Banks turned back short of Shreveport at Mansfield
April 8, 1864, Mansfield, Louisiana.
- Date
- April 8, 1864
- Where
- Mansfield, Louisiana
- What happened
- Other
- Event
- 98 of 174
The Red River campaign aimed to end Confederate use of Shreveport and open an outlet for north Louisiana sugar and cotton. Richard Taylor routed Banks at Sabine Crossroads, taking 20 cannon, 156 wagons and a thousand horses and mules. After a second fight at Pleasant Hill the next day, Banks broke off his offensive and withdrew.
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