Today in History (general history)/ On This Day in Confederate History/ Confederate General Birthdays, April 28.

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ON THIS DAY IN CONFEDERATE HISTORY, April 28.

1862: Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi River about 70 miles South of New Orleans surrendered on this day to Admiral Farragut's Northern fleet, after a siege and bombardment of 12 days. Brig. Gen. Johnson K. Duncan was the Confederate commander commanding the heavy artillery in the forts. The two forts had about 177 guns. The Federals suffered 229 casualties and the Confederates 782, mostly captured.

Confederate National Flag captured at Fort Jackson, La.

(Jud McCranie, Wikipedia Commons)

1863: Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant with three army corps supported by Admiral D.D. Porter's gunboats plan to cross from the Louisiana side to the Mississippi side of the Mississippi River at Grand Gulf, Miss. Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen is in command of 4,200 men in the Confederate fortress. The Northern invaders had a fleet of 7 ironclad warships and 10,000 troops on transports. The primary fortresses for the Confederates were Fort Cobun and Fort Wade.

Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen

1864: Red River Campaign: On this day Maj. Gen. Camille Polignac's division of Louisiana and Texas infantry brigades crossed Monett's Ferry and moved toward Alexandria, La. on Bayou Cotile. The division was part of Mouton's Charge at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864, and was one of the best in Confederate service.

At Fort Sumter, S.C., the Confederate fortress is bombarded by Federal batteries. The bombardment would last for a week.

A 42-pounder heavy artillery gun at Port Hudson

State Historic site. It is similar to what they had at

Fort Sumter, S.C. The gun is a U.S. Navy model 1816 on a 

barbette carriage. It weighs 7,870 pounds and is 121 inches in length.

(Photo by M.D. Jones)

CONFEDERATE GENERAL BIRTHDAYS, April 28.