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The Mansfield State Historic Site, also known as the Mansfield Battlefield, is a battlefield in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.The Louisiana state historic site commemorates the Battle of Mansfield fought on Friday, April 8, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War.
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The site preserves a portion of the fortifications and battle area of the longest siege in American history, [3] during the American Civil War from May 23 through July 9, 1863. The state of Louisiana maintains the site, which includes a museum about the siege, artillery displays, redoubts, and interpretive plaques.
Established on the Mississippi River in the 18th century, Fort St. Philip's major engagements were 10-day naval sieges during the War of 1812 and American Civil War. The site is privately owned and has deteriorated greatly because of river flooding, erosion, and tropical storms .
Confederate Memorial Hall was established in 1891 by New Orleans philanthropist Frank T. Howard, to house the historical collections of the Louisiana Historical Association. [4] The museum quickly accumulated a vast collection of Civil War items, mostly in the form of personal donations by veterans.
Location of Rapides Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site includes the remains of Bailey's Dam.This dam allowed for the Union Fleet, under the command of Admiral David Porter, to escape below the rapids on the Red River during the Union retreat after the Battle of Mansfield.
Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located 40 miles (64 km) up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.It was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans, between 1822 and 1832, and it was a battle site during the American Civil War. [2]