10 21 1863 Skirmishes at Opelousas and Barre’s Landing, LA, with the occupation of Opelousas, LA. by Maj. Gen. William Buel Franklin
[The Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War, Ronald A. Mosoco, James River Publishing, 1994]

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In the Bayou Teche operations, Federal forces under Gen. Franklin occupied Opelousas, La., after fighting there and at Barre’s Landing.

[The Civil War, Day by Day, E. B Long with Barbara Long, Da Capo Press, 1971]

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In the Red River Expedition he [Franklin] commanded the XIX Corps. (20 Aug. ’63 - May ’64) at Sabine Cross Roads, where he was wounded, Pleasant Hill, and Cane River.

[Civil War Dictionary, Mark M. Boatner]