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Events on Friday 25 April 1862 1
1862Fall of New OrleansUnion fleet captures the Confederacy's largest cityA Union fleet under Flag Officer David Farragut ran past Confederate forts and forced the surrender of New Orleans, the South's largest city and a vital port. The capture gave the Union control of the mouth of the Mississippi River trade.