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The Battle of Fort De Russy, Louisiana, was the first engagement in the Red River Campaign of March–May 1864 in the American Civil War . The Union Army of the Gulf under General Banks aimed to capture Shreveport , state capital and headquarters of the Confederate command, west of the Mississippi River . The operation was spearheaded by General A.J. Smith and Brig. Gen. Joseph Mower , who surpr...