Skirmish at Richmond
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kwashnak
N 32° 22.947 W 091° 12.472
15S E 668582 N 3584240
Richmond was a community outside of Tallulah, Louisiana which was destroyed during the Civil War. A pair of markers note the site and events. Hwy 603, Tallulah. 0.7 mi south of I20 underpass.
Waymark Code: WMDBRA
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2011
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Col. T.W. Bennett's task force, which had been sent to reconnoiter the route from Milliken's Bend to New Carthage, reached this point at 2:00 P.M. on March 31, 1863. If the Federals were to occupy Richmond, they would first have to cross Roundaway Bayou. Troopers from Maj. I.J. Harrison's 15th Louisiana Cavalry held the town. Bennett called for his engineers to man their yawls. As soon as the small boats were launched, a number of infantry boarded. Supported by the fire of their comrades, the Federals established a bridgehead on the opposite side of the bayou. After a shark skirmish, the Federals scattered Harrison's Confederates and occupied Richmond.
At this point three days later the Union engineers built a bridge 200 feet long across Roundaway Bayou. Materials for the bridge were obtained by tearing down a number of log houses in Richmond.
The marker is part of the Grant's March Trail in Louisiana.
Marker Name: Skirmish at Richmond
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Battle (war)
Parish: Madison
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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