Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula
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title:
Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula
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The Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula was a military engagement of the American Civil War that took place September 13–15, 1862 in and around Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The objective of the Union troops was to sabotage the Manchac bridge and to possibly capture Confederate Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson to prevent a reprise attack from the Confederates into New Orleans. Union forces reached the town under fire from Confederate troops and ended up damaging the Manchac railroad
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Action of the American Civil War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_to_Pass_Manchac_and_Ponchatoula
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2023-12-19T15:42:49Z
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