150 years ago, several artists and writers followed the action of the Civil War. In the days before instant live feeds of war action, these reporters sent their stories back to home office so within a few weeks, newspapers could carry the story to the American people. Harper's Weekly came out every Saturday with the latest Civil War news, and the activity at Mobile Bay was often within its pages. The weekly reported from a Northern point of view of the "Enemy" and "Pirates" of the Confederacy. There were few papers in the south that could afford such artists to provide expensive engravings...
150 years ago, several artists and writers followed the action of the Civil War. In the days before instant live feeds of war action, these reporters ...
Table of Contents --------------------------Cover photos: Grand Encore during the Civil War Natchitoches Parish Confederates in uniform: Lt. William Beldon Champlin, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry Capt. William Fuller, Infantry, Killed at Mansfield Sgt. John Coleman Sibley, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry -------------------------- SECTION I Short history of Civil War in Natchitoches 1862 Parish script printed by Police Jury, Clothing needed 1863 Letter of Confederate officer 1864 Grand Ecore - Harper's Weekly 1864 19th U. S. Infantry crossing Cane River 1864 Yankees at the Bullard Mansion 1864 Gunboats on Red...
Table of Contents --------------------------Cover photos: Grand Encore during the Civil War Natchitoches Parish Confederates in uniform: Lt. William B...
Faces of the battle Plenty has been written the Battle of New Orleans. But something that seemed to be lacking was a modern collection of portraits and photos of the people involved in it or by it. Just about everyone knows what Andrew Jackson looked like, but what did the others look like? Thus the goal of this book was to put a face on as many of the participants as possible. The images in this collection are misty in one of two forms: photographs in their advance age or oil paintings. Photography was not invented until two decades after the war, so the only photos of veterans were not...
Faces of the battle Plenty has been written the Battle of New Orleans. But something that seemed to be lacking was a modern collection of portraits an...
Faces of the battle Plenty has been written the Battle of New Orleans. But something that seemed to be lacking was a modern collection of portraits and photos of the people involved in it or by it. Just about everyone knows what Andrew Jackson looked like, but what did the others look like? Thus the goal of this book was to put a face on as many of the participants as possible.s. The images in this collection are misty in one of two forms: photographs in their advance age or oil paintings. Photography was not invented until two decades after the war, so the only photos of veterans were taken...
Faces of the battle Plenty has been written the Battle of New Orleans. But something that seemed to be lacking was a modern collection of portraits an...
After the New Orleans Territory Militia was organized, Zenon Ledoux had been appointed a Second Lieutenant in 1806 under Captain Benjamin Poydras. Captain LeDoux's company was made up mainly of French and Spanish Creoles, with some of American blood, enlisted from the Pointe Coupee. They were an independent Cavalry unit with the Louisiana militia, under General Morgan, were of the best element of the country parishes. These young French Creole planters made their way to New Orleans with their horses from Pointe Coupee in December of 1814. They had no uniforms and brought many of their own...
After the New Orleans Territory Militia was organized, Zenon Ledoux had been appointed a Second Lieutenant in 1806 under Captain Benjamin Poydras. Cap...
