The enemy at the dock Capture of New Orleans
the louisiana state flag removed city hall
despite complete vulnerability of city, citizens along military , civil authorities remained defiant. @ 2:00 p.m. on april 25, admiral farragut sent captain bailey, first division commander uss cayuga, accept surrender of city. armed mobs within city defied union officers , marines sent city hall. general lovell , mayor monroe refused surrender city. william b. mumford pulled down union flag raised on former u.s. mint marines of uss pensacola , mob destroyed it. farragut did not destroy city in response, moved upriver subdue fortifications north of city. on april 29, farragut , 250 marines uss hartford removed louisiana state flag city hall. may 2, secretary of state william h. seward declared new orleans recovered , mails allowed pass .
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