Battle of LaFourche Crossing | |||||||
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Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Albert Stickney | James P. Major | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
23rd Connecticut Infantry 176th New York Infantry 26th Massachusetts Infantry 42nd Massachusetts 26th Maine Infantry Regiments Captain Blober's Cavalry 21st Indiana Heavy Artillery 25th New York Light Artillery | District of Western Louisiana | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
838 | 1 Cavalry Brigade | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
48 | 219 |
The Battle of LaFourche Crossing (also spelled Lafourche Crossing) took place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States and fought on June 20–21, 1863, during the American Civil War as part of a campaign known as Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana.