Battle of Bayou Bourbeux

Battle of Bayou Bourbeux
Part of the American Civil War
Attack on the Sixtieth Indiana. Frank Leslie, artist
Date November 3, 1863 Location St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Coordinates: 30°24′45″N 92°5′23″W / 30.41250°N 92.08972°W Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Stephen G. Burbridge	Thomas Green
Strength
1,625	6,000
Casualties and losses
26 dead	42 dead

The Battle of Bayou Bourbeux also known as the Battle of Grand Coteau, Battle of Boggy Creek^[1] or the Battle of Carrion Crow Bayou (Carrion Crow is the Cajun French word for buzzard), which is present day Carencro Bayou, was fought in southwestern Louisiana west of the town of Grand Coteau, during the American Civil War.

The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Green and Union Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge.^[2]

Battle

Under orders from Major General Richard Taylor, Green launched the attack on the Union camp after receiving three infantry regiments on November 2. These regiments were led by Colonel Oran M. Roberts.

Lieutenant William Marland of the 2nd Massachusetts Battery earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during this battle.

Notes

1. Blessington, Joseph Palmer (1875). The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division. p. 139. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. "Report of Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Division, of engagement at Bayou Bourbeau". Ohio State University. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

References

• The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series 1, Volume 26 (Part I). United States War Department, 1889, Government Printing Office. See Official Records of the American Civil War.
• Colonel Oran M. Roberts Report, Battle of Bayou Bourbeux, November 3, 1863, Louisiana History, edited by Alwyn Barr, VI, No 1 (Spring 1965), pp 83–91
• The Civil War in Louisiana, John D. Winters, 1963, LSU Press, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0
• Yankee Autumn In Acadiana

External links

• Confederate Mass Grave Historical Marker
• Lithograph of "Battle of Grand Coteau, La., November 3rd, furious attack on the Sixtieth Indiana, Colonel Owen, Frank Leslie, Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, University of South Florida.
• Personal narrative from State Journal correspondent, November 9, 1863, Wisconsin Historical Society