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Red River Campaign
However, Confederate troops under General Richard Taylor confronted the Union forces at Sabine Crossroads, near Mansfield, and defeated them on April 8. Shortly afterward the Union withdrew from the area, though the fleet barely escaped capture by the Confederates and destruction in the rapids. The failure of the Red River…
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However, Confederate troops under General Richard Taylor confronted the Union forces at Sabine Crossroads, near Mansfield, and defeated them on April 8. Shortly afterward the Union withdrew from the area, though the fleet barely escaped capture by the Confederates and destruction in the rapids. The failure of the Red River…
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