with naval guns trained on its streets, new orleans surrendered. and butler's troops arrived to preserve some kind of order. if the passage of the forts by the union fleet under faragate was not quite the night the war was lost, as the title of a modern book about this campaign would have it, the capture of new orleans was arguably the most important in the entire war. southern newspapers bemound -- and these are now quotations from different southern newspapers articles. "the great disaster and humiliation, sudden shock, unexpected heavily blow, by far the most serious reverse of the w war." one who lamented in his diary, the recent disaster at new orleans, i cannot help admitting the possibility of the subgags of the southern states. far away in london, young henry adams returned from a springtime walk in hyde park to find his normally austaire father dancing across the floor and shouting "we've got new orleans!" the effect of this news here, henry added, has been greated than anything yet. the confederate envoy in britain, james mason, virginian

that was incomplete until new orleans was in their possession. at mid morning, farragut ron ronde -- farragut decided to continue upriver and attack the city. the confederate troops that had been stationed in new orleans earlier had been called upriver to tennessee to meet the union threat there arch grant had captured fort donaldson leaving behind only local militia which fled at the approach of the fleet. the city was virtually defenseless except for two with 14 guns flanking the river at chalmette, three miles down stream from new orleans where andrew jackson had stopped the british in 1815, but nothing was going to stop faragut. five of his ships including the hartford came on firing first with their bow guns and then veering to fire crushing broad sides into the works. in 20 minutes the confederate guns were silenced. those who could run, farragut reported to secretary of the navy, were running in every direction, cut off and isolated down river with butlers troops finally approaching the forts, the garrison at fort jackson mutinied and both

the capture of new orleans was the most important in a series of union victories that caused them to back off. then of course during the summer the confederate victories in the seven days and second manassas and invasion of kentucky especially of maryland by robert e. lee's army revived that prospect of european recognition. they were prepared to go ahead but awaiting the outcome of lee's invasion of maryland and lee's defeat or at least being turned back after the battle caused them to back off again. i think there were two points in 1862. the first one was in the spring and faragate victory was a major factor in causing them to back off then and then six months or so later and that turned out to be the closest confederacy ever got to european recognition. >> do you think it was a mistake for faragte to press to vicksburg as soon as he did after the victories at new orleans? >> i think he thought it was a mistake but he was under orders to do so. after capturing new orleans he had sent a message to washington implying that he was going to go after mobile next and immediately got a r

and to new orleans. i mean, listen, i'm happy for them. you know, eli is from new orleans.h. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: come on. mardi gras will get you over it. >> mardi gras will get anybody over anything. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. you have a special -- you have your own parade in mardi gras. >> well, back in 1993, to make a really long story short, we had an opportunity to form a parade. i noticed that all the parades in mardi gras were all white men. the only black people in the parades were either marching in the marching bands, or what they called flambos. before they had street lights in new orleans, they had to have these guys hold these oil lanterns to light the way for the floats. and it's still a big part of the mardi gras tradition, but they were the only black people in the parade, so all the white people were dressed up in these beautiful costumes, and all the black people were on the ground picking up nickels and stuff. and it just seemed out of balance when there was one black parade, one female parade but everything else was all white. >> jimmy: no women eith

>> the confederates did plan several times to attack and recapture new orleans. but the union had a fairly large army there. it was called the army of the gulf. first under benjamin butler. but then from december 1862 onward under nathaniel p. banks, who actually took command of that army in the campaign that captured port hudson just north of baton rouge. so while the confederates planned a couple of different campaigns to recapture new orleans, they were never strong enough or to put it in the other alternatively, the union forces there were always too strong for that effort to succeed. the attack on baton rouge in august of 1862, i alluded to in my talk, when the arkansas moved down there to try to help the confederate army to recapture baton rouge, that was to be a first step toward an recapture new orleans. but when the confederate attack at baton rouge was repulsed, and unsuccessful, it ended that chance. and later on n undertook a coup efforts but they were never able to organize a strong enough army to carry it through. >> well, the program there, the lib

he had a brother in new orleans. and a sister in mississippi. as the sectional conflict heated up, he said to friends in virginia, god forbid i should ever have to raise my hand against the south. but when abraham lincoln called off the militia after the confederates attacked ft. sumpter, farragut expressed approval of that action. his virginia neighbors told him that anyone holding this opinion could not continue to live in norfolk. well then, farragut replied, i can live somewhere else. he decided to move to new york. he told his wife, this active mind may cause years of separation from your family, so you must decide quickly whether you will go north or remain here. she went with him. as they prepared to leave the thin-lipped farragut offered a few parting words to his virginia friends. "you fellows will catch the devil before you get through with this business." as matters turned out, they caught a good many devils from farragut himself. a law passed by the u.s. congress in 1861 gave secretary of the navy gideon wells authority to ignore the

