Bailey's Dam
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Bailey's Dam was an improvised Civil War engineering feat on the Red River in Louisiana, built in 1864 to raise water levels and allow trapped Union gunboats to escape during the Red River Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bailey's Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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civil engineering structure ⓘ dam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
David Dixon Porter
NERFINISHED
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Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Union Army engineers ⓘ |
| campaign | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
stone
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sunken barges ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wing dams extending from both banks toward midstream ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Joseph Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | passage of Union gunboats over the raised river created by the dam ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a historic Civil War engineering site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alexandria, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locationRelativeTo | near Alexandria rapids on the Red River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid construction under combat conditions
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saving a large portion of the Union Mississippi Squadron ⓘ |
| operator | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union withdrawal from the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow trapped Union gunboats to escape
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to raise the water level of the Red River ⓘ |
| river | Red River of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a notable feat of improvised military engineering
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enabled the escape of Union gunboats trapped above the Alexandria rapids ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant as an operational dam ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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