Battle of Irish Bend | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
![]() Sketch of the battle for Harper’s Weekly | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nathaniel P. Banks Cuvier Grover | Richard Taylor | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
XIX Corps | Army of Western Louisiana | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
353 [1] | Unknown |
The Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin, took place during the American Civil War. It was fought between Union Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks against Confederate Major General Richard Taylor during Banks's operations against the Bayou Teche region near Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in southern Louisiana.
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