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Cane River Island
The intersection of LA Hwy #1 and LA Hwy #490. The land in the
foreground is called Cane River Island. This
is where Union Major General N.P. Banks' Army was trapped by the
outnumbered Confederates under Major General Richard Taylor.
THE RED RIVER CAMPAIGN: UNION AND CONFEDERATE LEADERSHIP IN THE WAR IN
LOUISIANA Edited by Theodore Savas, David Woodbury, and Gary Joiner (Parabellum
Press: Shreveport) 2003, was used to find this
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(March 16, 2008)
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Union Position
From this spot Federal troops attacked Confederates who were in the
hills. This site is still somewhat undeveloped even though the tower can
be seen. There are absolutely no historical markers and the area is
rural.
This photo was taken March 16, 2008 and the battle was fought April 23,
1864. The ancestor of the photographer was one of the Confederates under
Hamilton P. Bee in Likens' 35th Texas Cavalry Regiment CSA |
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(March 16, 2008)
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Battle Site
I-49 passes over LA Hwy #490 in this photo. The overpass can be seen to
the left. Try to imagine men from the 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
with bayonets fixed thrusting forward up this hill under a galling fire
from men of Col. George Baylor's 2nd Texas Arizona Brigade Cavalry
Regiment and Col. Isham Chisum's 2nd Texas Partisan Rangers Cavalry
Regiment.
It is fortunate that it is possible to find a small place to pull over
and contemplate the battle in this rural area.
A compelling account from the Union perspective can be found in Sprague,
Homer, B. HISTORY OF THE 13TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF CONNECTICUT
VOLUNTEERS (Hartford, CT; Case, Lockwood) 1867. |
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(July 17, 2010)
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Battle Site
Cane River crossing from Union position looking across the modern bridge
toward CSA position. Battle of Monett's Ferry fought here on April 23,
1864 between Union Army and Hamilton P. Bee's Cavalry Division which
included horse artillery units.
This road and bridge is Louisiana HWY #490
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