Government, Politics & Law
Civil War Louisiana
Louisiana seceded from the Union, sent thousands of Confederate soldiers out of state, witnessed occupation, and saw the emancipation of more than 300,000 enslaved people.
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7.13 d.-f. Civil War Louisiana
The years between 1861 and 1865 were the most tumultuous five-year span in Louisiana history.
History
Fall of New Orleans and Federal Occupation
For both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War, New Orleans was considered a strategic city at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
7.13 d.-f. Fall of New Orleans and Federal Occupation
Federal forces occupied New Orleans, a strategic city at the mouth of the Mississippi River, from 1862 until the end of Reconstruction.
History
Immigrants in Civil War New Orleans
During the Civil War, immigrant communities in New Orleans generally supported the Union cause.
Government, Politics & Law
Michael Hahn
Bavarian immigrant Michael Hahn served as the first Union governor of Louisiana for one year during the Civil War.
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