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 [|google]  **__//Pleasant Hill//__** = **by lauren gerlach**  = = **alex sorce ** =

 
==== 6. 2 paragraphs on the battle: The commander of the confederate forces, Richard Taylor, decided that he wanted to stop the Union Drive. He did this with out permission from his commander General. E. Kirby smith. Taylor won the battle at Mansfield on April 8th. Banks retreated from the battlefield to Pleasant Hill, but he knew that the fighting would continue the next day. Then Taylor’s forced marched up to Pleasant Hill to finish off the Union force. ====


==== They rested for a while and then attacked at 5:00. He planned on sending troops up to the front to attack while he moved in to the left flank and moved his cavalry in to the right flank to block the escape route. The flank they did on the left side worked and made them try to escape to safety. Pleasant Hill was the last major battle referring to men involved. Even though Banks won; he retreated trying to get his army out of Louisiana before any other greater calamity happened. ==== ==== 7. Some major strategic moves and turning points wereTaylor’s forces used very strategical moves by flanking at them to the right. That made them retreat. 8. The outcome of the battle was that the Union won. By making the District of west Louisiana retreat. 9. There is an estimated 3,100 casualties total: 1,100 for US. And 2,000 for CS 10. The impact was this battle made Banks forget about his objective of capturing Shrevepo ====