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In 1862, the Union fleet under Admiral Farragut bombarded the two forts protecting the Southern port city of New Orleans. The fleet consisted of 17 war vessels. On board were 15,000 troops under the command of Major General Benjamin Butler. The Confederate force protecting the city numbered only 3,000 troops. With that said, the approximate total number of soldiers was 18,000. When the fleet under Farragut forced the surrender of the two Rebel forts, he sailed into the New Orleans harbor and demanded a surrender.

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