Battle of Monett's Ferry

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The Battle of Monett's Ferry was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign, where Union forces successfully forced a crossing and escape from a Confederate blocking position.

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Battle of Monett's Ferry canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cane River Crossing ⓘ
associatedWith Cane River National Heritage Area ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective secure Union retreat from the Red River valley ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Hamilton P. Bee ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
Richard Taylor ⓘ
William H. Emory ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date April 23, 1864 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy continued Union retreat toward Alexandria, Louisiana ⓘ
front Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
involves Cane River Union forces ⓘ
Confederate cavalry ⓘ
XIX Corps (Union) ⓘ
location Louisiana ⓘ
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Natchitoches Parish
militaryBranch Confederate artillery ⓘ
Confederate cavalry ⓘ
Union cavalry ⓘ
Union infantry ⓘ
notableFor critical role in Union withdrawal from the Red River Campaign ⓘ
use of flanking maneuver to bypass strong defensive position ⓘ
outcome Union army escaped Confederate attempt to trap it ⓘ
Union forces forced a crossing of Cane River ⓘ
partOf Red River Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign
precededBy Battle of Mansfield ⓘ
Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
region American South ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Cane River ⓘ
significance contributed to the failure of Confederate efforts to trap Union forces during the Red River Campaign ⓘ
helped prevent the destruction or capture of Banks's army ⓘ
state Louisiana ⓘ
strategicObjective enable Union army to escape Confederate blocking position ⓘ
tacticalResult Confederate blocking force outflanked ⓘ
Confederate position abandoned ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
typeOfEngagement rear-guard action ⓘ
river crossing operation ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Red River Campaign (participation) → notableBattle → Battle of Monett's Ferry ⓘ
Red River campaign → battle → Battle of Monett's Ferry ⓘ