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what happens in new orleans stays in new orleans. and i can tell you some things have happened this morning that, you know, i sort of wish i hadn't seen. the weather is, uhm, really, really mild here so there's been a lot of exposure, things that shouldn't be exposed. but i can tell you that right now they are going through bourbon street and the french quarter literally soaping down the streets getting it ready for today and it just smells so much better than it did a few hours ago. so far, city officials say this is one of the best mardi gras celebrations in years. >>> reporter: it's a party in the streets of new orleans. thousands are lining the parade routes enjoying the music and catching the beads. revelers who came out monday night even got a few celebrity sightings at the orpheus parade. harry connick, jr., brett michaels and cyndi lauper rode on some of the elaborate floats. >> cyndi lauper threw me these beads. so that's a fact. >> reporter: it's a tradition in new orleans. evelyn has been coming to the party for 51 years.

karen brown, cbs news, new orleans. >> that is the "cbs evening news" tonight.r on cbs, "60 minutes," i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org 's most wanted-- . >> worked about 28 hours straight and they had what they believed to be a very good lead. >>> one of san jose's most wanted, finally caught. what went into capturing an accused murderer. >>> a lot of people need it. today, they had a chance to get it, courtesy of a former first lady. a chance for people to connect with the resources they need. >>> guess what? it costs more today than it did yesterday. what governor brown is saying about how gas prices. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,

well, first comes news in february in washington that jackson has won in new orleans. then a week later comes news last peace treaty. they couldn't believe it. finish -- and february of 1814 is a major, major month in american history because the two political parties -- remember them, the federalists and the republicans that had been fighting all this time? -- they stopped fighting. the federalists who opposed the war all through it and opposed it before it started, they were overjoyed. and they, there was a unity thousand in our -- thousand in our politics -- now in our politics that had not been there really since the very beginning. and in addition or as a consequence of in this, the unid states came to the conclusion that not only was unity, political unity important, but they were going to -- it was also important to have an armed force not to be weak as we were when we first declared war. they decided that, the american people decided and the politicians decided that, yes, we did need a strong navy, and, yes, we did need a strong army in order to protect ourselve

owowowow ♪ ♪ walking to new orleans ♪ i'm walking to new orleans >>> fats domino classic.ns." yes. >> fat tuesday wrapped up early this morning. or was supposed to wrap up. might still be going. >> a few more hours. >> to see if people celebrated in the french quarter in the long-standing tradition. >> wgno's darian trotter gives us a look at the history, the partying, and the great costumes you may have missed in my all-time favorite city. >> the costumes are beautiful. >> reporter: they are two of the biggest mardi gras traditions. >> this is new orleans. this is mardi gras. >> reporter: a sea of costumes on frenchman street. >> this is my 25th mardi gras, and it always happens like this all day, all night. nothing like frenchman street. >> reporter: and a parade of mardi gras indians along the claiborne underpass. >> it's culture, man. family. family history. >> all the people. the energy. all the love. >> reporter: as always, throngs of spectators rallied to pay homage and celebrate a bit of african-american history. >> during slavery times when slaves was able to run

the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr. jazz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you can see my john wayne pistol. >> bergman: minyard's exploits helped win him re-election. >> ...no food and no water. >> bergman: you're the elected coroner. >> yes. >> bergman: and you've been elected how many times? >> ten. >> bergman: ten times? >> ten four-year terms. >> bergman: well, you're a politician. >> oh, don't call me a politician. i don't think i'm a politician. i'm more of a community servant. >> bergman: but you're not a forensic pathologist. >> no, no. no, i was in obgyn practice before i became coroner. i have five forensic pathologists who work for me. >> bergman: but it's coroner minyar

karen brown, cbs news, new orleans. >>> our time is 4:36. at 4:41, your next super size snickers bar could soon be your last. >>> at 4:49, a new study linking migraines to colicky babies. we're back in two minutes with weather first. you're watching 9news now. >>> a good tuesday morning. it is chilly out there this morning. definitely a heavy jack yet needed with many areas down in the low to mid-20s right now even though it's 33 in town. 40 by 9:00 with sunshine. we'll turn out partly to mostly cloudy and somewhat mild with highs between 50 and 55. i'll be back in a few minutes and tell but some even warmer temps headed our way. here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> back to work early this tuesday morning for most people and northbound 95 already seeing this volume in springfield heading up to 395. an accident before the occoquan river sits on the shoulder. more on virginia roadways coming up once again at 4:47. >>> it is time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> we call it the bailout show. >> you know, we needed this ki

