Question

Why was the Teche Campaign so destructive?

Union soldiers poisoned the water.


Union soldiers burned warehouses. 30 Points


Confederate soldiers burned cotton


Confederate soldiers destroyed natural levees.

Answer 1

The Bayou Teche Campaign was during the American Civil War, began in 1863, and was a short military campaign . The Confederates wanted to prevent the Union from gaining control over Louisiana. The burning of thousands of large cotton bales in Main Street left a great destruction.

Question: Why was the Teche Campaign so destructive?

Answer: Confederate soldiers burned cotton