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  1. The Red River campaign, also known as the Red River expedition, [1] was a major Union offensive campaign in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War, which took place from March 10 to May 22, 1864. It was launched through the densely forested gulf coastal plain region between the Red River Valley and central Arkansas towards the ...

  2. The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South to differentiate it from the Red River in the north of the continent, is a major river in the Southern United States. [3] It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. [4] It is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the ...

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    Red River cart, a two-wheeled cart used historically in the area of the Red River of the North Red River Campaign , a series of battles fought in the American Civil War in 1864 Red River Exhibition , annual festival in Canada

  4. Location within Texas. The Battle of North Fork or the Battle of the North Fork of the Red River occurred on September 28, 1872, near McClellan Creek in Gray County, Texas, United States. A monument on that spot marks the site of the battle between the Comanche Indians under Kai-Wotche and Mow-way and a detachment of cavalry and scouts under U ...

  5. The Red River War made the buffalo become nearly extinct! WP:MilHist Assessment [ edit ] This article has a good image, fair length, and some detail, but lacks an infobox.

  6. The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement ), also known as Assiniboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on 300,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi) of land in British North America. This land was granted to Douglas by the Hudson's Bay Company in the Selkirk Concession.

  7. The following is the organization of the Confederate forces engaged in the Red River campaign, during the American Civil War in 1864. Order of battle shows the army organization during the campaign. The Union order of battle is listed separately. [1]

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