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Map of Mansfield Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program The battle between Gen. Banks force and that of General Dick Taylor, During the morning, Taylor positioned Mouton's division on the east side of the clearing. Walker's division arrived in the afternoon and formed on Mouton's right.
The Mansfield State Historic Site, also known as the Mansfield Battlefield, is a battlefield in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana state historic site commemorates the Battle of Mansfield fought on Friday, April 8, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War .
"Dead-end at the crossroads: the battles of Mansfield (Sabine Crossroads) and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 8 and 9 April 1864: Master's Thesis" (PDF). Houston, Tex.: Rice University; Official Records (1891). "A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Volume XXXIV Part I".
The Battle of Mansfield was a major part of the Union offensive campaign, which ended in defeat for General Banks. The expedition was primarily the plan of Major General Henry W. Halleck, former General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States.
Battle of Mansfield map shows Scurry's brigade at top center. In July 1863 the 16th Texas Cavalry marched 300 mi (483 km) across central and northern Louisiana. Private Andrew Jackson Lucas remembered that the soldiers were often underfed and, "We had but little in the way of camp equipage and suffered much from rain and cold."
Mansfield's Main Street Revitalization Project is scheduled to break ground early next year and take 18 months to complete. Mansfield on the map: Statewide guide highlights Main Street ...
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Order of battle shows the army organization during the campaign. The Union order of battle is listed separately. [1] Abbreviations. Military rank. LG = ...