Battle of Goodrich's Landing

Battle of Goodrich's Landing
Part of the American Civil War
DateJune 29, 1863 (1863-06-29) – June 30, 1863 (1863-06-30)
Location
Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Alfred W. Ellet William H. Parsons
Units involved
Mississippi Marine Brigade
1st Arkansas Volunteers
10th Louisiana Volunteers
12th Texas Cavalry
19th Texas Cavalry
15th Louisiana Cavalry
Cameron's Louisiana Battery
Ralston’s Mississippi Battery
Casualties and losses
120 unknown

The Battle of Goodrich's Landing, Louisiana, was fought on June 29 and June 30, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Confederates attacked several Union regiments, who were composed mostly of black soldiers, in an attempt to disrupt the campaign at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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