Seeing this article in todays paper reminded me of the battle of calcasieu pass... Its good that the development is on the opposite side of the u bend. Heres an excerpt from author Michael dan jones - The setting for the Battle of Calcasieu Pass was in one of the remotest isolated corners of the Confederate States of America. Calcasieu Pass is about two miles up from the mouth of the Calcasieu River where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is in the extreme southwest corner of Louisiana and about 40 miles east of the Sabine River, which is the border with Texas. The pass where the battle was fought is located on a sharp u-shaped bend in the river. The terrain is absolutely flat marshland cut by bayous and dotted with occasional oak groves. It was and still is a paradise for wildlife, teeming with exotic birds, marsh animals and particularly nasty alligators.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 17:37:17 +0000
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