The Government Determines to Regain Possession of the
Mississippi; Farragut sent to the Gulf; The Army Under Gen.
Butler to Co-operate With Him; Description of the Approaches to
New Orleans, the Obstructions and Fortifications; Strength of
Farragut’s Fleet; He Determines to Pass the Forts; The Fleet
Advances on the Night of April 23-24; Detailed Account of the
Thrilling Incidents; New Orleans at His Mercy; The City
Surrenders; Destruction of Property by the Confederates; The
Forts Surrender; Minor Details. II-182