Named Entity Results, Natchitoches (Louisiana, United States)

derstand the importance of the great expedition up Red River, it is necessary to review the military situation ed this choice to General Banks. For example, the Red River is only high enough to be navigable by the largesth on the tenth, and proceeded down to the mouth of Red River, where they found an immense fleet of gunboats reat Gordon's Landing, and one ram and one gunboat on Red River. To meet this force, we had collected twenty powerned into the Atchafalaya instead of continuing up Red River. Many were the speculations upon our course as thch other in a very unusual manner. Indeed, though Red River is usually accounted one of the tributaries of theidence to believe that at no great period back the Red River continued its course to the Gulf through the Atchaght marching order. The boats were steamed up the Red River, which proved to be extremely tortuous and difficue, doubtless, in his front about Opelousas. The Red River has not been used for large transports or gunboats

Doc. 131.-Red River expedition. Reports of Admiral Porter. Mississippi Squadron, flag-ship Black Hawk, off Red River, March 2, 1864. sir: I came down here anticipating a move on the part of the army up toward Shreveport; but as the river is lower than it has been known to be for years, I much fear that the combined movement cannot come off without interfering with plans formed by General Grant. General Sherman has gone to New-Orleans to make arrangements with General Banks, andRed River, March 2, 1864. sir: I came down here anticipating a move on the part of the army up toward Shreveport; but as the river is lower than it has been known to be for years, I much fear that the combined movement cannot come off without interfering with plans formed by General Grant. General Sherman has gone to New-Orleans to make arrangements with General Banks, and I am expecting his return every day. In the mean time the gunboats are up the Atchafalaya and Black Rivers, destroying bridges and stores, and endeavoring to destroy eight thousand cattle collected at Sicily Island. The Mississippi River is very quiet, and the rebels retreated into the interior on hearing of the advance of the gunboats. I am, sir, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy,. Washington, D. C.

to report to you that I was about to ascend Red River with a fleet of gunboats, in company with a nth of March I had assembled at the mouth of Red River a large fleet of ironclads, composed of the ith, joined me in transports at the mouth of Red River, and next morning early the gunboats startedto follow them by land, while I proceeded up Red River with all the gunboats and transports. In thship Black Hawk, U. S. Mississippi Squadron, Red River, March 12, 1864. sir: You will proceed at once up the Red River with the vessels I will detail to follow you, and commence removing the obstorder of the twelfth instant, I proceeded up Red River; the La Fayette, Choctaw, Osage, Neosho, Ozatered the river. The army had arrived at Natchitoches, near Grand Ecore, when I got up here, and ne year, 1846, when there was no rise in the Red River, and it may happen again. The rebels are cu All the rivers are full and rising, but the Red River is falling at the rate of two inches a day —[1 more...]