Video: Butler occupies New Orleans (at 11:08)
(Thursday, May 1, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, with an army of 5,000 men, occupied the city of New Orleans today without resistance.
Video: Butler occupies New Orleans (at 11:08)
(Thursday, May 1, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, with an army of 5,000 men, occupied the city of New Orleans today without resistance.