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Bailey’s Dam 1864
Learn about Louisiana’s Past through Archaeology
Bailey’s Dam
Destruction of the Union transport John Warner, Red River 1864
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Building Bailey’s Dam, Alexandria, 1864
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Timeline of events in Louisiana and the United States 1860-1867
A.D. 1860 A.D. 1861 A.D. 1862 A.D. 1863 A.D. 1864 A.D. 1865 A.D. 1866
Louisiana secedesJan 1861
Louisiana joins ConfederacyMarch 1861
Union occupiesNew OrleansApril 1862
Union takesBaton Rouge
May 1862
Port Hudson surrendersJuly 1863
Union usesAfrican-American troops
at Port Hudson
EmancipationProclamation
Jan 1863
Red River CampaignMarch 1864
Union takes Alexandria March1864
Ft. Sumter attackedApril 1861Civil War!
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Nov 1860
Lee surrenders April 1865
Last Confederate army surrenders June 1865
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Tennessee 1st Confederate State
readmitted to UnionJuly 1866
Reconstruction in LouisianaMarch 1865
Black = LouisianaRed = Other Events
Bailey’s DamThe Red River Campaign – March 10 to May 22, 1864
Union forces cross the Cane River, March 1864
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Union boats on the Red River at Alexandria, 1864
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IroncladTransport Steamer convertedto transport
Bailey’s DamThe Red River Campaign – March 10 to May 22, 1864
Union Officers Major General Nathaniel Banks - Army Rear Admiral David Porter - Navy Lt. Colonel Joseph Bailey - Army Engineer
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Confederate Officer Major General Richard Taylor
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Map of the Red River Campaign, 1864
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Confederate attack on Union boats in Red River, 1864
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Sketch of the Red River and Dams, 1864
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Building Bailey’s Dam, Alexandria, 1864
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Union fleet passing through Bailey’s Dam, May 1864
Colorized version of image from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 16, 1864
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Aerial view of Bailey’s Dam at low water, 1984
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Bailey’s Dam at low water in the Red River, 1984
Photographs by Coastal Environments, Inc.
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Section of a tree dam from Bailey’s Dam site, 1984
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Map of tree dam excavation, Unit 1 Trench, 1984
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Archaeologists excavating trench unit at Bailey’s Dam, 1984
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Close-up of Unit 1 Trench, 1984
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Section of a crib dam from Bailey’s Dam site, 1984
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A.T. Mahan, US Navy, 1883
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Map of Units 2 and 3
Wall profile of Unit 3
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Unit 3 Crib Dam
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North Arrows
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Wood from Bailey’s Dam
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Metal artifacts from Bailey’s Dam
Iron Hinges
Iron Spike
Iron Fragment
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Wine bottle piece from Bailey’s Dam
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Ceramic artifacts from Bailey’s Dam
Cup Fragments
Plate Fragment
Plate Design
Brick artifact from Bailey’s Dam
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Maker’s Mark
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Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site, Pineville
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Porter’s fleet passing the dam at Alexandria, 1864
Colorized version of image from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War, c1894. Courtesy of the Library of Congress LC-USZ62-39604
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Bailey’s Dam Interactive Website and Virtual Bookhttp://www.crt.la.gov/archaeology/ (select Discover Archaeology)
War in Louisiana http://www.knowla.org/entry/536/&view=summary
Harper’s Weekly Civil War Papers http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-1865.htm
The Red River Campaignhttp://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/mansfield/mansfield-history-articles/redriverjoiner.html
KnowLA.orghttp://www.knowla.org/entry/777/&view=summary
Information on Bailey’s Dam
Bailey’s Dam 1864
This presentation is one in a series of modules about Louisiana archaeology. Each module has a PowerPoint presentation and associated student activities. The series is called “Learn about Louisiana’s Past through
Archaeology.”
This presentation is intended for educational use. Please use image credits where provided.
Please visit the Division of Archaeology website for additional teaching materials and educational resources at: http://www.crt.la.gov/archaeology/ (select Discover Archaeology).
Presented by:Louisiana Division of Archaeology
Office of Cultural DevelopmentDepartment of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Office of the Lieutenant GovernorBaton Rouge, Louisiana
This project was made possible through the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of implementing the Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Hurricane Katrina recovery.
© Louisiana Division of Archaeology 2015