On April 8, 1864, Confederate General Richard Taylor routed a Union force three times his size here, ending the Red River Campaign and saving Confederate control of western Louisiana and East Texas. The battlefield park preserves the terrain where nearly 5,000 men fell in a single afternoon. A visitor center houses battle artifacts, maps, and dioramas.
Quick facts
- ·Battle of Mansfield: April 8, 1864
- ·Largest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi
- ·Confederate victory ended the Union Red River Campaign
- ·Nearly 5,000 combined casualties in one afternoon
- ·Visitor center with dioramas and artifacts
- ·Walking trails with interpretive markers across battlefield
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