General Nathaniel Banks filling the muddy road to Shreveport with wagon trains, his own train loaded with items such as trunks, chairs, valises, paper collars, and iron bedsteads. It caused (or contributed to) his defeat when Taylor attacked him at Sabine Crossroads (near Mansfield) April 8, 1864. He couldn't get troops that were following past the traffic jam to fight, and the troops that were attacked couldn't retreat. An anonymous person wrote to the Wisconsin State Journal afterward: "“The idea of fighting a large battle with wagon trains, I don’t think ever originated with any other man."