An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

How the Taking of New Orleans Took in New Orleans

Anonymous. "How the Taking of New Orleans Took in New Orleans." Vanity Fair, May 10, 1862, 231.
Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
Abstract

The conquest of New Orleans is summarized by the mayor of the city in a cloying fashion while also explaining the nature of the city's inhabitants.