CO. D. 77th. IL INF
Enlisted, August 11, 1862, Age 18, Single, Farmer
Mustered In, September 2, 1862, 3 Yrs
DIED MAY 1864 OF WOUNDS PVTD AT MAUSFIELD(sic Mansfield) LA
The Battle of Mansfield, a Confederate victory under General Richard Taylor (son of Zachary Taylor), was fought here on April 8, 1864. This battle turned 42,000 Union troops away from their conquest of the Louisiana Confederate capital, Shreveport, and sent them in retreat to New Orleans. The battle is commemorated at the Mansfield State Historic Site some four miles south of Mansfield off Louisiana Highway 175.
CO. D. 77th. IL INF
Enlisted, August 11, 1862, Age 18, Single, Farmer
Mustered In, September 2, 1862, 3 Yrs
DIED MAY 1864 OF WOUNDS PVTD AT MAUSFIELD(sic Mansfield) LA
The Battle of Mansfield, a Confederate victory under General Richard Taylor (son of Zachary Taylor), was fought here on April 8, 1864. This battle turned 42,000 Union troops away from their conquest of the Louisiana Confederate capital, Shreveport, and sent them in retreat to New Orleans. The battle is commemorated at the Mansfield State Historic Site some four miles south of Mansfield off Louisiana Highway 175.
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