Saturday, July 17, 2021

The Mutiny at Fort Jackson in 1862-- Part 2

What causes troops or sailors to mutiny?  There is always a big story behind that event, but in the case of Fort Jackson, guarding the Mississippi River approach to New Orleans, there is very little written about it, which is surprising.  Until I read that a mutiny had occurred in the Wikipedia articles on Fort Jackson, i  was completely unaware of it.

Then, I learned that the following year, there was another mutiny staged, this time by Union troops.
Is it something about the location of the fort that caused not one, but two mutinies?

However, now there is a book on it "Mutiny at Fort Jackson" by Michael  Pierson.  It is UNC Press, 2009, hardcover, 246 pages and $30 cost.

--Old B-Runner

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