Description: A map of Louisiana and Mississippi showing the area of the Red River Campaign of 1864 during the American Civil War (March 10 to May 22). The map shows major cities and towns, forts, railroads, rivers, and coastline, and includes the route of General Banks from New Orleans west to Brasbear (Brashear, now Morgan City), and the battle sites of Fort de Russy, Alexandria, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Cross Roads, and Mansfield.
Place Names: Civil War, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, Alexandria, Baton Rouge,
ISO Topic Categories: intelligenceMilitary,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
boundaries
Keywords: Red River Expedition, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, major political subdivisions, railroads, Civil War, intelligenceMilitary,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
boundaries, Unknown, 1864
Source: Robert Hall, Harriet Smither, and Clarence Ousley, A History of the United States (Dallas, TX: The Southern Publishing Company, 1920) 367
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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