Cameron in Cameron Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Battle of Calcasieu Pass

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020

1. Battle of Calcasieu Pass Marker

Inscription.
Near this spot Confederate soldiers under the command of Col. W.H. Griffin captured the Union gunboats Wave and Granite City in the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, Cameron, Louisiana, on May 6, 1864. These gallant men died for their cause:

Union
Quartermaster John W. Tinball
Seaman Joseph Johnson
Ensign Henry Jackson
Ensign S. R. Tyrrel
Seaman John Scott
Quartermaster John Jacobs
Ord. Seaman William Hayden
Ensign A. H. Berry

Confederate
Private William Kneip
Cpl. Ferdinand Fahrenthold
Pvt. John Lynch
Pvt. Henry Foestermann
Pvt. Aaron Russel
Pvt. J.D. Lancaster
Sgt. R. M. Jones
Pvt. A. Sprinkle
Pvt. W. A. Jackson
Pvt. P. Whittenberg
Pvt. M. Yvarro
Pvt. Jackson J. Risinger
Sgt. William Ingle
Pvt. William Guhre

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 6, 1864.

Location. 29° 47.902′ N, 93° 19.504′ W. Memorial is in Cameron, Louisiana, in Cameron Parish. It is on Smith Circle (Parish Highway 3152) 0.3 miles north of Marshall Street (State Highway 27), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 119 Smith Circle, Cameron LA 70631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cameron Parish War Dead (here, next to this marker); Hurricane Rita (a few steps from this marker).

More about this memorial. Located on the grounds of the Cameron Parish Courthouse.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020

2. Battle of Calcasieu Pass Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 828 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.