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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 6 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 2 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Red River campaign. (search)
he munitions of war and material except three guns and passing all the transports above the Falls, and on the 18th of March was with Walker's and Mouton's divisions at Carroll Jones's plantation, in the pine forest covering the roads to Shreveport and the Sabine, about thirty-six miles above Alexandria and forty-six below Natchitoches. After the arrival of Lee's cavalry, A. J. Smith sent Mower with his two divisions and Lucas's brigade of Lee's division on the 21st to Henderson's Hill, near Cotile, twenty-three miles above Alexandria, to clear the way across Bayou Rapides. Here, the same night, in a heavy rain-storm, Mower skillfully surprised the only cavalry force Taylor had, the 2d Louisiana, Colonel William G. Vincent, and with trifling loss captured nearly the whole regiment, about 250 men and 200 horses, together with the four guns of Edgar's battery. This was a heavy blow to Taylor, since it deprived him of the means of scouting until Green's cavalry, long looked for, should
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 42: Red River expedition.--continued. (search)
an inferior force. It was the Admiral's duty to make the report he did to the Secretary of the Navy, but he stated the case in much milder terms, as regarded General Banks, than did the army officers who served under him, in their evidence before the Committee on the Conduct of the War. We insert one letter from General Kilby Smith which corroborates everything that has been said in regard to Banks leaving the Eastport at the mercy of the enemy: Headquarters Division 17Th Army Corps, Cotile, April 25th, 1864. Admiral: Arrived at this pointlast night. General Banks and army are on the march to Alexandria. We brought up the rear and skirmished all the way. General Banks fought at the crossing of Cane River; not much loss on either side. [Note--General Banks speaks of this as most desperate fighting.] Our fight in the rear was sharp. General A. J. Smith's command is ordered peremptorily to Alexandria; troops are now on the march. You will find the enemy some 2,000 strong o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 89 (search)
below. There was some severe skirmishing between the enemy and our cavalry, but the latter were always compelled to retire when the enemy came out in heavy force. It was in the river near Fort De Russy that our cavalry captured the two gunboats above referred to. The Eastport, one of the finest iron-clads in the western waters, was sunk by the enemy about fifty miles above Alexandria, where she had gotten fast aground. While they were at Alexandria our boats went constantly down as far as Cotile, carrying subsistence and forage. The enemy showed less enterprise than I have ever known them to evince. Banks is clearly no commander. Once or twice, while he was at Alexandria, the posture of our forces was such that by a sure and comparatively safe movement of ten thousand men, he might have insured, beyond peradventure, the capture of Polignac's division. He must have been, in the main, aware of the position and strength of our forces. Along with the hope of accomplishimg his main
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
e's cavalry, which, preceding Franklin, had arrived at Alexandria on the 19th. Vincent had established himself at Henderson's Mill, a little above the village of Cotile. Mower, skilfully concealing his march, arrived by night in the vicinity of the enemy's camp. He was guided, they say, by one of Taylor's couriers, who, meeting motion. The day after Franklin's arrival, the 27th, A. J. Smith, moving up the right bank of Red River, had passed Bayou Rapides, and had established himself at Cotile, near the spot where Mower on the 21st surprised Vincent's cavalry. Franklin followed the same road one day later. The Federals could not be reproached with havllusions. In the mean while, Taylor had not received any reinforcement from either Texas or Shreveport; therefore, on hearing of the arrival of the Federals at Cotile he hastened to retreat. The bulk of his forces took the road to Fort Jesup, and, going beyond this point, halted on April 1st at the village of Pleasant Hill, wh