The Great Naval Battle of the Mississippi
Passage of the second division of the Federal Squadron past Fort St. Philip. On April 24, 1862 at three o’clock in the morning, the greater part of Commodore Farragut’s squadron passed the forts through one of the most terrible fires ever known. It consisted of five sloops of war and nine gunboats. The mortar flotilla and eight war steamers remained below, thus putting the forts between two fires, and cutting off all communication with New Orleans. General Duncan surrendered the forts unconditionally to Captain Porter, on Monday, April 28. There were found about seven hundred men in each fort.
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1861-1865 Civil War Naval BattlesSource
Frank Leslie Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War (New York, NY: Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1896)
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