Army of the Gulf
Army · United States · February 23, 1862 – August 1, 1865
The Union army of the Department of the Gulf under Benjamin Butler and Nathaniel Banks; it held New Orleans and took Port Hudson.
Recorded for American Civil War.
Engagements 4
- Capture of New Orleans April 25, 1862
- Siege of Port Hudson May 22 – July 9, 1863
- Red River Campaign March 10 – May 22, 1864
- Battle of Mansfield April 8, 1864
Movements
| March 20, 1862 – April 16, 1862 | Butler's troops gather on Ship Island | map |
| May 1, 1862 | Occupies New Orleans (Capture of New Orleans) | map |
| May 2, 1862 – March 10, 1863 | Holds New Orleans | map |
| March 14, 1863 | Feints at Port Hudson while Farragut runs the batteries | map |
| April 12, 1863 | Bayou Teche campaign: Fort Bisland | map |
| May 7, 1863 | Reaches Alexandria | map |
| May 22, 1863 – July 9, 1863 | Siege of Port Hudson (Siege of Port Hudson) | map |
| July 15, 1863 – March 9, 1864 | New Orleans and Baton Rouge (approximate) | map |
| March 25, 1864 | Red River Campaign: Alexandria (Red River Campaign) | map |
| April 8, 1864 | Routed at Mansfield (Battle of Mansfield) | map |
| April 9, 1864 | Holds at Pleasant Hill, then retreats | map |
| April 26, 1864 – May 13, 1864 | Alexandria: waits while Bailey's dam frees the fleet (Red River Campaign) | map |
| May 20, 1864 | Crosses the Atchafalaya at Simmesport | map |
| May 26, 1864 – March 17, 1865 | Morganza and New Orleans (approximate) | map |
| April 2, 1865 – April 9, 1865 | Sieges of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley | map |
| April 12, 1865 – August 1, 1865 | Occupies Mobile | map |