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On This Day in Confederate History, Oct. 24.
1862: Bayou Lafourche Campaign of 1862: Major Silas Grisamore, quartermaster of the 18th Louisiana Infantry, wrote of the atmosphere at this time along Bayou Lafourche, La., during the Northern invasion: "The terror, destruction, and confusion that reigned here at that time can only be described by those who remained to witness it. The cold North wind blew the tides out, and so lowered the Atchafalaya River that the fleet of gunboats could not enter that stream for several days so that all the Confederate forces had crossed over in safety before their (the Federals) arrival." After crossing the Atchafalaya River, General Mouton began looking for another defensible position on Bayou Teche."
1863: Great Texas Overland Expedition: Brig. Gen. Tom Green with his Texas and Louisiana cavalry continued skirmishing with Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin's divisions of the Army of the Gulf, which was moving very slowly along the Cajun prairie land of Southwest Louisiana. That day, a skirmish occurred at Washington, La., a steamboat town along Bayou Teche.
1864: Maj. Gen. Sterling Price moved his cavalry raiders and a long line of wagons with captured Federal supplies near the Missouri-Kansas border after losing the Battle of Westport, Missouri, the previous day. The Confederates would still have more skirmishes and battles before the campaign ended.
Confederate General History, Oct. 24.
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