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16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Where was the regiment on
Saturday, October 3, 1863
Where was the regiment on
Saturday, October 3, 1863
MARCH TO CAMP BISLAND
Red pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio at Brashear City (present day Morgan City), Louisiana, where they arrived at noon on September 11, after a seven mile march from Bayou Boeuf.
Purple pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio along the Atchafalaya River at the mouth of Bayou Teche where they arrived on September 25 and camped until the morning of October 3, 1863.
Green pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio at or near Fort Bisland, Louisiana, October 3, 1863.
On this day, the 16th Ohio broke camp and marched about fifteen miles up Bayou Teche to Camp Bisland.
Cpl. Theodore Wolbach, Company E, mentions:
At 6 o'clock a.m. of the 3d we broke camp and marched up the Teche fifteen miles to Camp Brisland.
1863 military map showing the route of the 16th Ohio when it marched from the mouth of Bayou Teche, along the bayou to Fort Bisland, Louisiana, on October 3, 1863. The fort had been taken by Union General Nathaniel Banks in mid-April in the Battle of Fort Bisland.
Modern day map showing the approximate route of the 16th Ohio on its march from the mouth of Bayou Teche to Fort Bisland, near modern day Patterson, Louisiana.
Red pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio at Brashear City (present day Morgan City), Louisiana, where they arrived at noon on September 11, after a seven mile march from Bayou Boeuf.
Purple pin - Approximate location of the campsite of the 16th Ohio along the Atchafalaya River at the mouth of Bayou Teche where they arrived on September 25 and camped until the morning of October 3, 1863.
Green pin - Approximate location of the 16th Ohio at or near Fort Bisland, Louisiana, October 3, 1863.
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