Historical Marker
Springfield - Liberty Road
Easleyville, St. Helena County · Louisiana
Grierson's raid was meant as a feint, and it rode like one. Col. Benjamin Grierson took about 1,700 troopers of the 6th and 7th Illinois and the 2nd Iowa Cavalry out of La Grange, Tennessee, on April 17, 1863, and ended at Baton Rouge in early May after more than 600 miles. His men freed enslaved people along the way. He reported tearing up 50 to 60 miles of railroad and capturing 500 men and 1,000 horses and mules, with three of his own killed. While Confederates chased him, Grant crossed the Mississippi at Bruinsburg unopposed.
Where it stands
30.93105, -90.66950 · Directions
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