Page 84 - Paton: American Panorama

r
u S,P e?4
4 . 2 C I V I L (OAR I N T H E W EST 7 8 6 7-78 65
I S 62UNION CAPTURE OF NEW . LO U ISIAN A.

Commodore FaAAagut waA p la ced in command the. {jOA.cc to captuAe New
OAieanA,La. Sh ip lAtand waA s e iz e d on 3 .DEC. 61 & i t th e sta g in g p o in t in when
Gen. B utieA aAAived w ith 15,000 men {\oath e a tta c k ; Joh n M PaAkeA th e Union PM.

mi 7.APR, i/l SHIP ISLAND MISS, ft anditampon "Eagle" Union Covet.
Made by PoAtm aAteA PaAkeA. & onJiy i n u4e £Aom 2 7 .MAR t o 3 0 . A P R .1862

Attack opened on 18. APR. 62with a bombaAdment o{ the by a {te e t o{ moAtaA boatA
commanded by CommodoAe PoAteA. CommodoAe FaAAagut Aan hiA o{ 24 waAAhipA paAt the
{\oAtA {oAcing the AuAAendeA o{ the c it y . Gen. aAmy occupied i t on 1.MAV.62.

Reoccupation - US itamp& neui dcdi NEIi) ORLEANS/ LA. SEP 9 1862; ai PM.
"Eagle l SLaV Union Pa Covet.

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +