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	American Civil War Timeline 1864
		Confederate capture of Fort Pillow was marred by the probable murder of the fl soldiers present in the Union garrison.
		Battle that ended any chance of General Butler achieving the major breakthrough he had gained a chance to achieve after getting between Petersburg and Richmond.
		Bloodiest cavalry battle of the war, between a raiding force under Sheridan and Wade Hampton’s confederate cavalry.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/timeline_acw_1864.html (1001 words)

	After Pleasant Hill -- Banks Grand Retreat
		They mentioned after the battle of Sabine Crossroads the rebels under a flag of truce wanted to swap a few bundles of paper collars from a captured wagon for hardtack (no word on if the trade was concluded).
		Anyways after the battle of Pleasant Hill, General Banks in his haste to escape, had no wagons for the wounded.
		The problem with the battle of Pleasesant Hill was directly after the battle both sides retreated.
	www.voy.com /201657/165.html (724 words)

	The Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross Roads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Phase one of the Battle of Mansfield (Sabine Crossroads) went to the Confederates.
		Myline of battle was in the edge of a wood, with cleared fields in front on both sides of the Pleasant Hill road, the clearing about 1,00 yards in extent.
		The Battle of Pleasant Hill was one of the bloodiest battles of the whole Red River Campaign.
	www.1st-texas-cavalry.de /mansf-e.htm (3850 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Selected Chronology of the Civil War
		Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing (TN), GEN Albert Sydney Johnston dies (6 Apr.).
		Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg (MD); Battle of Munfordville (KY).
		Battle of Appomattox (Appomattox Campaign, VA), Lee surrenders Army of Northern Virginia; Battle of Ft. Blakely (AL).
	www.batteryb.com /battles/chronology.html (1504 words)

	Battle of sabine crossroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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	www.fiqw.org /battle-of-sabine-crossroads.html (562 words)

	A Staff Ride at the Joint Readiness Training Center
		The Confederate assault at Sabine Crossroads took place at about 1600, and so the resulting pursuit occurred in the fading light of 8 April.
		(5) Hearing the sound of battle to his front on 8 April, he moved into position at the village of Pleasant Hill, a piece of high ground dominating the road junction where the trail back to Grande Ecore met the north-leading road on which the Union army had advanced.
		To their considerable surprise, Banks negated the prospect of a battle the following day by ordering a general retreat during the night back to Grande Ecore, leaving many of his dead and wounded on the field.
	www.cs.amedd.army.mil /history/srdocs/D-18.htm (4773 words)

	"Prince Polecat" A Sketch of General Camille Armand de Polignac
		Indeed the world might never have heard of 'Prince Polecat,' except that whenever the first frontal assault on the Union line at the Battle of Sabine Crossroads (Mansfield) was handed to Mouton's division on April 8, 1864, the gallant General Alfred Mouton was one of the first Confederates to fall in the fighting.
		Nevertheless, the Battle of Sabine Crossroads was a brilliant Confederate victory, if only because it broke the back of an invasion attempt and despite its high cost in blood and slain Confederate generals.
		One source reported the total casualties at Sabine Crossroads and Pleasant Hill as 4,000 killed, wounded, and missing for Gen. Banks' army, and 3,500 for the Confederates, plus several generals.[5] After the war, Prince Camille Armand de Polignac returned to his native France, his role in American history having ended.
	www.wtblock.com /WtblockJr/polecat.htm (1498 words)

	Vuagniaux p2/8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ill. was in the center of the battle line and ordered to charge through the thick forest and against the rebel line.
		Great grandfather was captured during the battle and was interred as a prisoner of war at Tyler Texas at a place known as Camp Ford.
		More about the battle is described in Omaha World Herald Newspaper story published fifty years to the day of the battle and with personal notes on article by Frank Vuagniaux as to being within 16 feet of Union general when he was shot from his horse.
	home.comcast.net /~makinson/Vuagniaux_p2.htm (559 words)

	US Civil War Online / 87th Illinois Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This battle is called either the battle of Wilson's Plantation or the battle of Wilson's Hill.
		The 161st NewYork regiment was thrown out as skirmishers at the foot of the hill, on the crest of which the rest of the division was deployed, the 1st brigade to the rear, the 3rd brigade to the left and the 2nd brigade in reserve.
		During this battle Colonel H. Robinson, the brigade commander was wounded and Colonel John M. Crebs took command of the brigade.
	www.uscivilwaronline.com /forums/viewtopic.php?id=70 (4974 words)

