Battle of Calhoun's Landing - Colfax, LA
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bonsaai
N 31° 31.528 W 092° 43.437
15R E 526207 N 3487872
Roadside marker describing a little-known Naval Battle here.
Waymark Code: WMMY8C
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2014
Views: 7
Text of the Marker:
BATTLE OF CALHOUN'S LANDING
(The Red River Campaign)
At 6:00 PM on April 26, 1864,
here, near the junction of Cane
and Red Rivers the Confederates
set up an artillery battery to
intercept Federal gun boats.
Two boats were captured. More
than 200 people on board the
vessels were killed or wounded.
Union Admiral David Porter
called it "the heaviest fire I
ever witnessed."
Marker Name: Battle of Calhoun's Landing
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Battle (war)
Parish: Grant
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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