Comments on: The Battle at Bayou Cache and Historical Interpretation http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/ The American Experience in the Classroom Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: C. King http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13705 C. King Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:54:07 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13705 Hello...just a few quick lines....some years ago I was fortunate enough to acquire a CS flag upon which was penned, "taken at the battle of Round Hill, Ark by the llth Wisconsin Infantry. I looked the battle up in a little book I had at the time,..sort of a dictionary of the war, and found the various names for the battle, and some reference to two Texas Cav. outfits...the flag is cavalry size, so I tried to find out which cav units participate, and the book gave me either the 12th and 14 Texas Cav, or the 11th and 12 th....do you have any information on these units(assuming my info is correct) I'd like to know from whom the flag was taken. Good luck with your research...Chuck King Hello…just a few quick lines….some years ago I was fortunate enough to acquire a CS flag upon which was penned, “taken at the battle of Round Hill, Ark by the llth Wisconsin Infantry. I looked the battle up in a little book I had at the time,..sort of a dictionary of the war, and found the various names for the battle, and some reference to two Texas Cav. outfits…the flag is cavalry size, so I tried to find out which cav units participate, and the book gave me either the 12th and 14 Texas Cav, or the 11th and 12 th….do you have any information on these units(assuming my info is correct) I’d like to know from whom the flag was taken. Good luck with your research…Chuck King

]]> By: Chris http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13558 Chris Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:32:59 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13558 I do not, but I did not pay attention to that. I will look through some of the letters again as I seem recall at least one Union soldier mention something about the burial of the dead Confederates. I do not, but I did not pay attention to that. I will look through some of the letters again as I seem recall at least one Union soldier mention something about the burial of the dead Confederates.

]]> By: HL Hanna http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13554 HL Hanna Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:08:38 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13554 Please use this e-mail. Please use this e-mail.

]]> By: HL Hanna http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13549 HL Hanna Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:04 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13549 I am doing research on the battle for an archaeological field survey in the spring, when the high water goes down, in order to register a site form with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey in order to give some protection to the battlefield. The information that I have been ferreting out doesn't jibe with the OR in regards to Confederate casualties, which seem too high, and the intensity of the action. One of the goals we have for the survey is to find the site of the Confederate burials in order to find the truth of this matter. Do you know of any sources, other than the OR, which mentions the locations of mass graves? I am doing research on the battle for an archaeological field survey in the spring, when the high water goes down, in order to register a site form with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey in order to give some protection to the battlefield.
The information that I have been ferreting out doesn’t jibe with the OR in regards to Confederate casualties, which seem too high, and the intensity of the action. One of the goals we have for the survey is to find the site of the Confederate burials in order to find the truth of this matter.
Do you know of any sources, other than the OR, which mentions the locations of mass graves?

]]> By: Chris http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13475 Chris Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:53 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13475 John, yes he does. And what I beleive is that the piece was lost and recovered twice, once by the 11th Wisconsin very earlier on, and later by the 33rd. Chris John, yes he does. And what I beleive is that the piece was lost and recovered twice, once by the 11th Wisconsin very earlier on, and later by the 33rd.

Chris

]]> By: John http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13473 John Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:56 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13473 I have been reading "from a Soldieer's Jornal" by Albert O. Marshall. He was an infantryman in Comapny A of the 33rd Illinois. He recounsts his experience in the battle of Cache River in Chapter VI. He recounts the recovery of the artillery piece (Pg 123) referred to by Mr. Mark Simpson in his post. I have been reading “from a Soldieer’s Jornal” by Albert O. Marshall. He was an infantryman in Comapny A of the 33rd Illinois. He recounsts his experience in the battle of Cache River in Chapter VI. He recounts the recovery of the artillery piece (Pg 123) referred to by Mr. Mark Simpson in his post.

]]> By: Jack S. Caperton http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-13007 Jack S. Caperton Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:02:19 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-13007 I am a desendant of the Shelton listed in this battle and possibly more of them. Our farm is in this area and when it rains you can see trenches that were dug during that time frame. There was some info handed down about a armored boat was sunk in what now is nothing but a creek at best that runs to the Cache River. Our land in next to the Black Swamp. My sister has many family papers and is looking to see if we may have something on this. We have found a cannon ball on our land too. I am a desendant of the Shelton listed in this battle and possibly more of them. Our farm is in this area and when it rains you can see trenches that were dug during that time frame. There was some info handed down about a armored boat was sunk in what now is nothing but a creek at best that runs to the Cache River. Our land in next to the Black Swamp. My sister has many family papers and is looking to see if we may have something on this. We have found a cannon ball on our land too.

]]> By: Chris http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-6703 Chris Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-6703 rsb please contact me would love to hear more about it... Chris rsb please contact me would love to hear more about it…
Chris

]]> By: rsb http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-6701 rsb Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:34:35 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-6701 My Great grandpa was in Co B of the 11th. I travelled to Cotton Plant last summer to view the battlefield and stumbled across a local historical magazine with a more local flair to the battle. I talked to local land owner who had a relative who was in it. He pointed out locations to me. Today the area is mostly a big soybean field. My Great grandpa was in Co B of the 11th. I travelled to Cotton Plant last summer to view the battlefield and stumbled across a local historical magazine with a more local flair to the battle. I talked to local land owner who had a relative who was in it. He pointed out locations to me. Today the area is mostly a big soybean field.

]]> By: 11th Wisconsin Civil War Regiment » Historical Interpretation and the Battle at Bayou Cache, Ark., 1862, Part II http://www.blog4history.com/2006/05/the-battle-at-bayou-cache-and-historical-interpretation/comment-page-1/#comment-4467 11th Wisconsin Civil War Regiment » Historical Interpretation and the Battle at Bayou Cache, Ark., 1862, Part II Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:47:56 +0000 http://www.blog4history.com/?p=47#comment-4467 [...] For background information leading up to this battle please see: The Battle at Bayou Cache and Historical Interpretation, Part I and Arkansas 1862: “ …more Justice, and less Mercy.” [...] [...] For background information leading up to this battle please see: The Battle at Bayou Cache and Historical Interpretation, Part I and Arkansas 1862: “ …more Justice, and less Mercy.” [...]

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