Battle of Vermilion Bayou

Battle of Vermilion Bayou
Part of the American Civil War
DateApril 17, 1863 (1863-04-17)
Location
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks Richard Taylor
Units involved

XIX Corps CONNECTICUT-- 13th, 24th and 25th Infantry. LOUISIANA-- 1st Cavalry (Co. "F"). MAINE-- 22d and 26th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS-- 2d Battery Light Arty.; 52d Infantry. NEW YORK-- 6th, 91st, 131st and 156th Infantry. UNITED STATES--Battery "L" 1st Arty., Battery "C" 2d Arty.</ref>

[1]		 Army of Western Louisiana
Casualties and losses
unknown, 91st NY Infantry "2 enlisted men wounded" unknown

The Battle of Vermilion Bayou or Battle of Pinhook Bridge[2] was fought on April 17, 1863,[3][4] the third battle in a series of running battles between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Confederate Major General Richard Taylor. The battle was fought after both the Battle of Fort Bisland and the Battle of Irish Bend. On October 9, 1863 a skirmish with Confederate & Federal cavalry occurred at the same location.[5]

  1. ^ "NPS Louisiana Civil War Battles". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Bayou Vermilion Marker". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Vermilion Bayou". National Park Service. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Report of Colonel Nicholas W. Day, 131st New York Infantry". United States War Department, Ohio State University. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Report of Brigadier General Stone, 13th Army Corps". United States War Department, Ohio State University. Retrieved 18 April 2016.