LEADER 03592nam 22007214a 450 001 9910455191803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4696-0618-6 010 $a0-8078-8702-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764484 035 $a(EBL)454828 035 $a(OCoLC)405080006 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207300 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206863 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207300 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10236592 035 $a(PQKB)10534214 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245466 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454828 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23488 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454828 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10310766 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929531 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764484 100 $a20080421d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMutiny at Fort Jackson$b[electronic resource] $ethe untold story of the fall of New Orleans /$fMichael D. Pierson 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 1 $aCivil War America 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-2911-9 311 $a0-8078-3228-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Massacre on the Levee; 1 Fort Jackson and the Defense of New Orleans; 2 Confederate New Orleans, February 1861 to May 1862; 3 Cannoneers, Regulars, and Jagers: Inside Fort Jackson before the Mutiny; 4 The Mutiny at Fort Jackson and the Collapse of Confederate Authority; 5 The Many Fates of the Fort Jackson Garrison; 6 Benjamin F. Butler and Unionist New Orleans; Epilogue: Why the Mutiny at Fort Jackson Matters; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aNew Orleans was the largest city--and one of the richest--in the Confederacy, protected in part by Fort Jackson, which was just sixty-five miles down the Mississippi River. On April 27, 1862, Confederate soldiers at Fort Jackson rose up in mutiny against their commanding officers. New Orleans fell to Union forces soon thereafter. Although the Fort Jackson mutiny marked a critical turning point in the Union's campaign to regain control of this vital Confederate financial and industrial center, it has received surprisingly little attention from historians. Michael Pierson examines newly uncovere 410 0$aCivil War America. 606 $aMutiny$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSoldiers$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xSocial conditions$y19th century 606 $aUnionists (United States Civil War)$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans 607 $aFort Jackson (La.)$xHistory 607 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 607 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xSocial aspects 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xSocial aspects 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xParticipation, German American 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xParticipation, Irish American 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMutiny$xHistory 615 0$aSoldiers$xSocial conditions 615 0$aUnionists (United States Civil War) 676 $a973.7/31 700 $aPierson$b Michael D$0980871 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455191803321 996 $aMutiny at Fort Jackson$92459694 997 $aUNINA