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| Union troops arrive on Bayou Teche. Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper XVII (7 November 1863) |
Civil War actions are recorded here for Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, and St. Mary Parish.
This list does not presume to be complete.
Please report any errors to the CWRTA.
Some actions are reported more than once because the original source (cited at bottom of list) reported them more than once. In addition, some actions are part of other, usually larger actions included separately on the list.
Military terms used in the list are defined at bottom of list.
- Operations, Berwick Bay, 1-6 November 1862
- Action, Bayou Teche, 3 November 1862
- Affair, Petite Anse Island (now Avery Island), 21-22 November 1862
- Engagement, Steamer CSS Cotton, 14 January 1863
- Engagement, Bayou Teche, 14 January 1863
- Operations, Atchafalaya River, 12-28 February 1863
- Skirmish, Berwick, 13 March 1863
- Skirmish, Brashear City (now Morgan City), 18 March 1863
- Action, Pattersonville (now Patterson), 28 March 1863
- Operations, Western Louisiana, 9 April-14 May 1863
- Campaign, Bayou Teche, 11-20 April 1863
- Skirmish at Pattersonville (now Patterson), 11 April 1863
- Skirmish, McWilliams' Plantation, 12 April 1863
- Engagement, Fort Bisland [Battle of Fort Bisland], 12-13 April 1863
- Engagement, Centreville (now Centerville), 12-13 April 1863
- Engagement, Bethel Place, 12-13 April 1863
- Engagement, Bayou Teche, 12-13 April 1863
- Skirmish, McWilliams' Plantation, 13 April 1863
- Skirmish, Indian Bend (now Charenton), 13 April 1863
- Skirmish, Franklin, 14 April 1863
- Engagement, Irish Bend [Battle of Irish Bend], 14 April 1863
- Skirmish, Jeanerette, 14 April 1863
- Skirmish, Newtown (New Iberia), 16 April 1863
- Expedition from St. Martinsville (now St. Martinville), 17-21 April 1863
- Expedition to Breaux Bridge, 17-21 April 1863
- Expedition to Opelousas, 17-21 April 1863
- Action, Vermilion Bayou [aka Battle of Vermilion Bayou, aka Battle of Pinhook Bridge], 17 April 1863
- Skirmish, Porter's Plantation, 18 April 1863
- Affair, New Iberia, 18 April 1863
- Capture, Butte La Rose, 20 April 1863
- Expedition to Barre Landing (now Port Barre), 21-26 April 1863
- Action, Opelousas, 21 April 1863
- Occupation of Opelousas, 21 April 1863
- Skirmish, Washington, 22 April 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Boeuf, 22 April 1863
- Expedition to Opelousas, 26-29 April 1863
- Expedition to Bayou Boeuf, 29-30 April 1863
- Skirmish, Washington, 1 May 1863
- Skirmish, Pin Hook (Pinhook Bridge area of Lafayette), 10 May 1863
- Operations, Barre Landing (now Port Barre), 21-26 May 1863
- Operations near Berwick, 21-26 May 1863
- Skirmish, Barre Landing (now Port Barre), 22 May 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Courtableau, 22 May 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Teche, 22 May 1863
- Skirmish, Centreville (now Centerville), 25 May 1863
- Skirmish, Franklin, 25 May 1863
- Skirmish, Berwick, 1 June 1863
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 4 June 1863
- Skirmish, Brashear City (now Morgan City), 21 June 1863
- Action, Brashear City (now Morgan City), 23 June 1863
- Capture, Bayou Boeuf, 24 June 1863
- Action, Atchafalaya River, 7 September 1863
- Skirmishes, Atchafalaya River, 8-9 September 1863
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 20 September 1863
- Campaign, Western Louisiana, 3 October-30 November 1863
- Operations, Teche Country, 3 October-30 November 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Teche, 3 October 1863
- Skirmish, New Iberia, 4 October 1863
- Affair, Nelson's Bridge (over Nelson Canal in New Iberia), 4 October 1863
- Skirmishes, Bayou Vermilion, 9-10 October 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 14 October 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 15 October 1863
- Skirmish, Grand Coteau, 16 October 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 18 October, 1863
- Skirmish, Grand Coteau, 19 October 1863
- Reconnaissance, Opelousas, 20 October 1863
- Action, Barre Landing (now Port Barre), 21 October 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Courtableau, 21 October 1863
- Action, Washington, 24 October 1863
- Skirmish, Opelousas, 30 October 1863
- Skirmish, Washington, 31 October 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Courtableau, 2 November 1863
- Skirmish, Buzzard's Prairie, 2 November 1863
- Action, Grand Coteau, 3 November 1863
- Engagement, Bayou Bourbeaux (also spelled Bayou Bourbeau) [Battle of Bayou Bourbeux, aka Battle of Buzzard's Prairie, aka Battle of Carrion Crow Bayou], 3 November 1863
