Editing Morgan City, Louisiana (section)

===Capture of Brashear City===
During the [[American Civil War]], the Star Fort of Fort Brashear was the larger of two works erected by the [[Union Army]] occupying the city to defend a Federal military depot and the town. During the [[Bayou Teche Campaign]], on the night of June 22, 1863, 325 [[Confederate States Army|Confederates]] of Gen. [[Alfred Mouton|A. A. Mouton]]'s command, led by Major [[Sherod Hunter]], landed their skiffs and flats in the rear of the town. Attacking the next day, they surprised and captured the city, taking 1,300 Union prisoners, 11 heavy siege guns, 2,500 stands of rifles, immense quantities of quartermaster, commissary and ordnance stores. They also captured 2,000 African Americans, between 200 and 300 wagons and tents, all while suffering losses of only three killed, 18 wounded.<ref>L. Boyd Finch, "Surprise at Brashear City: Sherod Hunter’s Sugar Cooler Cavalry," ''Louisiana History'', Fall 1984, pp. 403–435.  {{jstor|4232378}}</ref>