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Battle of Sabine Crossroads

Confederate Commander

Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor

Forces Engaged: 8,800 to 9,000

Total Casualties: 1,000

April 8, 1864

DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

Confederate Victory

Also Called the Battle of Mansfield

Part of the Red River Campaign

Confederate Officers

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Maj. Gen. John George Walker

Brig. Gen. Thomas N. Ward

Brig. Gen. Horace Randal

Brig. Gen. William R. Scurry

Brig. Gen. Alfred Mouton

Brig. Gen. Camille de Polignac

Brig. Gen. James Camp Tappan

Brig. Gen. Mosby Monroe Parsons

Brig. Gen. Hamilton P. Bee

Brig. Gen. Xavier Debray

Brig. Gen. Arthur P. Bagby, Jr.

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Confederate Order of Battle

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Confederate Official Records

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Union Commander

Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks

Forces Engaged: 12,000

Killed: 113

Wounded: 581

Captured or Missing: 1,541

Total Casualties: 2,235

Union Officers

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Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin

Brig. Gen. Thomas E. G. Ransom

Brig. Gen. Robert A. Cameron

Brig. Gen. William H. Emory

Brig. Gen. William Dwight

Brig. Gen. James W. McMillan

Brig. Gen.. Cuvier Grover

Brig. Gen. Henry Warner Birge

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Union Order of Battle

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Union Official Records

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