The Red River Expedition [incomplete]

The Red River Expedition [incomplete]

GLC00653.02.02

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GLC#
GLC00653.02.02-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1864
Title
The Red River Expedition [incomplete]
Place Written
Memphis, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Mentions Generals Andrew Jackson Smith, Joseph Anthony Mower, and Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, among others. Lists details of the campaign. Writes "We marched back to Alexandria... Gen Banks had arrived some days previous and taking command of the entire forces, prepared to move on toward Shreveport. Up to this time the expedition had been entirely successful but after this time I cannot say so much..." Possibly by Lieutenant Colonel William Heath. Written for publication in a newspaper.

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