Dow v. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
■ Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maine. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The defendant in the court below, the plaintiff in error here, Neal Dow, was a brigadier-general in the army of the United States during the late civil war, and in 1862 and 1863 was *159stationed in Louisiana in command of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, on the Mississippi River, below New Orleans. These forts surrendered to the forces of the United States in April, 1862. The fleet under Admiral Farragut had passed them and reached New Orleans on the 25th of the month, and soon after-wards the city was occupied by the forces of the United States under General Butler. On taking possession of the…
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