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The monument to victorious CSA General Richard Taylor was dedicated by
his daughters and the Louisiana UDC. General Richard Taylor was the son
of US President Zachary Taylor and brother-in-law of CSA President
Jefferson Davis. After the war he wrote a book about his exploits which
obviously did not fail to mention his defeat of General Nathaniel P.
Banks' Union invasion force that greatly outnumbered his troops. Taylor
also expressed deep regret in his book that in
a moment of triumph much of his outnumbered command was removed by his
superior Edmond Kirby-Smith to fight elsewhere |
(4-07) The UDC Monument at Mansfield Battlefield is located near the entrance to the driveway from LA Hwy # 175 |
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This is an original Trans-Mississippi Louisiana CSA Cavalry Uniform on
display at the Mansfield Battlefield Museum. Note this is labeled as the
4th or 7th Louisiana Regiment, but the trousers have a blue stripe, not
the expected yellow stripe for cavalry. A note of explanation for the
blue trouser stripe is included in the display |
(4-07) Monuments and Museum at Mansfield Louisiana. Please look at the earlier photo on this website taken from an angle close to this angle and compare the changes |
