Battle of Laredo

The Battle of Laredo was fought during the American Civil War. Laredo, Texas was a main route to export cotton to Mexico on behalf of the Confederate States. On March 18, 1864, Major Alfred F. Holt led a Union force of about 200 men from Brownsville, Texas, to destroy 5,000 bales of cotton stacked at the San Agustín Plaza. Colonel Santos Benavides commanded 42 Confederate soldiers and repelled three Union attacks at Zacate Creek. Colonel Santos Benavides secured passage of the 5,000 cotton bales into Mexico.[2][3]

Battle of Laredo
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War
Date18 March 1864
Location
Laredo, Texas
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
CSA (Confederacy) United States (Union)
Commanders and leaders
Santos Benavides Alfred F. Holt
Units involved
1st Texas Cavalry Regiment
Strength
42 200
Casualties and losses
0 2 killed [1]

References
  1. Roll of Honor reports of the 1st Texas Cavalry list Corporal Wilson Fensell and Private Peter Purcell of Company F died March 23, and March 24, 1864; both were buried in Brownsville Texas. see .pp.20-21
  2. Handbook of Texas Online; Colonel Santos Benavides (accessed November 25, 2008)
  3. Webb County Heritage Foundation; War on the Rio Grande Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine


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