Mar. Apr. May MARCH 10-MAY 22, 1864.-The Red River (Louisiana) Campaign. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS. 12, 1864.-The Union land and naval forces, under command of Brig. Gen. 14, 1864.-Capture of Fort De Russy. 14-26, 1864.-Advance of the Union forces from Franklin to Alexandria. U. S. Naval forces arrive at Alexandria. 20, 1864.-Skirmish at Bayou Rapides. 21, 1864.-Affair at Henderson's Hill. 23, 1864.-Steele's column advances from Little Rock, Ark.* 28, 1864.-Banks' column advances from Alexandria. 29-30, 1864.-Skirmishes about Monett's Ferry and Cloutierville. 2, 1864.-Skirmish at Crump's Hill. 3, 1864.-Skirmish at Grand Ecore. 4, 1864.-Skirmish at Campti. 5, 1864.-Skirmish at Natchitoches. 7, 1864. Skirmish at Wilson's Plantation, near Pleasant Hill. 8, 1864.-Skirmish at Bayou De Paul (Carroll's Mill), near Pleasant Hill. Engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads, or battle of Mansfield or Pleasant Grove. 9, 1864.-Engagement at Pleasant Hill. 10-11, 1864.-Union forces retreat to Grand Ecore. 12-13, 1864.-Engagement at Blair's (or Pleasant Hill) Landing. 14, 1864.-Skirmish at Bayou Saline. 16, 1864. Skirmish at Grand Ecore. 20-21, 1864.-Skirmishes about Natchitoches. 21, 1864.-Affair at Tunica Bend. 21-25, 1864.-Banks' column retires from Grand Ecore to Alexandria. 22, 1864.-Attack on transports in Red River. 22-24, 1864.-Skirmishes at and near Cloutierville. 23, 1864.—Engagement at Monett's Ferry, or Cane River Crossing. 26, 1864.—Skirmish at Bayou Rapides Bridge, near McNutt's Hill. 29, 1864.--Skirmish at Grand Ecore. 1, 1864.-Capture of the U. S. transport Emma at David's Ferry, Red River. 1- 4, 1864.-Skirmishes at Governor Moore's Plantation. 2, 1864.-Brig. Gen. William H. Emory, U. S. Army, supersedes Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin in command of the Nineteenth Army Corps. Skirmish at Wells' Plantation. Skirmish at Wilson's Landing. *See the Camden Expedition, March 23-May 3, post. May No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 2-3, 1864.-Skirmishes at Bayou Pierre. 3, 1864.-Capture of the U. S. transport City Belle. 4-5, 1864.-Engagement at David's Ferry, destruction of the U. S. steamer Covington, and capture of the U. S. steamers Signal and Warner. 5, 1864.-Engagement at Dunn's Bayou. Skirmish at Graham's Plantation. Skirmish at Natchitoches. 6, 1864.-Skirmish at Boyce's Plantation. 6-7, 1864.—Skirmishes at Bayou Lamourie. 8, 1864. Skirmish at Bayou Robert. 12, 1864. Skirmish at Bayou Lamourie. 13, 1864.-Union fleet passes the falls at Alexandria, and Banks' column in retreat to the Mississippi River. 14, 1864.—Skirmish at Wilson's Landing. 15, 1864. Skirmish at Avoyelles, or Marksville, Prairie. 16, 1864.-Engagement at Mansura (Belle Prairie, or Smith's Plantation). 17, 1864.-Action near Moreauville. Skirmish at Yellow Bayou. 18, 1864.-Engagement at Yellow Bayou (Bayou De Glaize, Norwood's Plantation, or Old Oaks). 19, 1864.—The Union forces cross the Atchafalaya. 21-22, 1864.-The detachment from Army of the Tennessee re-embarks for Vicksburg, Miss. REPORTS, ETC.* 1.-Abstract from returns, and rosters of the U. S. troops composing the Red River Expedition, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army, commanding, for March 31 and April 30, 1864. 2.-Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army, commanding expedition and 3.-Lieut. Col. John G. Chandler, U. S. Army, Acting Chief Quartermaster. 6.-Lieut. Col. Uri B. Pearsall, Ninety-ninth U. S. Colored Troops. and detachment of the Thirteenth Army Corps, of operations April 6–25. 8.-Brig. Gen. Thomas E. G. Ransom, U. S. Army, commanding detachment of the Thirteenth Army Corps, of operations April 6-8. 9.-Brig. Gen. Robert A. Cameron, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division and detachment of the Thirteenth Army Corps, of operations April 6-23. No. 10.-Brig. Gen. Michael K. Lawler, U. S. Army, commanding detachment of the Thirteenth Army Corps, of operations May 1-22. No. 11.-Itinerary of the Artillery Brigade, Thirteenth Army Corps, for months of March, April, and May. No. 12.-Lieut. Henry Roe, Chicago (Illinois) Mercantile Battery, of operations March 15-April 8. No. 13.-Lieut. Charles M. Callahan, Battery A, First Missouri Light Artillery, of operations March 16-April 10. *For naval reports, see Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December 5, 1864. No. 14.