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(3-95) Franklin Plantation Site. Rt. 608 one mile north of Newellton,
LA. Site Marker: At the time of the Civil War Franklin plantation was owned
by Dr. Allen T. Bowie. Other planters of this prosperous section of
Louisiana owned more property and grew more bales of cotton, but Dr. Bowie's
mansion was the grandest. A Confederate from Missouri reported the Lake St.
Joseph country was "unsurpassed in beauty and richness by any of
the same extent .... in the world." The officers in charge of the XIII
and XVII kept a tight reign on their troops, and the stately mansions were
unharmed as they marched southward. When the troops of W.T. Sherman's XV
Corps pressed forward to join Gen. U.S. Grant in his invasion of
Mississippi, his soldiers got out of hand. On May 6, 1863 a number of
rowdies from Gen. G.M. Tuttle's division burned most of the mansions which
faced Lake St. Joseph, including Dr. Bowie's |
(3-95) Winter Quarters State Commemorative Area. Southeast of Newellton, LA. on Rt. 608, 3½ miles east of Rt. 605. Site Marker: Winter Quarters Plantation was owned by Haller Nutt during the Civil War. The plantation was used as an overnight stopping point by thousands of Federal troops on their march to Hard Times. The first to arrive was Col. J. Keigwin's force, which spent the night of April 28, 1863 here. Winters Quarters was the only plantation home of the fifteen along Lake St. Joseph left standing after the Union march |
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(3-97) Hard Times Landing Area. Levee access road parallel to LA-608, 3½ miles east of Winter Quarters State Commemorative Area. The road at center leads to the landing site in the background. The road was impassable as a result of high water |
(3-95) LA SH-608 east of Newellton,
LA. Site Marker for Davis Plantations: Four miles east of
this marker in Warren County, Mississippi is Davis Island on which was
located Brierfield Plantation, owned by Jefferson Davis, President of the
Confederacy. Hurricane Plantation, owned by Joseph Davis, older brother of
Jefferson Davis, was also located on this island. Both homes were occupied
by Union Troops in 1862 |
