The Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin, took place during the American Civil War. It was fought between Union Major General...
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Major General Richard Taylor. The battle was fought after both the Battle of Fort Bisland and the Battle of Irish Bend. On October 9, 1863 a skirmish with...
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Blackwater River Battle of Irish Bend, fought April 14, 1863, near Franklin, Louisiana Battle of Franklin (1788), a skirmish between the governments of North Carolina...
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25th Connecticut Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster (Rockville, CT: Rockville Journal), 1913. McManus, Thomas. Battle of Irish Bend: Interesting...
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known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively...
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Franklin, Louisiana (redirect from History of Franklin, Louisiana)
House, and the Dixie Plantation House. During the Civil War, the Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods, was fought near Franklin on April...
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Bayou Teche campaign (category Campaigns of the Western Theater of the American Civil War)
command of Richard Taylor, son of former U.S. President Zachary Taylor. Banks was successful in the Battle of Fort Bisland and Battle of Irish Bend. Taylor...
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41st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Massachusetts)
Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry (1863) List of Massachusetts Civil War units Siege of Port Hudson Battle of Irish Bend Schouler (1868), p. 365. Headley (1866)...
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Other brigadiers of note included Alfred Mouton (killed at the Battle of Mansfield), Harry T. Hays, Chatham Roberdeau Wheat (commander of the celebrated...
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Roger Williams (Wisconsin politician) (category Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly)
of the American Civil War. They were assigned to the Department of the Gulf and participated in the Siege of Port Hudson and the Battle of Irish Bend...
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6th New York Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from New York (state))
Porter's and McWilliams' Plantations at Indian Bend, Louisiana. April 14 — Battle of Irish Bend. April 17 — Battle of Vermilion Bayou. April 20 — Opelousas, Louisiana...
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2nd Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana)
1863 in the Battle of Fort Bisland, the Federals pressed close to the fort but found it abandoned the next day. In the Battle of Irish Bend on 14 April...
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Richard Taylor (Confederate general) (category American people of Scotch-Irish descent)
series of clashes with U.S. Army forces over control of lower Louisiana, most notably at Battle of Fort Bisland and the Battle of Irish Bend. These clashes...
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William E. Simonds (category Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives)
the Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana. It was for his actions at Irish Bend that he would later be awarded the Medal of Honor. Ten days after the battle he...
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Alexander Warner (category Secretaries of state of Mississippi)
was promoted to colonel of the unit. He then fought in the Battle of Georgia Landing, the Battle of Irish Bend, and the Siege of Port Hudson. He then temporarily...
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8th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Teche Campaign April 11–20. Fort Bisland, near Centreville, April 12–13. Irish Bend April 14. Expedition from Opelousas to Chicotsville and Bayou Boeuff May...
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The Battle of the Sittang Bend and the Japanese Breakout across Pegu Yomas were linked Japanese military operations during the Burma Campaign, which took...
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Henry Warner Birge (category People of Connecticut in the American Civil War)
In 1864 he was assigned to the command of the second division of the XIX Corps. He participated in the battles of General Sheridan's campaign in the Shenandoah...
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52nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Massachusetts)
the Battle of Fort Bisland. They were engaged in skirmishing on April 13. They were not engaged in the next day's fighting during the Battle of Irish Bend...
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12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Teche Campaign April 11–20. Port Bisland, near Centreville, April 12–13. Irish Bend April 14. Opelousas April 20. Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport May...
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Henry Hopkins Sibley (category Members of the Aztec Club of 1847)
Teche in south Louisiana, commanding the "Arizona Brigade" at the battles of Irish Bend and Fort Bisland. The historian John D. Winters reports that he...
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13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Campaign April 11–20. Porter's and McWilliams' Plantations at Indian Bend, April 13. Irish Bend April 14. Bayou Vermilion April 17. Expedition to Alexandria and...
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4th Texas Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas)
Mexico Campaign. In 1863, it was in action at Galveston, Fort Bisland, Irish Bend, Second Donaldsonville, Kock's Plantation, Sterling's Plantation, and...
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battle onward to his ultimate objective of Alexandria, Louisiana. Taylor would slow Banks again a few days later at the Battle of Irish Bend. Army of...
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1st Louisiana Field Battery (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana)
disabled and had to be abandoned. The other two sections of the battery fought at the Battle of Irish Bend on 14 April. In this action, the 13th Connecticut...
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5th Texas Cavalry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Texas)
Mexico Campaign. In 1863, the regiment fought at Galveston, Fort Bisland, Irish Bend, Second Donaldsonville, and Sterling's Plantation. In 1864, the unit was...
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Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest...
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Henry W. Closson (category United States Army personnel of the Indian Wars)
Landing on April 13, 1863, Battle of Irish Bend on April 14, 1863, Battle of Vermilion Bayou on April 17, 1863, and Siege of Port Hudson from May 24 to...
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159th New York Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
Expedition to Franklin and Opelousas, Bayou Teche Campaign, April 11–20. Irish Bend April 14. Bayou Vermilion April 17. Opelousas April 20. Expedition to...
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28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana)
fighting in the Battle of Fort Bisland between 12 and 13 April, the 28th Louisiana proved decisive in the Confederate victory at Irish Bend on 14 April....
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