-Itinerary of the First Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, April 18-May 22. No. 15.-Maj. Bradford Hancock, Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry, commanding First Brigade, Third Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, of operations April 6-8, and itinerary of the brigade, March 5-May 22. No. 16.-Col. William H. Raynor, Fifty-sixth Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of operations April 6-8. No. 17.-Maj. Edward Wright, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 18.-Capt. Thomas Dillon, Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 19.-Capt. Maschil Manring, Fifty-sixth Ohio Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 20.-Col. William J. Landram, Nineteenth Kentucky Infantry, commanding Fourth Division, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 21.-Itinerary of the Fourth Division, April 1-May 25. No. 22.-Maj. John A. Burdett, Seventy-seventh Illinois Infantry, First Brigade, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 23.-Maj. Francis A. Sears, Sixty-seventh Indiana Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 24.-Capt. William T. Cummins, Nineteenth Kentucky Infantry, of operations April 6-11. No. 25.-Maj. Joseph E. Greene, Twenty-third Wisconsin Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 26.-Capt. Daniel De Camp, One hundred and thirtieth Illinois Infantry, Second Brigade, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 27.-Capt. James R. Lynch, Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 28.-Lieut. Col. William H. Baldwin, Eighty-third Ohio Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 29.-Capt. Joseph Leonard, Ninety-sixth Ohio Infantry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 30.-Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding detachments of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Army Corps. No. 31.-Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, U. S. Army, commanding detachment of Sixteenth Army Corps. No. 32.-Col. Lucius F. Hubbard, Fifth Minnesota Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, First Division, of engagement at Pleasant Hill, with itinerary of the brigade, March 1-May 24. No. 33.-Maj. John C. Becht, Fifth Minnesota Infantry. No. 34.-Col. Sylvester G. Hill, Thirty-fifth Iowa Infantry, commanding Third No. 36.-Lieut. Col. William H. Heath, Thirty-third Missouri Infantry, of affair at Henderson's Hill. No. 37.-Maj. George W. Van Beek, Thirty-third Missouri Infantry, of engagements at Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou. No. 38.-Col. William F. Lynch, Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry, commanding First Brigade, Third Division, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagement at Pleasant Hill, with itinerary of the brigade, March 1May 20. No. 39.-Col. Thomas J. Kinney, One hundred and nineteenth Illinois Infantry, commanding regiment and First Brigade, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagements at Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou. No. 40.-Maj. Thomas Newlan, Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry, of engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 41.-Lieut. Col. Hervey Craven, Eighty-ninth Indiana Infantry, of skirmish at Bayou Lamourie and engagement at Yellow Bayou. No. 42.-Col. William T. Shaw, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagements at Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou, with itinerary of the brigade, March 10-May 24. No. 43.-Lieut. Col. Joseph H. Newbold, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, of the capture of Fort De Russy. No. 44.-Capt. Warren C. Jones, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, of engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 45.-Capt. Leroy A. Crane, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry, of engagement at Yellow Bayou. No. 46. Col. James I. Gilbert, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagements at Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou. No. 47.-Col. John Scott, Thirty-second Iowa Infantry, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 48.-Maj. Gustavus A. Eberhart, Thirty-second Iowa Infantry, of at Yellow Bayou. engagement No. 49.-Maj. Robert W. Fyan, Twenty-fourth Missouri Infantry, of the capture of Fort De Russy and engagements at Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou. No. 50.