Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (18 Apr 1862-26 Apr 1862) - A U.S. Civil War Battle fought between Union forces under US Naval Captain David G. Farragut and Confederate forces under Brigadier General Johnson K. Duncan,(Cullum 1411), CSA. Known by Union and Confederate forces as Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. The battle was fought on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and resulted in a Union victory when the Union ships ran by the Confederate Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip.

File:New Orleans h76369k.jpg Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Fort St. Phillip is shown at right and Fort Jackson at left.

Current Status

Only Fort Jackson is accessable in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

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Location: Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 29.3573 Long: -89.4594 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 0-3'

See Also:

• Fort St. Philip
• Fort Jackson

Sources:

• Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields
• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 541094

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2764918

Links:

• Wikipedia - Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Visited: 9 Dec 2009

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