Battle of Pleasant Hill by C. E. H. Bonwell — as illustrated in Frank Leslie's Weekly, May 14, 1864
Date
April 9, 1864 (1864-04-09)
Location
Desoto Parish and Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Belligerents
United States (Union)
Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks
Dick Taylor
Units involved
Army of the Gulf
Trans-Mississippi Department
Strength
12,000[1]
12,100[1]
Casualties and losses
1,369 total 150 killed 844 wounded 375 missing[2]
~1,626 total ~1,200 killed and wounded 426 captured[2]
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t
e
Red River campaign
Louisiana
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 Pleasant Hill occurred on April 9, 1864 and formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War when Union forces aimed to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport.
The battle was essentially a continuation of the Battle of Mansfield, a Confederate victory, which had caused the Union commander, Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, to send his wagons, with most of his artillery, downriver in retreat. However, both sides had been reinforced through the night, and when the Confederate commander, Major General Richard Taylor launched an assault against the Union line, it was repulsed though at a high cost in casualties; the Union army retreated the next day. The majority of historians consider the battle to be a Union tactical victory, although some consider it to be a draw.[3][4][5]
^ abKennedy, p. 269.
^ abKennedy, p. 271.
^Johnson 1993, p. 165.
^Kennedy 1998, pp. 270–271.
^Kennedy 1998, p. 271.
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