-Capt. James M. Cockefair, Third Indiana Battery. No. 51.-Lieut. Thomas J. Ginn, Third Indiana Battery, of engagement at Yellow Bayou. No. 52.-Col. Risdon M. Moore, One hundred and seventeenth Illinois Infantry, No. 54.-Lieut. Col. Jonathan Merriam, One hundred and seventeenth Illinois No. 55.-Col. Edward Wehler, One hundred and seventy-eighth New York Infantry, of engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 56.-Brig. Gen. T. Kilby Smith, U.S. Army, commanding Provisional Division, Seventeenth Army Corps. No. 57.-Lieut. John H. Tiemeyer, Battery M, First Missouri Light Artillery, of operations March 26-April 13. No. 58.-Lieut. Col. Andrew W. Rogers, Eighty-first Illinois Infantry, Second Brigade, of operations April 7-13. No. 59.-Col. Thomas W. Humphrey, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, of operations March 16-April 15. No. 60.-Brig. Gen. William H. Emory, U. S. Army, commanding First Division and Nineteenth Army Corps. No. 61.-Lieut. Col. Joseph Bailey, Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, Acting Engineer Officer Nineteenth Army Corps. No. 62.-Capt. Henry W. Closson, First U.S. Artillery, Chief of Artillery, Nineteenth Army Corps, of engagement at Monett's Ferry, with itinerary of the Artillery Reserve, March 15-May 20. No. 63.-Capt. Benjamin Nields, First Delaware Battery. No. 64.-Capt. William S. Hinkle, First Indiana Heavy Artillery, of engagement at Blair's Landing. No. 65.-Lieut. Franck E. Taylor, Battery L, First U. S. Artillery. No. 66.-Lieut. Edward L. Appleton, Battery L, First U. S. Artillery, of engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 67.- Capt. George T. Hebard, First Vermont Battery. No. 68.-Brig. Gen. James W. McMillan, U. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade and First Division, of engagements at Sabine Cross-Roads, Pleasant Hill, and Monett's Ferry, with itinerary of division, April 1-30. No. 69.-Brig. Gen. William Dwight, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, of engagements at Sabine Cross-Roads and Pleasant Hill. No. 70.-Itinerary of the First Brigade, May 1-22. No. 71.-Col. Edwin P. Davis, One hundred and fifty-third New York Infantry, of engagements at Sabine Cross-Roads and Pleasant Hill. No. 72.-Itinerary of the Second Brigade, March 15-May 22. No. 73.-Itinerary of the Third Brigade, March 15-May 22. No. 74.-Col. Francis Fessenden, Thirtieth Maine Infantry, commanding Third No. 76.-Lieut. Col. Thomas H. Hubbard, Thirtieth Maine Infantry. No. 78.-Col. William H. Dickey, Eighty-fourth U.S. Colored Troops, commanding First Brigade, First Division, Corps d'Afrique, of action near Moreauville. No. 79.-Lieut. Col. John C. Chadwick, Ninety-second U. S. Colored Troops, of action near Moreauville. No. 80.-Itinerary of the Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, March 10– May 26. No. 81.-Brig. Gen. Albert L. Lee, U. S. Army, commanding Cavalry Division, of operations April 4–13. No. 82.-Brig. Gen. Richard Arnold, U. S. Army, commanding Cavalry Division, of engagement at Monett's Ferry and skirmish (May 2) at Wilson's Landing. No. 83.-Capt. Ormand F. Nims, Second Massachusetts Battery, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 84.-Col. Thomas J. Lucas, Sixteenth Indiana Mounted Infantry, commanding First Cavalry Brigade, of affair at Henderson's Hill. No. 85.-Capt. Francis H. Whittier, Thirtieth Massachusetts Infantry, Acting Assistant Quartermaster, Fourth Cavalry Brigade, of wagons lost at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 86.-Capt. Elbert H. Fordham, Thirty-first Massachusetts Mounted Infantry, of operations May 14-18. No. 87.-Col. Oliver P. Gooding, Thirty-first Massachusetts Mounted Infantry, commanding Fifth Cavalry Brigade, of skirmish at Campti and engagement at Monett's Ferry. No. 88.-Capt. William Davis, Eighteenth New York Cavalry, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads. No. 89.-Maj. George R. Davis, Third Rhode Island Cavalry, of skirmish at Campti and engagement at Pleasant Hill. No. 90.-Lieut. Col. Charles H. Parkhurst, Third Rhode Island Cavalry, of voyage from New Orleans to Alexandria. No. 91.-Lieut. Commander K. Randolph Breese, U. S. Navy, of the capture of the steamer City Belle. No. 92.-Brig. Gen. Daniel Ullmann, U. S. Army, of the capture of steamers on Red River, &c. No. 93.-General E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department, including operations February 21-June 30. |