Question

Where was Captain David Farragut at this time while soldiers were fighting their way to New Orleans?

A) capturing New Orleans and southern Louisiana

B) in Memphis, moving north

C) patrolling the Ohio River

D) in the West Indies

Answer 1

Farragut captured New Orleans in April 1862. He got a promotion and became rear admiral when the battle was over and participated in extending Union control along the Mississippi River, helping in the siege of Port Hudson.

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