Sabine Pass | Bayou Fourche | Davis's Cross Roads

We have 3 short battles this week that will lead us right into next week's huge Battle Of Chickamauga. Up first, the September 8th, 1863 Battle of Sabine Pass in Texas was an attempt by the Union to cut off a potential supply route to Mexico after France took control and appointed their own "emperor: there. Jefferson Davis called his one-sided Confederate victory "..the most remarkable in military history" in 1876. Up next, the Battle of Bayou Fourch on September 10th in Arkansas was the final battle in the Little Rock campaign which saw the Union try and take control of the Captiol city of Little Rock. And finally, at the Battle of Davis's Cross Roads on September 10th-11th leads us directly into the Battle Of Chickamauga.You can also listen to this podcast on our YouTube! Head over there and subscribe!youtube.com/@bangdangpodcast