Nathaniel P. Banks and David D. Porter embark on the largest army-navy expedition ever conducted west of the Mississippi River in hopes of seizing the vital cotton crop in western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
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Banks Initiates Reconstruction in Louisiana
Nathaniel P. Banks begins the process of reconstructing Louisiana under President Abraham Lincoln’s “Ten Percent Plan” by calling on delegates to form a convention to rewrite the state constitution.
The Red River Plan
The Lincoln administration initiates a third effort to capture eastern Texas, this time using the Red River as an invasion route. But not everyone in the Federal high command agrees with the strategy.
Banks Targets the Texas Coast
Nathaniel P. Banks embarks on a campaign to conquer eastern Texas by seizing control of the Rio Grande River and the Texas coast.
Targeting Eastern Texas Again
Nathaniel P. Banks launches another Federal offensive intended to capture eastern Texas and stop the flow of supplies into the Confederacy via Mexico.
The Battle of Sabine Pass
A Federal army-navy expedition to the Texas-Louisiana border meets with embarrassing defeat by less than 50 Confederates defending Sabine Pass.