The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Civil War Trust October 2018 Calendar: Port Hudson, Louisiana
PORT HUDSON, LOUISIANA
256 acres saved
The Civil War Trust has partnered with The Conservation Fund to ave 256 acres of land at Port Hudson, Louisiana, the site of the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River after Vicksburg fell.
The acreage saved by the trust includes the site of the first black assault in the Civil War, made by the 1st and 3rd Louisiana Native Guard regiments on May 27, 1863.
Hallowed Ground. --Old Secesh
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