and one tidbit too, the first mardi gras was not in new orleans. a back in 1703. those are your tidbits. but the bottom line is eat, drink, and be merry and happy mardi gras. happy >>> this morning on "world news now" -- pumped up. the rapidly increasing gas prices across the country could put the brakes on an economic turnaround. >> the ripple effect higher fuel prices will have on you, your family, and your budget. it's tuesday february 21st. >>> ah, good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we already made a mistake. it's not just a tuesday morning. it is a fat tuesday morning. so happy mardi gras, everybody. got your beads here, too. >> not p-h-a-t. >> yeah. fat with an f. we'll save it for later. we'll get to the news. >> you've got a lot of surprises. >> a lot of good stuff on this fat tuesday. it's a good day around the world. >> and i missed you, by the way. >> welcome back from "gma" duty. >> it's always fun to be on "gma." >>> i'm paula faris. over the long holiday weekend the increasing gas prices went into hyperdrive in some cities. while

i'm karen brown in new orleans. coming up, we'll have more. >>> we have seen some dense fog around the bay area this morning that's just beginning to break up. still patchy fog out toward the coastline. sunshine though warmer temperatures on the way. we'll talk about it next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tech website "the verge" is re will >>> the competitive tablet war is heating up. a tech website is saying the barnes & noble will release a new nook tablet. the 8-gigabyte tablet would allow them to match or undercould the the kindle fire wins $199. the current barnes & noble nook has 16 gigs and costs $249. >>> you may want to find employees with great facebook profiles. a new study looked at the facebook profiles of dozens of college students rating them on dependability and emotional stability as well as other ratings and a good job performance was strongly correlated to a great facebook profile. >>> it may be easy but not good for you. it's an awful idea to get back with an ex. couples who break up and get back together we

wife, and he owns bayou bakery where we are this morning we are having a little too much fun. >> new orleans fox 5 morning news i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. with flu complications. lysol disinfectant spray is approved to kill over 50 germs on surfaces. this includes cold and flu viruses. so we recommend using lysol every day. >>> this is so random in the morning. >> yeah. we keep going back you know it is not prime party time right now in new orleans but people are down in the french quarter, walking around, you know, this is what is going on they are pretty bare but thousands of people will be filling these streets later today to celebrate mardi gras, today of course fat tuesday time to get all the partying out of the system before the season of lent or repenitence begins. >>> all right you can't have a mardi gras celebration withou

karen, have you been working it to get to new orleans every we are? >> you're so astute, grace. [ laughter ] >> i draw the short straw. do you know you can have beer for breakfast? >> are you allowed to? i would imagine on fast tuesday anything goes. >> reporter: you know, i just met this whole group of folks that truly just arrived in the city and they were having beer and hurricanes for breakfast. they really were. that's how much fun people are having here. [ laughter ] >> one of the things though we're not seeing so much of this year, you guys are teenagers. and that's because he this put a new curfew in -- because they put a new curfew in place where kids 16 and under have to be with an guardian after 8 p.m. and so far a quarter of the arrests have been curfew- related. officials believe that this is going to be one of the best mardi gras celebrations in years. >>> reporter: it's a party in the streets of new orleans. thousands are lining the parade routes enjoying the music and catching the beads. revelers who came out monday night even got a fe

airplane, our first date was in new orleans. good friend of mine, donna brazil, is from new orleans and she's there now. so like everything i know about -- i'm going to see her friday. everything i know i know from her. >> it's a great party. you go to the crypts for the devil worshippers. >> i have not been there. i support anywhere you can drink can during the day without judgment but i never had a desire to go. >> can i speak about drinking? binge drinking takes place. 30 or 40 million americans binge drink and a lot of people are not used to drinking and binge drink and people die. is it encouraging binge drinking? >> it might be. that's their decision. i guess it is the fact it's tied to religion. it seems like, to binge drink before a religious holiday ... >> why don't you define it. >> it's five to six drinks for a woman. >> no, for a guy. >> four to five for a woman. >> the people i know, they drink more than that. >> before a football game there's binge drinking in the parking lot and during the game. >> not everybody b

most come to spend the rest of their days behind bars, but since katrina damaged prisons in new orleansew group, mostly parole violators and men awaiting sentencing, get to pay a visit. >> i'm from louisiana, i'm coming from jefferson parish. i'm on a parole violation. i was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. it happens. >> in the days following katrina, 6,000 inmates were trapped in orleans parish prison. wilford martin was one of them. >> when the levees broke is when we noticed that whole businesses outside of the very prison were under water. no sergeants were around, no guards. we don't know where they were at. we were just stuck on the fourth floor. that's when we realized that we were stuck here. it seemed like life or death. >> five days after the levees broke, they were finally rescued by warden cain and his tactical team. >> we came the first night to get the first 950 prisoners, but the water was coming up. we barely got through all of this, all of this water. and we got down here to this underpass and right here was a man laying dead. we put the scaffold right here a

