Battlefield Sites Outside the
Port Hudson State
Commemorative Area Page2
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(5-00) Old Port Hudson town site. Approximately 0.5 mile north of the Port Hudson-Plains Road and Port Hickey Road intersection |
(5-00) The bluff overlooking the former bed of the Mississippi River which changed course after the Civil War. Remains of the River Batteries are on private property. Port Hickey road (top right) runs parallel to the bluff at this point |
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(5-00) Port Hicky plantation home. Port Hickey Road approximately 1 mile west of the Port Hudson National Cemetery. Prior to the siege it was used to house Confederate engineers during the construction of the earthworks |
(5-00) Devil's Elbow. Port Hickey Road approximately .25 miles south of the Port Hicky Plantation home. Confederate troops were positioned here during the siege. An earthwork can be seen at right center of photo |
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