His advance was halted at Vicksburg when the city refused to surrender.
His first targets were the cities of Baton Rouge and Natchez. 10 and the West Gulf Blockading Squadron at New Orleans.Īfter allowing time to repair and resupply his vessels, Farragut seized the initiative to ascend the river. The capture of New Orleans left the Confederate river fortifications vulnerable on multiple fronts, with the Western Gunboat Flotilla descending to Island No. On, Major General Benjamin Butler and 5,000 Federal soldiers occupied the city. A few weeks later, Flag Officer David Farragut and elements of his West Gulf Blockading Squadron ran past the two forts defending the mouth of the Mississippi River. They fortified a new position at Island No. Within days, the Confederates evacuated the city of Columbus. In February 1862, Foote and Grant captured both Forts Henry and Donelson. Their plans aligned with the national strategy, which called for the naval forces to blockade the coasts and to take control of the Mississippi River in an effort to squeeze the fight out of the rebellion. Grant to launch a joint advance down the Mississippi. Foote, cooperated with Brigadier General Ulysses S. In 1862, its commander, Flag Officer Andrew H. The War Department provided the funding to build what became the Western Gunboat Flotilla. In 1861, the Confederacy had no brown-water navy, nor did the United States government, but that soon began to change. At the beginning of the American Civil War, it was one of a series of Confederate citadels intended to ensure the Confederacy’s control of this vital supply line. Vicksburg is situated on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River.
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