WebAn interesting description of the battle of Mansfield, whose seventy-third anniversary is being observed today, written by the late Mrs. S. G. M. Bannerman, mother of the late Dr. M. M. Bannerman of Grand Cane, and daughter of Henry Moss who owned the plantation on which the famous battle was fought, is given in the following article. Web1 day ago · Five people are vying for the votes of residents across Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse and Warsop. Voters will return to the polls on Thursday, May 4, electing the next mayor alongside 36 new district councillors to represent them until 2027. Labour’s Ladybrook-born Andy Abrahams won the mayoral ...
The Battle of Mansfield – The Civil War Months
WebJul 15, 2013 · Right before the battle the Confederate Governor of Louisiana, Henry Allen, organized ten companies of state cavalry in Shreveport and led them to Mansfield. Allen … WebLike many important battles, the Mansfield-Pleasant Hill engagement was actually a series of encounters taking place over several days. After a two-hour cavalry fight with Union … his room store
Mansfield American Battlefield Trust
WebJoseph King Fenno Mansfield was one of the oldest officers on the field at age 59. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Mansfield graduated from West Point in 1822. A professional soldier, he served in the Army for forty years, … WebJun 20, 2012 · After the battle, Frederick Douglas ... I have a family letter from 1868 describing the role of my Great x2 Grandfather at the battle of Mansfield when “he armed 300 Negroes”(quote from letter) and they fought beside him alone and beat many encampments of the Union soldiers during night raids. WebAfter the Battle of Mansfield, halting the Union advance to the West in Spring of 1864, Forts Randolph and Buhlow were constructed on the Red River at Alexandria by Confederates in order to repel future Union attacks through Northwest Louisiana. Construction, completed by March 1865, was under the command of Cpt. Christopher M. Randolph and supervised by … his roommate