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Baton Rouge Surrenders to Iroquois

With Ben Butler in charge at New Orleans the Union fleet moved up the Mississippi. 150 years ago today Baton Rouge, the Louisiana state capital, surrendered to James Shedden Palmer, commanding the USS Iroquois: After the great victory [New Orleans] … Continue reading

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