Tuesday, June 18, 2013

April 29, 1862---Outflanked forts flutter white flags



APRIL 29, 1862:         

Under a brutal mortar attack, Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, having failed to defend New Orleans, and now outflanked on the Mississippi River, finally surrender to the Union after their garrisons mutiny and raise white flags in defiance of their officers.


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