Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Battle of Calhoun's Landing
(The Red River Campaign)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 28, 2019
1. Battle of Calhoun's Landing Marker
At 6:00 PM on April 26, 1864, here, near the junction of Cane and Red Rivers the Confederates set up an artillery battery to intercept Federal gun boats. Two boats were captured. More than 200 people on board the vessels were killed or wounded. Union Admiral David Porter called it "the heaviest fire I ever witnessed."
Erected by The Grant Arts Council in Memory of Ralph Edison Brown.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1864.
Location. 31° 31.529′ N, 92° 43.438′ W. Marker is in Colfax, Louisiana, in Grant Parish. It is on Control House Road near 8th Street (State Highway 158), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Control House Road, Colfax LA 71417, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Famous Burning Well of Colfax (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grant Parish and Town of Colfax (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary E. Graham High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bayou Folk Museum (approx. 11½ miles away); Village of Dry Prong (approx. 12.1 miles away); Verda (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Colfax Riot (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. Located in the Colfax RV Park.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 28, 2019
2. Battle of Calhoun's Landing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2019.