	Fire & Fury
		The level of gaming is set at the brigade with each infantry/cavalry stand representing 150 or 200 men, and artillery works at battery level.
		The emphasis is on command and control, all movement must be diced for so your best laid plans can go pear shaped and the battle turn on a dime.
		Fire and Fury certainly give you the feel for the period with defensive fighting in a strong position in most cases wins the day.
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	The Battle of Sabine Crossroads
		Their artillery had been in action, and as the Union troopers drew closer to Sabine crossroads, their young commander, Brigadier Albert L. Lee sensed that a challenge was about to be thrown down.
		The clearing between Sabine Crossroads and Pleasant Grove was one of the few open spaces left between Pleasant Hill and Shreveport.
		At the beginning of the action on the 8th, Banks appeared to disbelieve his cavalry commander's report that the Confederate main body was blocking the road ahead.
	www.magweb.com /sample/szou/sabine1.htm (1430 words)

	WILLIAM HOPPER PAPERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 24th Iowa Infantry engaged in the Battle of Port Gibson on May 1, 1863 and sixteen days later in the Battle of Champion's Hill, a conflict that cost the unit nearly half the lives of its men.
		After participating in skirmishes at Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, on July 5, 1863, the remaining forces of the Iowa Infantry unit were transferred to the Second Brigade of the Third Division of the Thirteenth Army Corps in August 1863 and stationed in Algiers, Louisiana.
		The 24th Iowa Infantry fought in two final battles at Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864 and at Cedar Creek, Virginia, on October 19, 1864.
	cass.etsu.edu /ARCHIVES/afindaid/a368.html (509 words)

	Battle Summary: Mansfield, LA
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		Kirby Smith, decided that it was time to try and stem this Union drive.
		Mansfield was the decisive battle of the Red River Campaign, influencing Banks to retreat back toward Alexandria.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/la018.htm (229 words)

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		Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and General Horrock's 30 Corps battle Kampfgruppe Henke and Korps Feldt for control of Nijmegen and the all important Waal River bridge.
		The battle is not to secure the town, but to escape and save the Grand Armee.
		A wave of reinforcements led by Eystein Orri resulting in another intense battle‚ but the Vikings were weary from their march and were felled in large numbers.
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	sabine crossroads - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Sabine Crossroads : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
		Sabine Crossroads : Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info]
		Sabine Crossroads : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (Encyclopedia.com) [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=sabine+crossroads&ls=a (110 words)

	Links - Civil War Battlefield Preservation - Mansfield, LA
		The battle was named Sabine Crossroads by the Union forces.
		This crossroads still exists and is the beginning point in Phase 2.
		Only two structures, both houses that existed on the field at the time of the battle, remain.
	www.asoldiersgeneral.com /mansfield.htm (409 words)

	9th Texas Infantry - Red River Battalion - Reenacting Group
		April 8th and 9th, 1864, Sabine Crossroads, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and Pleasant Grove, 77 men of the 165th were captured and taken prisoner to Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas and Camp Gross, Marshall, Texas.
		He had found his way on a boat and crossed the country on foot to be reunited with his men in Franklin.
		He was present in all of the engagements, except the Sabine River Campaign.
	www.9thtexas.org /zouave.html (3208 words)

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		There are a couple of obvious shortcomings, such as confusion about directions and a map of the Battle of Sabine Crossroads that doesn't illustrate the points made in the description of the battle.
		The issue's lead article, by Gary Romano, is a workmanlike history of the the same conflict.
		The information on equipment and orders of battle is good, the narrative adequate, the photographs interesting and lone map attractive but short of vital detail.
	members.tripod.com /stromata/id433_m.htm (1076 words)

	SUVCW -- Patriotic Recollections
		He was at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in 1862, and in 1863 he was in Mississippi as his unit supported the Union advance on Vicksburg, the Gibraltar of the Mississippi River.
		The Battle of Champion Hill was one of the many battles included in the campaign around Vicksburg.
		Part of a Federal expedition to strike deep into Confederate territory in Louisiana, Union troops were defeated in the Battle of Sabine Crossroads on April 8.
	suvcw.org /pr/art021.htm (1376 words)

	Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Enroute, was in the Battle of Fort Givson?, MS, Bolton Station, Edward's Ferry, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, and the Siege of Vicksburg, May 23rd to July 4, 1863.
		Was in minor engagements at Burwick Bay, Cane River, and other points, and on April 8, 1864 fought in the battle of Sabine Crossroads.
		After losing this battle the Regiment fell back to Pleasant Hill where another battle was fought on April 9.
	exit3.i-55.com /~gwill/satchell/notes.html (294 words)

	Friends Newsletter - Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield
		John Knodel Sr.was wounded in the Battle Of Sabine Crossroads (Mansfield) April 8th,1864.He was shot through the left thigh breaking the femur bone, also a wound through the right hip.
		In April 2001 we attended the re-enactment of the Battle of Pleasant Hill,and at that time I visited the museum at Mansfield and talked to the interpreter, I think his name was Scott.
		It’s easy for the SCV units to see the importance of the battle and to see what is happening—they are so near.
	www.mansfieldbattlefield.org /newsletter_content.asp?ID=14 (1905 words)

