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Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Red River Campaign, 1864
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:03:48 -0400

Me too. I have developed a great interest in learning more about Rapides
Parish history and that of surrounding parishes.
Carolyn Nichols Owens at


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Subject: [LARAPIDE] Red River Campaign, 1864


> I was just watching The History Channel (TV) and
> on a segment of Real West there was about 10
> minutes of the Red River Campaign of Spring 1864
> (honest!).
>
> While watching it I was a little appalled at how little
> I knew about the campaign except that the Rapides
> courthouse was burned. They mentioned the
> problems the boats had with the rapids and the trouble
> they went through daming up the river to enable them
> to raise the river level enough to get through etc., etc.,
> but there were precious few details.
>
> Can anyone recommend a book (or books) that explains
> the history of the Red River Campaign?
>
> Thanks
>
> Floreda
>

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