Battle of Monett's Ferry

Battle of Monett's Ferry

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Monett's Ferry


caption=
partof=the American Civil War
date=April 23, 1864
place=Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
result= Union victory
combatant1= flagicon|USA|1863 United States (Union)
combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1863 CSA (Confederacy)
commander1=Nathaniel P. Banks
commander2=Hamilton P. Bee
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=200
casualties2=400

The Battle of Monett's Ferry was fought on April 23, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces. The Union army was led by Nathaniel P. Banks. They crossed a river to attack Confederate forces, and were victorious, forcing the rebels to retreat.

Background

Near the end of the Red River Expedition, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s army evacuated Grand Ecore and retreated to Alexandria, pursued by Confederate forces.

Battle

Banks’s advance party, commanded by Brig. Gen. William H. Emory, encountered Brig. Gen. Hamilton P. Bee’s cavalry division near Monett’s Ferry (Cane River Crossing) on the morning of April 23. Bee had been ordered to dispute Emory’s crossing, and he placed his men so that natural features covered both his flanks. Reluctant to assault the Rebels in their strong position, Emory demonstrated in front of the Confederate lines, while two brigades went in search of another crossing. One brigade found a ford, crossed, and attacked the Rebels in their flank. Bee had to retreat. Banks’s men laid pontoon bridges and, by the next day, had all crossed the river.

Aftermath

The Confederates at Monett’s Ferry missed an opportunity to destroy or capture Banks’s army.

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