Bailey’s Dam 1864

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Destruction of the Union transport John Warner, Red River 1864

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Timeline of events in Louisiana and the United States 1860-1867

A.D. 1860 A.D. 1861 A.D. 1862 A.D. 1863 A.D. 1864 A.D. 1865 A.D. 1866

Louisiana secedesJan 1861

Louisiana joins ConfederacyMarch 1861

Union occupiesNew OrleansApril 1862

Union takesBaton Rouge

May 1862

Port Hudson surrendersJuly 1863

Union usesAfrican-American troops

at Port Hudson

EmancipationProclamation

Jan 1863

Red River CampaignMarch 1864

Union takes Alexandria March1864

Ft. Sumter attackedApril 1861Civil War!

Abraham Lincoln elected president

Nov 1860

Lee surrenders April 1865

Last Confederate army surrenders June 1865

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Tennessee 1st Confederate State

readmitted to UnionJuly 1866

Reconstruction in LouisianaMarch 1865

Black = LouisianaRed = Other Events

Bailey’s DamThe Red River Campaign – March 10 to May 22, 1864

Union forces cross the Cane River, March 1864

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Union boats on the Red River at Alexandria, 1864

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Union Officers Major General Nathaniel Banks - Army Rear Admiral David Porter - Navy Lt. Colonel Joseph Bailey - Army Engineer

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Map of the Red River Campaign, 1864

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Confederate attack on Union boats in Red River, 1864

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Union fleet passing through Bailey’s Dam, May 1864

Colorized version of image from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 16, 1864

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Aerial view of Bailey’s Dam at low water, 1984

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Bailey’s Dam at low water in the Red River, 1984

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Section of a tree dam from Bailey’s Dam site, 1984

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Map of tree dam excavation, Unit 1 Trench, 1984

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Archaeologists excavating trench unit at Bailey’s Dam, 1984

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Section of a crib dam from Bailey’s Dam site, 1984

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Wood from Bailey’s Dam

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Metal artifacts from Bailey’s Dam

Iron Hinges

Iron Spike

Iron Fragment

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Wine bottle piece from Bailey’s Dam

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Ceramic artifacts from Bailey’s Dam

Cup Fragments

Plate Fragment

Plate Design

Brick artifact from Bailey’s Dam

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Maker’s Mark

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Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site, Pineville

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Porter’s fleet passing the dam at Alexandria, 1864

Colorized version of image from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War, c1894. Courtesy of the Library of Congress LC-USZ62-39604

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Bailey’s Dam Interactive Website and Virtual Bookhttp://www.crt.la.gov/archaeology/ (select Discover Archaeology)

War in Louisiana http://www.knowla.org/entry/536/&view=summary

Harper’s Weekly Civil War Papers http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-1865.htm

The Red River Campaignhttp://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/mansfield/mansfield-history-articles/redriverjoiner.html

KnowLA.orghttp://www.knowla.org/entry/777/&view=summary

Information on Bailey’s Dam

Bailey’s Dam 1864

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Archaeology.”

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Please visit the Division of Archaeology website for additional teaching materials and educational resources at: http://www.crt.la.gov/archaeology/ (select Discover Archaeology).

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Office of the Lieutenant GovernorBaton Rouge, Louisiana

This project was made possible through the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of implementing the Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Hurricane Katrina recovery.

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