It was an unexpected truce during one of the most intense Civil War battles in Louisiana. A single death turned enemies into brothers for one brief moment in the town of St. Francisville. Read Entire Article
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CIVIL WAR TRUST, STATE OF LOUISIANA PARTNER FOR TRIO OF PRESERVATION VICTORIES AT MANSFIELD
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During a ceremony held in conjunction with the Battle of Mansfield 150th anniversary reenactment this weekend, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne announced a trio of exciting battlefield preservation achievements
Civil War Trust, State of Louisiana Partner for Trio of Preservation Victories at Mansfield
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During a ceremony held in conjunction with the Battle of Mansfield 150th anniversary reenactment this weekend, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, joined by a representative of the Civil War Trust Read Entire Article
Commemorating the Civil War in Louisiana
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This spring marks the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War in Northwest Louisiana. Historians from across the United States came to Bossier City for a symposium on our area’s role in the war. Read Entire Article
Northwest Louisiana coming up on Civil War milestone
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This month through early summer marks an important year for Northwest Louisiana, the 150th anniversary of the Red River Campaign of the Civil War. Read Entire Article
Cannonball possibly from Civil War era unearthed at Orleans Parish Prison dig site
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Construction workers have unearthed a cannonball thought to be from the Civil-War era at the dig site of a new Orleans Parish Prison building. The cannonball was inert, police determined. Read Entire Article
Civil War flag uncovered in auditorium basement
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Union troops were deep in enemy territory, outnumbered badly by Confederate forces on a battlefield in Clinton, La., near the Mississippi border. Among the Union troops in Louisiana were many from Lowell, who were recruited to fight in the far…