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Action of 26–27 April 1864

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ordered away most of the Confederate infantry to fight against Steele. This left Taylor with only 5,200 troops. On April 21, Banks abandoned the campaign and retreated from Grand Ecore. This decision was influenced by an order to return A. J. Smith's troops to Major General
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At Alexandria there was only 3.25 ft (1.0 m) water depth at the double falls, while the gunboats required a depth of 7 ft (2.1 m). The river channel between the falls was only 30 ft (9.1 m) wide in some places. The
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to head downstream from Grand Ecore. The vessel almost immediately went aground. The next day, the ironclad freed itself, proceeded 8 mi (13 km), struck a Confederate mine, and sank in shallow water. Porter sent two pump boats, the
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Meanwhile Banks' army trailed into Alexandria between April 24 and 26. With Banks' army and most of the river fleet ahead of him at Alexandria, it was imperative for Porter to get his last few vessels to safety. Leaving the wreck of the
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on April 12, the expedition fought its way through a Confederate ambush with losses of 2 killed and 19 wounded, plus many gunboats damaged. By April 15, Porter's and T. K. Smith's expedition rejoined Banks' army at Grand Ecore.
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above the falls at Alexandria. Porter ignored this wise counsel and the Union Navy later paid a serious price for it. Porter's gunboats and a Union infantry division under Brigadier General
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but were driven off. Taylor reported that casualties were inflicted on the Union working parties, while the Confederates lost 2 killed and 4 wounded. The attackers belonged to units led by
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On March 18, 1864 A. J. Smith's column occupied Alexandria and was joined by Banks' column a few days later. Despite unseasonably low water in the Red River, Banks ordered an advance on
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lost headway, the Confederate gunners shifted fire to other targets. Porter was able to get the vessel moving again and it managed to limp downstream. The 190 men aboard the
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reached upstream as far as Loggy Bayou on April 10. On that day, Porter and T. K. Smith received news of the Mansfield fiasco and began withdrawing downstream. At the
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grounded again that evening and it took a full day to free her. The ironclad made glacial progress over the next four days. On April 26, the
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The ironclad was blown up, and debris from the premature explosion narrowly missed Porter and the vessel's master,
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ordered Banks to invade Texas using the Red River corridor. The final plan called for Banks was to move up
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was refloated and on April 21, it headed downstream again accompanied by Porter in the tinclad gunboat
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At the end of March 1864, river pilot Wellington W. Withenbury advised Porter not to take the largest
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wanted the United States flag raised over part of Texas to discourage the French-backed regime of
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downstream near Deloach's Bluff. The two vessels had engaged sections of Captain T. D. Nettles'
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On April 14 Porter, worried about the falling water level in the Red River, ordered the
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on April 23, the Union army broke through a trap set by Taylor and reached Alexandria.
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provided covering fire. Taylor reported only 1 wounded and Captain Cornay killed.
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was hit 38 times by artillery rounds and lost 12 killed and 19 wounded. After the
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with 10,000 men and Porter's gunboats advancing up the Red River. Major General
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and naval forces under Porter were retreating from Grand Ecore near
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with Rear Admiral Porter aboard was seriously damaged in the action.
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was disabled, but it managed to escape upstream, towed by the
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managed to get over the falls into deeper water, but the
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sustained 7 casualties. Also on April 27, Porter in the
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Index

American Civil War

Cane River
Red River
31°30′57″N 92°43′20″W / 31.51583°N 92.72222°W / 31.51583; -92.72222
Confederate
Confederate States
United States
Union

David Dixon Porter
Mississippi River Squadron
ironclad
Action of 26–27 April 1864 is located in Louisiana
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Red River campaign
Fort DeRussy
Henderson's Hill
Mansfield
Pleasant Hill
Blair's Landing
Monett's Ferry
26–27 April
Alexandria
Mansura
Yellow Bayou
Arkansas

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