Battle of Calcasieu Pass

Quand

6 mai 1864

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

29.80° N, 93.32° W

Description

1864 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Calcasieu Pass was a minor skirmish fought on May 6, 1864, at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana, during the American Civil War. The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Col. W. H. Griffin and Union Lieutenants Benjamin Loring and C. W. Lamson. In the battle, Confederates fought and captured two Union gunboats and later converted them into blockade runners.

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