Monday, August 20, 2007

Red River Story

Notes upon the background of Louisiana's Red River -

- tributaries in N. Mexico.
- Canyon, TX (Panhandle), the Prairie Dog Red River
- border between TX and OK
- loops thru AR
- does not flow through downtown Natchitoches.
- flows through Alexandria.
- meets the Miss R near the line 31 degree parallel.

1861 - 1865 - US Civil War
mnemonic - memory aid

Ft Humbug on the bluffs at the Va Hospital. Union Army tries to capture Spt in waning months of war. Stopped by the CSA at Battle of Mansfield.

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