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Patterson in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Battle Of Bisland

 
 
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November 21, 2009
1. Battle Of Bisland Marker
Inscription. April 12-13, 1863. General Nathaniel P. Bank’s Union army attacked Gen. Dick Taylor’s Confederate forces entrenched at Fort Bisland. Confederates repulsed each attack, but post evacuated when Union flanking force landed at Irish Bend.
 
Erected 1981 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1863.
 
Location. 29° 41.867′ N, 91° 22.065′ W. Marker is in Patterson, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. Marker is on U.S. 90, 0.3 miles west of Louisiana Highway 182, on the right when traveling north. Located east of the Calumet bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Patterson LA 70392, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Williams Memorial Airport (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cypress Swamps (approx. 4.6 miles away); Big - Fast - Deadly (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bayou Teche (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bayou Teche (approx. 5.9 miles away); Swamps on the Cusp of Change (approx. 6 miles away); Cypress Trees (approx. 6 miles away); Murphy James Foster (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Patterson.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
 
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