered New Orleans, andproclaimed martial law. Farragut afterwards pene-trated farther up
Young folks' history of the United States . ^, allpoured their fire upon the fleet, it steamed steadily upthe river till the danger was passed. A single Unionvessel, the Varuna, sunk or disabled six steamers;and Farragut anchored off the quarantine station thatevening. The next morning he reached the city, andtook possession; and the forts and fleet in the river. COMMODORE FARRAGUT. 304 Emanci-pation. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. were surrendered a few days after. On May i GeneralButler, with a land force, entered New Orleans, andproclaimed martial law. Farragut afterwards pene-trated farther up the river; and, though Vicksburg heldout some time longer, the control of the lower Missis-sippi was thenceforth secured to the government. But the most important occurrence of this year was
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