Fort Jackson on the west bank and Fort St. Philip on the east side of the River Mississippi, guarded the City of New Orleans.
Forts Jackson and St. Philip were the forts that guarded the Southern City of New Orleans. The Union navy disabled the forts' artillery making the capture of New Orleans allot easier. This happened on April 18th to the 28th 1862.
The Confederate forts of Saint Philip and Jackson protected the Southern port City of New Orleans. These forts were shelled by Union Admiral Farragut and surrendered on April 28, 1862.
There were an estimate of 80 forts that were attacked during the Civil War.
In the dark, Admiral Farragut mortared the two Confederate forts at the mouth of the river, then Union troops under Ben Butler entered the city.
the forts guarded the important valley route between the colonies & Canada. (:
In 1862, the Union Navy forced the surrender of forts that were guarding New Orleans. This was a major victory and federal troops were brought in to occupy the city.
during the civil war in New Mexico the Indians raided the towns roads and forts making it dangerous to travel.
Fort Ticonderoga
They built a chain of forts.
During the US Civil War, the Union navy had a number of responsibilities. This included blockading Southern seaports, transporting troops and supplies, bombarding Southern forts that guarded their seaports and protecting Union cargo ships from the Southern warships. They also engaged in battle directly with Souther warships.
There was no Battle of New Orleans in the Civil War. The city surrendered without resistance once the Mississippi River forts were bypassed. General Benjamin Franklin Butler led the troops who occupied the city.
Fort Taylor and Fort Jefferson