Battle of Pleasant Hill
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The Battle of Pleasant Hill was fought during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War on April 9, 1864, near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, between Union forces led by Nathaniel P. Banks and Confederate forces, the victors of the battle, led by Richard Taylor.
On April 9, Taylor launched an ambitious assault against the newly reinforced Federals at Pleasant Hill and had the upper hand before General Thomas J. Churchill's Arkansas division was flanked on its right and repulsed. The Federals remained demoralized and unconfident in their commander, and continued to retreat to Grand Ecore.
The decisive failure of the Red River Campaign was a rare bit of uplifting news for the Confederacy in a bleak year. Despite the loss of resources (including the mercurial and beloved Tom Green), the failure of this offensive helped to prolong the war by tying down Union resources from other fronts.
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