Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index.
Contents:
Louisiana secedes -- The Union plan for the Mississippi River -- The Union blockade -- The Battle of Head of Passes -- Forts Jackson and St. Philip -- The fall of New Orleans and the scuttling of the USS Barataria -- Baton Rouge's first brush with blue and troops on the move -- Skirmish on the Amite River and the First Battle of Donaldsonville -- The rebels' plan to take back Baton Rouge and the federals dig in their heels -- Breckinridge's march -- The Confederates open the ball in Baton Rouge -- The fall of the CSS Arkansas -- Bayou Sara -- The USS Essex arrives at Port Hudson -- The Battle of Labadieville -- A union soldier's Masonic burial in Bayou Sara -- Siege of Port Hudson -- The Battle of Plains Store -- The Battle at Jackson Crossroads -- The Second Battle of Donaldsonville -- The Skirmish at Springfield Landing -- The Confederate surrender of Port Hudson -- The Battle of Kock's Plantation -- The Corp d'Afrique and the Battle at Centenary College -- Spring 1863 -- The yankees go west.
Series:
The History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series
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