Description: A map of the Mississippi River from New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain to the mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. The map shows the location of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, two Confederate forts essential to the protection of New Orleans, taken by the Union Navy in April, 1862.
Place Names: Civil War, Ft. Jackson, Ft. Philip, Louisiana, New Orleans, Confederate territor
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: From New Orleans to the Gulf, physical, historical, military, war, country borders, historical event,
Civil War, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1862
Source: David B. Scott, A School History of the United States, from the discovery of America to the year 1880. (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1884) 340
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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