Battle of Calcasieu Pass

Battle of Calcasieu Pass
Part of the American Civil War
Date May 6, 1864 Location Cameron, Louisiana[1] 29°47′43.4184″N 93°18′58.13″W / 29.795394000°N 93.3161472°WCoordinates: 29°47′43.4184″N 93°18′58.13″W / 29.795394000°N 93.3161472°W Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Benjamin Loring Lt. C. W. Lamson	Col. W. H. Griffin
Location of the battle within Louisiana

The Battle of Calcasieu Pass was a minor skirmish fought on May 6, 1864, at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana, during the American Civil War.^[1] It resulted in a Confederate victory.

The engagement was between the forces of Confederate Col. W. H. Griffin and Union Lieutenants Benjamin Loring and C. W. Lamson. In the battle, Confederates fought and captured two Union gunboats (Wave and Granite City) and later converted them into blockade runners.

References

1. "Battle of Calcasieu Pass in Cameron, Louisiana". StoppingPoints.com. July 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

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