tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861686934513193816.post3431647809977044839..comments2023-01-08T07:54:39.951-06:00Comments on The Journal: Thursday, April 24th, 1862BeNotForgothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15680626010883788138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861686934513193816.post-30374656069967874572012-04-29T18:56:08.565-05:002012-04-29T18:56:08.565-05:0024 April 1862. Farragut's fleet is able to sli...24 April 1862. Farragut's fleet is able to slip past the Confederate forts on the Mississippi despite valiant attempts on the part of Southern forces to prevent this. The Union force makes its way up-river towards New Orleans. Encountering further Confederate resistance in the form of a ram, <i>Manassas</i>, Federals counter with their own fire, ultimately losing only the ship <i>Varuna</i> and 36 men. The Confederates lose 8 ships and 61 men.BeNotForgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680626010883788138noreply@blogger.com