Sussex County - Newton - “Farragut’s Passage of the Forts”
Tuesday, October 15 – Sussex County Come and enjoy the October Meeting of the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table on October 15, 2019, at 7:30 pm, at the Bristol Glen facility, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, New Jersey, in the Town Hall room. Admission is free, donations appreciated. “Farragut’s Passage of the Forts,” a presentation by Chuck Veit. Most Americans would confidently answer “Gettysburg” if asked what was the turning point of our Civil War . But the effect of another battle in far-off Louisiana more than a year before might with more justification lay claim to that laurel. When Flag-Officer Farragut’s squadron fought its way past the forts that guarded New Orleans and captured the most important city in the South, European nations on the verge of recognizing the Confederacy pulled back – and never again came as close to joining the war in support of the ...
