Battle of Bayou Bourbeux
Part of the American Civil War
Date November 3, 1863 Location St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Strength
1625	6000
Casualties and losses
26 dead	42 dead

The Battle of Bayou Bourbeux also known as the Battle of Grand Coteau was fought in Southwestern Louisiana, west of the town of Grand Coteau, Louisiana during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common St Landry Parish (Paroisse de Saint-Landry is a Parish located in the U During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Grand Coteau is a Town in St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Green and Union Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Thomas “Tom” Green ( June 8, 1814 &ndash April 12, 1864) was a Texas landowner politician and soldier who served as a Brigadier The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stephen Gano Burbridge ( August 19, 1831 &ndash December 2, 1894) also known as "Butcher" Burbridge or the "Butcher of Kentucky

Battle

Under orders from Major General Richard Taylor, Green launched the attack on the Union camp after receiving three infantry regiments on November 2. Richard Taylor ( January 27 1826 &ndash April 12 1879) was a Confederate General in the American Civil War. These regiments were led by Colonel Oran M. Roberts. Oran Milo Roberts ( July 9, 1815 May 19, 1898) was 17th Governor of Texas from January 21, 1879 to January

Lieutenant William Marland of the 2nd Massachusetts Battery, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during this battle. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.

References

• The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series 1, Volume 26 (Part I). United States War Department, 1889, Government Printing Office. See Official Records of the American Civil War. The Official Records of the American Civil War or often more simply the Official Records or ORs, constitute the most extensive collection of Primary sources
• Colonel Oran M. Roberts Report, Battle of Bayou Bourbeux, November 3, 1863, Louisiana History, edited by Alwyn Barr, VI, No 1 (Spring 1965), pp 83-91
• The Civil War in Louisiana, John D. Winters, 1979, LSU Press, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0
• Yankee Autumn In Acadiana

External links

• Map via Wikimapia.org
• Lithograph of "Battle of Grand Coteau, La., November 3rd, furious attack on the Sixtieth Indiana, Colonel Owen, Frank Leslie, Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, University of South Florida. Yankee Autumn in Acadiana (1979 is a narrative by David C Edmonds of the invasion of south-western Louisiana by Union troops led by Major General Nathaniel Frank Leslie (1821-1880 was an English-born American engraver, Illustrator, and publisher of family periodicals
• Personal narrative from State Journal correspondent, November 9, 1863, Wisconsin Historical Society

Coordinates: 30°24′45″N 92°5′23″W / 30.4125, -92.08972

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