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The Battle(s) of Mansfield/Pleasant Hill
The battles that
took place April 8 & 9, 1864 around Mansfield and Pleasant Hill yielded
a decisive victory for the Confederacy, finally forcing federal Gen. Banks'
army into retreat - before it reached Shreveport, and on into Texas. Below
are a few links to more information about the battle, its affect on area
residents, the participants, and the Red River Campaign.
Right: one flag from a regiment of Walker's Division Texas
Infantry, showing "Mansfield April 8th 1864" above the cross, and "Pleasant
- Hill April 9th 1864" below it.
A first-hand account of the battles by Sarah Gardner
Moss Bannerman
Civilian Reaction to the Red River Campaign, 1864,
From Natchitoches Mansfield, Louisiana and Civilian/Forage
Food Availability, Western Louisiana, Early April 1864, articles by
Vicki Betts
The
Northwest Louisiana Brigade, Sons of Confederate Veterans has an excellent
historic
sites of NW Louisiana page with pictures of the Elam house, which served
as a hospital during the battle at Pleasant Hill, the Pleasant Hill
battlefield, Mansfield
Confederate Cemetery, and the museum at Mansfield Commemorative Area.
Randy's Texas
site has rosters and information about Walker's Texas Division and extended
biographies for some of the Generals in the Trans-Mississippi Dept.
The 12th Texas Volunteer Infantry, part of Walker's
Texas Division, captured a
federal battery at Hunnicutt
Hill. The 12th's reenactment unit has more pictures
of historic sites around Mansfield
& Pleasant Hill.
Young Sanders Center
for the Study of the WBTS in Louisiana
Database of Some Confederate
Soldiers Buried in Louisiana
General Information
about the Red River Campaign
The Red
River Campaign (Essay)
Map
of Louisiana Battle Sites w/ Links to Summaries
28th Louisiana Infantry
We hope to be able to add links to more information about
the battles, its participants, and its effects on residents of the region
at that time. If you would like to submit information please
e-mail me.
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