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He was an admiral in the US Navy during the Civil War. While he made numerous mistakes, and did a number of extremely stupid things, in three cases, he excelled magnificently. Early in the war, he succeeded in coming up the Mississippi River and destroying the defenses of New Orleans, a feat considered impossible. Later, he joined Grant's army in the Battle of Vicksburg and used naval canon to prevent General Joe Johnson from waging a successful counter attack against Grant's forces while Grant set up his siege. Finally, he captured the town of Mobile sailing through a passageway all other admirals considered hopeless. He did it by going as fast as his ships would go so the enemy could not aim their canon. There he said, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." The port of navigable rivers go to the port of Mobile from Rome Georgia and near the north part of the state of Mississippi. The South lost a port on the Gulf that could serve most of the South east of the Mississippi River. thanks for asking me that question
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∙ 12y agoIt advanced the Union plan to split the confederacy along the Mississippi River.
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Who won the battle of new Orleans 1861-1862 in the civil war?
The Battle of News Orleans began on April 25, 1862, and ended with a Union victory on May 1, 1862.
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