it comes to an end in new orleans with the last day of mardi gras. parades and floats will mark the final day of the fine before ash wednesday. there will be plenty of time for dancing, drinking, and plenty of beads still to come, another link between air quality and significant health risks. >> currently is 70 degrees in new orleans. fifties in the mid-atlantic. we'll come back with a seven-day forecast. >> also, carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. >> in our "consumer alert," texter is looking to score on their tax refunds are out of luck after this season. this will be the last season for refund anticipation loans. many are offered to customers who want refunds within a couple of days, cbut consumer watchdogs are pushing banks to phase them out because they are to expenses. you might still be able to find them at non-paying entities like a day and mentors. choosing how to prepare your taxes is important. 60% of americans have someone else prepare their returns. there are a few things to consider

>> a king cake, it's a new orleans tradition.ies. and inside the king cake, you have, like, a baby. it's not actually like a baby. it's a baby. >> jimmy: inside the cake is a baby? >> right. but we don't eat the baby. don't eat the baby. >> jimmy: oh, come on. >> but if you get the baby. then, you throw the next party. >> jimmy: wait, whoever eats the baby -- oh, you don't eat the baby. whoever spits out the baby, throws the next party? something like that. we don't know -- >> yeah, yeah. in new orleans, anything goes. >> jimmy: yeah. so you bite this thing, and then -- you've got a baby. [ laughter ] >> and guess what happens? >> jimmy: now, i have to throw the party. so here's the deal. >> yeah, aren't you the lucky guy? >> jimmy: you thought of something super cool for our audience. can you explain to them what it is? because it's pretty awesome. >> all right. so in this case, if you get the baby -- somebody in the audience is going to get one. you get the baby -- one, you get to come down here and you're on the "fallon" show.

we will look live this morning of new orleans. there we go. things looking a little quiet on bourbon street. but a lot of people are out there. you said you have been one of those people before at five in the morning. >> i don't think i am the only one currently occupying the desk that has been on bourbon street like that. >> we will be right back. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> fivements away from six. five continuation things to know. former penn state coach jerry sandusky is awaiting results after a question for the dock iewssments prosecution. it asked for identities and location of victims and witness. sandusky faces 52 cri

bigad shaban, cbs news, new orleans, louisiana. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this of gas and oil and how it can derail the economic recovery. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching everyone. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching everyone. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com "nats of closing bell" policeman >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> a fire breaks out in the middle of the night in berkeley. we'll have details and how many people are without a place today. >>> we had a market mileston

. >> it is mardi gras in new orleans. >> nice balls. >> thank you. boy, bourbon street clears out quickly. usually wall-to-wall people. the streets were jammed at 10:00 this morning and this is i guess the cleanup, the after. >> what do you mean? it's over? doesn't it go on for a while? >> it's been going on for two weeks. people are exhausted. >> i see what you're saying, because tomorrow is the beginning of lent, whatever nasty things they're doing they have to stop today. today is the last opportunity. >> it's so much fun in new orleans on mardi gras. such fond memories of it. one of the memories is of the wonderful king cake, which we have on our table. >> i'm not going to destroy it this year, like i did last year, looking for the baby jesus. >> a lesson kathie lee taught us. this is from one of the top bakeries in new orleans. why am i cutting it like this? >> i don't know. i thought you were supposed to use your fingers. >> take a bite. >> no. no bite. i'm looking for baby jesus. he's not there. did you get him? >> it's cinnamony and sweet and

the party is on in new orleans. this is fat tuesday. tens of thousands celebrate in the streets where parades will roll all day. karen brown has the latest for wjz from bourbon street. >> reporter: the parade kicked off mardi gras celebrations in new orleans. thousands of people lined st. charles avenue hoping to catch some beads and have some fun. many camped out overnight to get a good spot. on bourbon street, elvis is already in the building. >> fat tuesday is my favorite. >> officials estimate that about a million people pour into new orleans for mardi gras, one of the big attractions is this man right here. in fact, at 81 easement in this for more than 50 years. he's considered to be the unofficial mr. mardi gras. >> as always, the costumes are creative and colorful. anthony little is on a roll. >> you nap on me. will you stay up all day? >> until midnight and probably beyond. >> the party comes about -- pumps about $500 million into the local economy. >> the party that never ends. >> also celebrations, to an end at midnight. karen