The Red River Campaign
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or Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10-May 22, 1864. Union Major General Nathaniel Banks moves against Confederate General E. Kirby Smith in an attempt to establish a Union presence in Texas to discourage French movement along the Mexican border. Though Union troops outnumber Confederates by at least two to one at all times during the campaign, mismanagement and poor communication again hamper Union progress.
- Also referred to as Banks Red River Campaign
Union Order of Battle
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Campaign_Union_order_of_battle
- 13th Connecticut Infantry
- Nields (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (as 1st Light Artillery Battery)
- 2nd Illinois Cavalry
- 41st Illinois Infantry
- 47th Illinois Infantry
- 49th Illinois Infantry
- 58th Illinois Infantry
- 77th Illinois Infantry
- 81st Illinois Infantry
- 87th Illinois Infantry (Mounted)
- 95th Illinois Infantry
- 117th Illinois Infantry
- 119th Illinois Infantry
- 130th Illinois Infantry
- 3rd Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 9th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery (3 Companies)
- (II) 16th Indiana Infantry (Mounted)
- 46th Indiana Infantry
- (from April 26) 49th Indiana Infantry
- 60th Indiana Infantry (Non-Veterans)
- 67th Indiana Infantry
- (from April 26) 69th Indiana Infantry
- 89th Indiana Infantry
- 3rd Iowa Infantry
- 14th Iowa Infantry
- 24th Iowa Infantry
- 27th Iowa Infantry
- 28th Iowa Infantry
- 32nd Iowa Infantry
- (from April 26) 34th Iowa Infantry
- 35th Iowa Infantry
- 19th Kentucky Infantry (U)
- (from April 26) 32nd Kentucky Infantry (U)
- 1st Louisiana Cavalry (U)
- 2nd Louisiana Infantry (U) (Mounted)
- 13th Maine Infantry
- 15th Maine Infantry
- 29th Maine Infantry
- 30th Maine Infantry
- 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry
- 2nd Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 7th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery
- 31st Massachusetts Infantry (Mounted)
- 38th Massachusetts Infantry
- 5th Minnesota Infantry
- 6th Missouri Cavalry (U)
- 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery A (U)
- 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery M (U)
- 21st Missouri Infantry (U)
- 24th Missouri Infantry (U)
- 33rd Missouri Infantry (U)
- 2nd New Hampshire Cavalry<ref> Originally listed in Dyer as 8th New Hampshire Infantry (Mounted)
- 2nd New York (Veteran) Cavalry
- 14th New York Cavalry
- 18th New York Cavalry
- 25th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 26th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- 90th New York Infantry
- 114th New York Infantry
- 116th New York Infantry
- 128th New York Infantry
- (from April 26th) 133rd New York Infantry
- 153rd New York Infantry
- 156th New York Infantry
- 159th New York Infantry
- 160th New York Infantry
- 161st New York Infantry
- 162nd New York Infantry
- 165th New York Infantry
- 173rd New York Infantry
- 175th New York Infantry
- (from April 26th) 176th New York Infantry
- 178th New York Infantry
- 2nd Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
- (from April 26th) (II) 16th Ohio Infantry
- 48th Ohio Infantry
- 56th Ohio Infantry
- 83rd Ohio Infantry
- 96th Ohio Infantry
- (from April 26th) 114th Ohio Infantry
- 47th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry
- 1st Vermont Light Artillery Battery
- 8th Wisconsin Infantry
- 14th Wisconsin Infantry
- 23rd Wisconsin Infantry
- 29th Wisconsin Infantry
- 33rd Wisconsin Infantry
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery F
- 1st United States Artillery / Battery L
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery C
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery G
- 73rd United States (Colored) Infantry
- 73rd United States (Colored) Infantry
- 75th United States (Colored) Infantry
- 84th United States (Colored) Infantry
- 92nd United States (Colored) Infantry
- 97th United States (Colored) Infantry
- 99th United States (Colored) Infantry
- "Essex"
- "Benton"
- "LaFayette"
- "Choctaw"
- "Ozark"
- "Chillicothe"
- "Louisville"
- "Carondelet"
- "Eastport"
- "Pittsburg"
- "Mound City"
- "Osage"
- "Neosho"
- "Ouachita"
- "Price"
- "Fort Hindman"
- "Lexington"
- "Cricket"
- "Black Hawk"
Confederate Order of Battle
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Casualties
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Sub-Operations
- March 14-26, 1864 -
Advance from Franklin, Louisiana to Alexandria, Louisiana
- March 23-May 3, 1864 -
Expedition from Little Rock to Camden, Arkansas
- March 23-March 24, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Benton Road, Arkansas
- March 27-31, 1864 -
Scout from Little Rock to Benton, Arkansas
- April 2, 1864 -
Action at Terre Noir Creek, Arkansas
- April 2-April 3, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Okolona, Arkansas
- April 3, 1864 -
Affair at Clarksville, Arkansas
- April 3-April 4, 1864 -
Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, Arkansas
- April 5, 1864 -
Skirmish at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
- April 18, 1864 -
Engagement at Poison Spring, Arkansas
- April 25, 1864 -
Engagement at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
- April 29, 1864 -
Skirmish at the Ouachita River, Arkansas
- March 23-March 24, 1864 -
- March 31, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- April 5, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- April 19, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- April 20-April 21, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- April 22, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- April 28, 1864 -
Engagement at Alexandria, Louisiana
- April 30-May 10, 1864 -
Damming of Alexandria, Louisiana
- May 5, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- May 14, 1864 -
Skirmish at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Wiki: Fort De Russy, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Blair's Landing, Monett's Ferry, Mansura, Yellow Bayou
Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 596, 605, 739, 742, 750)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Campaign
- http://www.civilwarhome.com/redriverrecords.htm
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