Battle of Georgia Landing
The Battle of Georgia Landing or Battle of Labadieville (October 27, 1862) was fought between a Union Army force led by Brigadier General Godfrey Weitzel and a Confederate States Army force commanded by Brigadier General Alfred Mouton near Labadieville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, during the American Civil War. After a sharp clash, the Union troops compelled Mouton's outnumbered force to retreat.
| Battle of Georgia Landing | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Map of Georgia Landing Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Godfrey Weitzel | Alfred Mouton | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Department of the Gulf | Department of West Louisiana | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000, 2 batteries | 1,392, 2 batteries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 86–97 | 199–229, 1 gun | ||||||
Major General Benjamin F. Butler ordered a three-pronged invasion of the Bayou Lafourche district. Weitzel's force disembarked at Donaldsonville on the Mississippi River and moved south down Bayou Lafourche. After being defeated, Mouton's command withdrew up Bayou Teche. Weitzel and the other Union forces occupied Brashear City (now Morgan City), Thibodaux, and the railroad connecting those towns with New Orleans. The military operation caused many African-American slaves to escape into Union-held areas.