Richard Taylor Events

1863 Apr 12
to 1863 Apr 13
 Battle of Fort Bisland
Other Names: Battery Gregg, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Fort Sumter Location: Charleston County Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston (1863) Date(s): September 7-8,...
1863 Apr 14 Battle of Irish Bend
Other Names: Second Assault, Morris Island Location: City of Charleston Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston (1863) Date(s): July 18-September 7, 1863 Principal...
1863 Apr 17 Battle of Vermillion Bayou
Other Names: None Location: Lafayette Parish Campaign: Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): April 17, 1863 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover [US]; Maj. Ge...
1864 Apr 8 Battle of Mansfield - Confederates Halt Red River Campaign
Little attention has been paid nationally to the Battle of Mansfield or the Red River Campaign, perhaps because it was the last decisive Confederate victory at a time when the United Stat...
1864 Apr 9 Battle of Pleasant Hill - Confederate Attack Fails
Description: By April 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor, commander of the Confederate forces in...
1864 May 16 Battle of Mansura
Other Names: Smith’s Place, Marksville Location: Avoyelles Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): May 16, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks ...
1864 May 18 Battle of Yellow Bayou
Other Names: Norwood’s Plantation Location: Avoyelles Parish Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864) Date(s): May 18, 1864 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower [US]; M...