Battle of Pleasant Hill
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The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pleasant Hill canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateConfederateStrength | about 12,000 troops ⓘ |
| approximateUnionStrength | about 12,000 troops ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Red River Campaign of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew J. Smith
NERFINISHED
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Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. G. Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | over 1,500 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union retreat to Grand Ecore ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Pleasant Hill Battlefield State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | prevented Union advance to Shreveport and Texas ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate forces under Richard Taylor
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Union Army of the Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Pleasant Hill, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fought one day after the Battle of Mansfield
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involved combined Union army-navy operations on the Red River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red River Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateForce | District of West Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUnionForce |
XIX Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
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XVI Corps (Union Army) detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate strategic victory
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Union tactical success (disputed) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | halted Union Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Union withdrawal from the area ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union repulse of Confederate attacks ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | over 1,000 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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