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Battle of Fort Bisland (April, 1863), US Civil War

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Brevet Major General Richard Arnold, (USA) (1828 - 1882)
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The Battle of Fort Bisland was fought in the American Civil War between Union Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks against Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor during Banks' operations against the Bayou Teche region in southern Louisiana.