Map Showing the Defenses of the Mississippi Below New Orleans and Farragut's Attack 24 April 1862 04-24

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Old map of Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson Region, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States.

Map shows the Confederate fortifications at Fort Jackson under Gen. Duncan, Fort St. Philip and the Union fleet along the Mississippi River. This map, also shows the positions of Union ships under Farragut, who captured the strategic port of New Orleans, thereby providing the Federal army access to the Mississippi River.

Created by Robert Knox Sneden in 04-24.

• Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate fortifications.
• This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
• In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 6, p. 528).
• Manuscripts

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