Civil War Baton Rouge, Port Hudson and Bayou Sara: Capturing the Mississippi - Paperback

by Dennis J. Dufrene (Author), Doug Bostick (Author)

When Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, no one doubted that a battle to control the Mississippi River was imminent. Throughout the war, the Federals pushed their way up the river. Every port and city seemed to fall against the force of