Occupied City: New Orleans Under the Federals 1862-1865 - Paperback

by Gerald M. Capers (Author)

New Orleans is the largest American city ever occupied by enemy forces for an extended period of time. Falling to an amphibious Federal force in the spring of 1862, the city was threatened with the possibility of Confederate recapture even as late as 1864. How this tension affected the lives of both civilians and soldiers during the occupation is here examined. Gerald M. Capers finds that the occupation policies of General Benjamin F. Butler and General Nathaniel P. Banks were successful and th

Author Biography

Gerald M. Capers, head of the Department of History at Newcomb College, Tulane University, is the author of several books, among them Stephen A. Douglas: Defender of the Union.