I"m a Civil War lover and New Orleans is never mentioned by anyone. It was an important loss for the Confederates and your coverage was great. The Union naval commanders were a prickly bunch and US Grant was the only Army guy they liked. Vicksburg saw the birth of joint operations.
Interesting Louisina gave about 5000 white unionist soldiers. First Butler gave good oportunity to join the USA Army. The first step was when the New England regiment got unionist white soldiers from Lousina after a lot of soldiers became ill from mallaria, yellow fever or typhoid. After this the second step was when first white regiments were founded. I think the union Army had reached the Deep South earlier much more white unionist soldiers would have been I rhink about 120 000 instead of about 100 000 unionist soldiers. The most unionists arrived from Virgina and West Virginia 22-23 000, Arkansas 9000, Tennessee 31 000 and North Carolina 10 000 so the Louisina numbers the 5000 are nice numbers.
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 I gave an interesting summary about the balance of Butler activity in Louisiana: The nowdays historians say his balance was positive: Positive: Before Butler the average dead people from Yellow fewer was yearly about 1500 human being after Butler organized measures there were only 2 dead people. He did that what dr. Gorgas did at the Panama channel building about 1900! No famine for 170 000 civilians and job for the Poor! White prounionist could join New England and Midwest (Wisconsin) regiments, later white prounionist regiments with exslave team workers, cooks were founded (2 infantry 1 cavalry and 1 TEXAN CAVALRY regiments) and before January of 1863 three African American regiments. The economic life was restarted. His contraband idea was used in South Louisiana too. The Southerners say negative the women order, but the city big European immigrant (70 000) and Cajun population were in majority neutral and some of them prounionists. The Confederate supporter women poured the night pot on the soldiers and sailors from the window or spit them and other histily action were. The majority women did not want to take part of these type resistance. The 28th General Order stopped the etical push from the proconfederate women to the majority women who wanted modus vivendi in the occupation. Negative: Corruption, Butler brought his brother to New Orleans and he organized smuggler actions and other corruption, Butler got money from his brother. The silverware stealing I think an exaggeration and urban legend. The capital punishment for tearing down the flag from the Federal Mint by a gambler Mumford. (I would have changed Mumford with a federal prisoner of war soldier!) Churches needlessly closed because they didn't say a prayer for Lincoln. (I would have thought that there could be 2 things, either a prayer for Lincoln or neither Lincoln nor Jefferson Davis.) Threat of diplomatic immunity of the Frencs, British and Dutch consules for good connection with the Confederate government, which caused his downfall in New Orleans. (He did not know the diplomatic rules well.) The balance is positive= No famine, only 2 dead in yellow fever (Fantastic before dr. Gorgas 1900), prounionist soldiers. Black team workers, African American regiments, job for the POOR (ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT!), restarted economical life= humorouse the sugarcane planters discovered the Morill import tariff helped his economical success and understood they would be able to pay the exslave workers after any emancipation (31. January 1865). www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/336_nicholas_c.pdf
Great job of presenting this battle.
Thanks! I really appreciate the kind comments.
I"m a Civil War lover and New Orleans is never mentioned by anyone. It was an important loss for the Confederates and your coverage was great. The Union naval commanders were a prickly bunch and US Grant was the only Army guy they liked. Vicksburg saw the birth of joint operations.
Excellent story telling.
Wow, thanks that means a lot! I'm not a "navy guy" and I wasn't sure this one would be that great. I greatly appreciate your comment!
The total guns between the 2 Confederate forts and extra batteries were 172 and not 197.
My references show 197, not all were operational at the time of the battle.
Interesting Louisina gave about 5000 white unionist soldiers. First Butler gave good oportunity to join the USA Army. The first step was when the New England regiment got unionist white soldiers from Lousina after a lot of soldiers became ill from mallaria, yellow fever or typhoid. After this the second step was when first white regiments were founded. I think the union Army had reached the Deep South earlier much more white unionist soldiers would have been I rhink about 120 000 instead of about 100 000 unionist soldiers. The most unionists arrived from Virgina and West Virginia 22-23 000, Arkansas 9000, Tennessee 31 000 and North Carolina 10 000 so the Louisina numbers the 5000 are nice numbers.
Thank you for your input!
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 I gave an interesting summary about the balance of Butler activity in Louisiana:
The nowdays historians say his balance was positive:
Positive: Before Butler the average dead people from Yellow fewer was yearly about 1500 human being after Butler organized measures there were only 2 dead people. He did that what dr. Gorgas did at the Panama channel building about 1900! No famine for 170 000 civilians and job for the Poor! White prounionist could join New England and Midwest (Wisconsin) regiments, later white prounionist regiments with exslave team workers, cooks were founded (2 infantry 1 cavalry and 1 TEXAN CAVALRY regiments) and before January of 1863 three African American regiments. The economic life was restarted. His contraband idea was used in South Louisiana too.
The Southerners say negative the women order, but the city big European immigrant (70 000) and Cajun population were in majority neutral and some of them prounionists. The Confederate supporter women poured the night pot on the soldiers and sailors from the window or spit them and other histily action were. The majority women did not want to take part of these type resistance.
The 28th General Order stopped the etical push from the proconfederate women to the majority women who wanted modus vivendi in the occupation.
Negative: Corruption, Butler brought his brother to New Orleans and he organized smuggler actions and other corruption, Butler got money from his brother. The silverware stealing I think an exaggeration and urban legend. The capital punishment for tearing down the flag from the Federal Mint by a gambler Mumford. (I would have changed Mumford with a federal prisoner of war soldier!)
Churches needlessly closed because they didn't say a prayer for Lincoln. (I would have thought that there could be 2 things, either a prayer for Lincoln or neither Lincoln nor Jefferson Davis.)
Threat of diplomatic immunity of the Frencs, British and Dutch consules for good connection with the Confederate government, which caused his downfall in New Orleans. (He did not know the diplomatic rules well.)
The balance is positive= No famine, only 2 dead in yellow fever (Fantastic before dr. Gorgas 1900), prounionist soldiers. Black team workers, African American regiments, job for the POOR (ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT!), restarted economical life= humorouse the sugarcane planters discovered the Morill import tariff helped his economical success and understood they would be able to pay the exslave workers after any emancipation (31. January 1865).
www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/336_nicholas_c.pdf