Could this be a reference to battle at Hadnot Plantation?

ALEXANDRIA, LA.,
April 26, to May 13, 1864.

Alexandria, La., April 26, to May 13, 1864. Portions of the
13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 19th Army Corps; Banks' Red River
Expedition. Alexandria, on the Red river, had a population of
about 600. The forces of Gen. Banks reached that point and
camped there in line of battle on April 26. They remained
there until May 13, getting gunboats of Admiral Porter's
Mississippi river squadron from above the falls, where they
had been caught by low water, to the navigable channel below.
The last gunboat passed the falls on May 12, and the next day
the town was evacuated and burned. No authoritative statement
as to the origin of the fire has ever been made. During this
period there was almost constant skirmishing in the vicinity
of Alexandria, between Banks' army and the Confederate forces
under Gen. Dick Taylor. On May 1, a Federal force attacked
Gen. Liddell above Pineville, but was repulsed with severe
loss in killed and prisoners. The force in Alexandria had
been increased by a brigade from Matagorda under Gen.
McClernand, and members of it were among prisoners taken by
Liddell. Gen. Steele (Confederate) attacked the Federals on
the Rapides road and forced their pickets back to within 3
miles of Alexandria. On the evening of the 3d, on the Bayou
Robert road, Federals were attacked and driven back beyond the
Gov. Moore plantation. That night near David's ferry, the
transport Covington, bringing the 120th Ohio up the river, was
captured by Gen. Major. More than 270 prisoners were taken,
among them all the regimental field officers, and many were
killed and wounded. The boat was sunk across the channel of
the river. A Federal gunboat and another transport were
damaged in this encounter. At this time the Federals still
had nine gunboats above the falls as a part of a dam to
deepen the channel. During the night of the 4th and 5th, the
Federal gunboats Signal and Covington, each mounting 8 guns,
and a transport were attacked near Fort Russy by Major's
division, consisting of Hardeman's and Lane's cavalry brigades
and West's battery. One gunboat and the transport were
captured and the other gunboat was blown up to prevent its
capture. Major sunk the captured vessels across the channel.
The Confederates raised the guns of one boat and planned to
get close to the other. At daybreak on the 5th an attack was
made on the Confederate advance on the Rapides road 4 miles
from Alexandria by 3,000 to 4,000 infantry and two batteries.
Steele, with Carter's and Parson's cavalry and Moseley's
battery, contested every inch of the ground, but by 5:30 had
retreated 5 miles, when the attack was abandoned and Steele
retired toward Alexandria. Federal losses not reported.
Confederate loss about 50 killed and wounded. On the same day
at Chambers, on the Bayou Robert road, 11 miles from
Alexandria, fighting began at dawn and was continued hotly for
several hours, when the Federals retreated toward Alexandria.
The Confederate force engaged was Bee's division, consisting
of Bagby's, Debray's and Vincent's cavalry brigades, with
Nettles' and Benton's batteries. Next morning Confederates
attacked the Federals near Lamaurie bridge and drove their
rear-guard to Gov. Moore's lower plantation. On the 6th and
7th there was brisk skirmishing on the Rapides road and hard
fighting on the Robert and Boeuf roads. On the Boeuf the
Lamaurie separated the two forces. After heavy cannonading
for some hours, the Federals advanced on General Polignac's
Confederate line, throwing both flanks into confusion. Then,
before a charge by Bagby's men they retreated back across the
river. Members of the 17th-corps fell into the hands of the
enemy. For sixteen successive days the Federals had kept the
Confederates busy around Alexandria, while the Union fleet was
being gotten over the falls.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 5