	The Battle(s) of Mansfield & Pleasant Hill
		The battles that took place April 8 and 9, 1864 around Mansfield and Pleasant Hill yielded a decisive victory for the Confederacy, finally forcing federal Gen. Banks' army into retreat - before it reached Shreveport, and on into Texas.
		Below are a few links to more information about the battle, its affect on area residents, the participants, and the Red River Campaign.
		We hope to be able to add links to more information about the battles, its participants, and its effects on residents of the region at that time.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ladesoto/battle.htm (374 words)

	48th OVVI - Lt. Col. J. W. Lindsey
		Lindsey commanded the brigade during the battle of Sabine Crossroads because the brigade commander was sick.
		It was during the Battle of Sabine Crossroads that the 48th was captured.
		During the battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded, J. Lindsey was a Lieutenant in Co. B.
	www.48ovvi.org /oh48lindsey.html (2642 words)

	Battle of Mansfield
		to the left of the Sabine road, in front of the pine woods, but soon after we had to
		The battle of Mansfield was also known as
		Two years before this battle, these two groups had opposed each other at Shiloh.
	www.pochefamily.org /battleofmansfield.htm (933 words)

	This Week in the Civil War April 03, 1864
		You will therefore please march your column with this object always in view, and in such order as to be able to throw as much as possible of your force into battle at any time on the march.
		When General Nathaniel Banks reaches the crossroads he quickly realizes that "the enemy was in much stronger force than at any previous point on the march." Banks sends orders to General Franklin to hurry forward reinforcements.
		He commanded a division under Richard Taylor during the Red River campaign and was killed leading the attack which opened the battle at Sabine Crossroads.
	www.civilweek.com /1864/apr0364.htm (6609 words)

	Phil Sheridan Camp 4, SUVCW: Harbert King Forbis Bio
		It participated in the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Mississippi (December 27-29, 1862), then proceeded to Arkansas Post, Arkansas and participated in the battle which resulted in the capture of that place (January 10-11, 1863).
		After the siege of Jackson, the regiment, with the 13th Army Corps, was transferred to the Department of the Gulf and was with General Nathaniel P. Banks on the unfortunate Red River Campaign.
		It was during the battle of Sabine Crossroads, near Mansfield, Louisiana, that Captain Forbis was captured along with nearly 1,200 others.
	home.earthlink.net /~suvcw/sheridan4/forbis-cw.html (830 words)

	Xerxes Knox, Private, Company G, 3rd Iowa Cavalry in the Civil War
		The Battle of Kirksville: Porter and 2,000 rebels were posted in the town of Kirksville, Missouri.
		Of the Union casualties from this battle, the Second Battalion sustained one third of the total dead, wounded, and missing.
		The regiment participates in the battle of Independence, Missouri, the battle of the Big Blue River, and the battle of the Osage River against the rebel General Price.
	www.oz.net /~cyndihow/xerxes.htm (4664 words)

	Amazon.ca: Dark and Bloody Ground : The Battle of Mansfield and the Forgotten Civil War in Louisiana: Books: Thomas ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Though the title can be misleading, as the majority of the book focuses on the war in Louisiana, the Battle of Mansfield is the climax of the book.
		The treatment of that battle is relatively brief and not entirely clear, to me at least, perhaps because of the absence of maps.
		If I had criticism, it would be the absence of maps to illusrate troop movements and the various battles.
	www.amazon.ca /Dark-Bloody-Ground-Mansfield-Forgotten/dp/0878331808 (864 words)

	CWN Book Reviews
		Battles such as Chickasaw Bluffs, Port Gibson, Champion Hill and Big Black River, saw members of this unit perform consistently in an outstanding manner.
		On April 8, 1864, at the battle of Sabine Crossroads, also known as the battle of Mansfield, the Battery Boys were decimated.
		The story then takes an interesting twist into the lives of the roughly two dozen who survived, but were captured at the battle of Mansfield and were subsequently imprisoned in East Texas.
	www.civilwarnews.com /reviews/bookreviews.cfm?ID=899 (689 words)

	Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas - 48 OVVI
		Following their capture at the Battle of Sabine Crossroads (Mansfield), the soldiers of the 48th Ohio regiment were escorted to Camp Ford, four miles from Tyler, in the northeast corner of Texas.
		Duganne's descriptions of camp life are written in an elaborate style, typical of the 19th century, and provide a rich and detailed glimpse of the Camp Ford experienced by the men of the 48th OVVI.
		Of particular interest is the collection of engravings of camp scenes accompanying the text, a description of the Battle of Mansfield, at which the 48th was captured, and specific references by name to 48th officers.
	www.48ovvi.org /oh48cf.html (1856 words)

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