Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill

Photos/Text courtesy of William Bozic, Houston, TX and Webmaster

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Mansfield State Commemorative Area is located four miles south of Mansfield on SH-175.  Pleasant Hill is approximately 18 miles south of Mansfield State Commemorative Area on SH-175.

Mansfield State Historic Site
15149 Highway 175
Mansfield, LA 71052

Tele: 318-872-1474

  Links:
1.
Mansfield Battle Summary
2.
Pleasant Hill Battle Summary
3.
Red River Campaign Overview
     

(3-94)  SH-175 Entrance, Visitor Center in background, Confederate General Mouton Monument at left
 
Col. Leopold L. Armant Historical Marker near New Orleans

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(3-94) Visitor Center

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(3-94) Visitor Center

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(3-94) Visitor Center. Bible bought by a young Texas soldier in Mansfield on the day of the battle

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(April 2007)  This is an original Trans-Mississippi Louisiana CSA Cavalry Uniform on display at the Mansfield Battlefield Museum. Note this is labeled as the 4th or 7th Louisiana Regiment, but the trousers have a blue stripe, not the expected yellow stripe for cavalry. A note of explanation for the blue trouser stripe is included in the display
 
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(3-08) Enlarge Uniform of the 4th or 7th Louisiana Cavalry Regt

This is a close-up of an original uniform of a member of either the 4th or 7th Louisiana Cavalry. The shell jacket is a nine button jacket with Louisiana Pelican buttons and a yellow collar. The uniform is on display at the Mansfield Battlefield Museum

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