The Civil War usually conjures images of vast and bloody battlefields. But what about skirmishes in remote swamps? The war came to Louisiana, too, and, like everywhere else, people took sides. Being in the deep South, most Louisiana residents naturally sided with the Confederacy. New Orleans, in particular, was a hotbed of rebel activity.
In late April 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut commanded a Union fleet that broke through two confederate forts at a juncture in the Mississippi River below New Orleans. This led to the capture of the city and control over its waterway. It marked an important victory for the North.
