Fashion Plantation

Home of General Richard Taylor, son of Zachary Taylor, Louisiana statesman and member of the 1861 Secession Convention. Commanded Louisiana District, 1862-64; defeated Banks at Battle of Mansfield, 1864. Federals plundered home in 1862.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Battle of des Allemands

Le district des Allemands, settled by Germans about 1720, the scene of numerous skirmishes between Confederate guerillas and Union forces, 1862-63. Most famous skirmish resulted in capture of an entire detachment of Union soldiers on September 4, 1862.

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Home Place

Built in 1790s, this French Colonial raised cottage is of West Indies bousillage construction. Owners included LaBranche, Fortier, and Gaillaire, with the Keller family ownership since 1885. (Note: A National Historic Landmark and is listed on National Register of Historic ...

Alexander's Brigade

John E. Smith's Division.

Alexander's Brigade.

John E. Smith's Division. - 17th Corps.

Col. Jesse I. Alexander.

Nov. 25th 1863.

63rd Illinois, - Col. Joseph B. McCown.

48th Indiana, - Lieut. Col. Edward J. Wood.

59th Indiana, - Capt. Wilford H. Wolman.

4th Minnesota, - Lieut. Col. John ...

Lightburn's Brigade

Morgan L. Smith's Division

Lightburn's Brigade.

Morgan L. Smith's Division, 15th Corps.

Brig. Gen. Joseph A.J. Lightburn.

Nov. 25, 1863.

83rd Indiana, - Col. Benjamin J. Spooner.

30th Ohio, - Col. Theodore Jones.

37th Ohio, - Lieut. Col. Louis Von Blessingh.

47th Ohio, - Col. Augustus C. Parry.

54th ...

Hills Ferry

Historic Landmark

Founded 1849 by Judge O D Dickerson.

Named for Jesse Hill

Operator of the Ferry Boat that landed just upstream under the present bridge site.

Marker is on River Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Site of Argyle Dance Hall

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Built as a Residence 1898,

site was Argyle Dance Hall 1881

and lost in Main St. Fire of 1896.

Marker is on South Main Street.

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Andrew Jackson Poppleton

(1830 - 1896)

Andrew was born on July 25, 1830, in Oakland County, Michigan, one of seven children, and was reared on a farm. His father, William, had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Andrew attended the University ...

Lowrey's Brigade

Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.

Lowrey's Brigade

Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.

Brig. Gen. Mark P. Lowrey.

Nov. 24 and 25, 1863.

16th Alabama - Maj. Frederick A. Ashford.

33rd Alabama - Col. Samuel Adams.

45th Alabama - Lieut. Col. M.O. Lampley.

32nd and 45th Mississippi - Lieut. ...

The Seamen's Bethel

Saving Mariners' Souls

After months at sea, many whaling men were unable to resist the temptations of this port city. In 1832, the New Bedford Port Society for the Moral Improvement of Seamen opened this mariners' chapel "to protect the ...