2,235 total 113 killed 581 wounded 1,541 captured/missing
Mansfield
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Fort DeRussy
Henderson's Hill
Mansfield
Pleasant Hill
Blair's Landing
Monett's Ferry
26–27 April
Alexandria
Mansura
Yellow Bayou
Arkansas
Mount Elba
Elkin's Ferry
Prairie D' Ane
Poison Spring
Marks' Mills
Jenkins' Ferry
The Battle of Mansfield, also known as the Battle of Sabine Crossroads, on April 8, 1864, in Louisiana formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War, when Union forces were attempting to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport.
The Confederate commander, Major-General Dick Taylor, chose Mansfield as the place where he would make his stand against the advancing Union army under General Nathaniel Banks. Taylor concentrated his forces at Sabine Crossroads, knowing that reinforcements were nearby. Banks prepared for a fight, though his own army was not fully assembled either. Both sides were reinforced by stages throughout the day.
After a brief resistance, the Union army was routed by the Confederates, consisting mainly of units from Louisiana and Texas, reportedly strengthened by hundreds of men breaking parole. The Battle of Mansfield was followed immediately by the Battle of Pleasant Hill.
^Kennedy 1998, p. 268.
^Johnson 1958, p. 133.
^Foote 1986, pp. 43, 46.
^Foote 1986, p. 43.
^Foote 1986, p. 46.
^Johnson 1958, p. 140.
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