- Action, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 3 November 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 3 November 1863
- Skirmishes, Vermilionville (now Lafayette), 5 November 1863
- Skirmish, Vermilionville (now Lafayette), 8 November 1863
- Action, Vermilion Bayou, 11 November 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 11 November 1863
- Action, Bayou Vermilion, 11 November 1863
- Operations, St. Martinsville (now St. Martinville),12 November 1863
- Skirmish, Carrion Crow Bayou (now Bayou Carencro), 18 November 1863
- Skirmish, Camp Pratt (misspelled Camp Platt), 20 November 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Portage, 23 November 1863
- Skirmish, Grand Lake, 23 November 1863
- Affair, Pratt (misspelled Camp Platt), 25 November 1863
- Skirmish, Bayou Vermilion, 25 November 1863
- Skirmish, Vermilion Bayou, 25 November 1863
- Skirmish, Vermilion Bayou, 30 November 1863
- Affair, St. Martinsville (now St. Martinville), 3 December 1863
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 3-6 February 1864
- Skirmish, Franklin, 22 February 1864
- Advance from Franklin, 14-26 March 1864
- Skirmish, Fort Bisland, 12 April 1864
- Skirmish, Berwick, 26 April 1864
- Affair, Berwick, 1 May 1864
- Skirmishes, Bayou Teche, 6-8 May 1864
- Skirmish, Bayou Boeuf, 7 May 1864
- Expedition to Atchafalaya River, 30 May-5 June 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 1 June 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 21 July 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 27 July 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 28 July 1864
- Affair, Orange Grove (possibly the plantation of this name near New Iberia), 31 July 1864
- Reconnoiter from Berwick, 2 August 1864
- Reconnaissance, Pattersonville (now Patterson), 2 August 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 25 August 1864
- Skirmish, Berwick, 27 August 1864
- Expedition to Grand Lake, 7-11 September 1864
- Expedition to Lake Fausse Point[e], 7-11 September 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 17 September 1864
- Skirmish, Atchafalaya River, 19 September 1864
- Skirmish, Lake Fausse Point[e], 18 November 1864
- Expedition to Atchafalaya River, 16-19 December 1864
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 16-18 January 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 21-22 January 1865
- Expedition to Lake Verret, 30-31 January 1865
- Skirmish, Lake Verret, 30 January 1865
- Expedition to Lake Verret, 10-11 February 1865
- Expedition, Lake Verret, 10-13 February 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 10-11 February 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 20-22 March 1865
- Skirmish, Bayou Teche, 21 March 1865
- Scout, Bayou Boeuf, 24 March 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 25-27 March 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 25-28 March 1865
- Expedition, Indian Bend (now Charenton), 25-27 March 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 2-10 April 1865
- Expedition, Lake Verret, 2-10 April 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 30 April-12 May 1865
- Expedition from Brashear City (now Morgan City), 14-16 May 1865
- Scout, Lake Verret, 23 May 1865
List source: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Company, 1908), pp. 739-743.
Definitions of Military Terms Used in List*
Action: Stresses the idea of active, frequently sharp, offensive and defensive operations. It is brief and partial.
Affair: A small unimportant engagement. An occurrence of comparatively slight consequence. A fight.
Campaign: A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war.
Capture: To seize by force or stratagem.
Engagement: A general encounter, as between entire armies, or a minor encounter, as between subdivisions or outposts. . . .
Expedition: A journey for a specific purpose, as a military or exploring expedition; also, the body of persons making such an excursion.
Occupation: To hold possession of; to utilize an area or place for a purpose.
Operation: A military and/or naval action or mission including movement, supply attack, defense, and all requisite maneuvers.
Reconnaissance: An examination of a territory to gain information of enemy troops, of the terrain, or of resources.
Reconnoiter: See Reconnaissance.
Scout: To reconnoiter. See Reconnaissance.
Skirmish: A light engagement, especially between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter usually incidental to larger movements. A slight fight.
*Excerpted with slight alterations from Allen W. Jones, "Military Events in Louisiana during the Civil War, 1861-1865," Louisiana History II (Summer 1961): 302-303.
