Chalmette National Historical Park Louisiana

Author : J. Fred Roush
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282500696
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Chalmette written by J. Fred Roush and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chalmette: National Historical Park, Louisiana This is true even though it was fought on January 8, 1815, after the peace treaty between the two nations had been signed at Ghent, Belgium, on December 24, 1814. Even if news of the signing had reached them, the British might have attacked New Orleans. They had orders to fight until the treaty was ratified, which was not done until February 1815. After Gen. Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the British could only withdraw. The Lower Mississippi Valley was saved for the United States. Coming at the end of an unsatisfactory war, victory restored the confidence of Americans in their ability to win battles. It particularly gave the Westerners of that day - the people of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys - a chance to assert themselves in national affairs. Their leader, Andrew Jackson, the conqueror of British and Indians, became President. The news of this victory helped to break up a movement for dis union in 1815. Without the national pride stemming from the Battle of New Orleans, the Union might not have survived the Civil War 50 years later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.