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(May 2000) Fort DeRussy Memorial Cemetery.
West wall of fort is next to wooden fence at right.
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(March 1994)
East view of old Red
River bed near north wall of fort. The river changed course
after the Civil War.
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(March 1994)
West view of old Red River bed near north wall of
fort.
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(July 18,
2010) Enlarge Slave Deaths
Marker at Fort DeRussy.
The names of
the slaves who died and whose owners requested compensation are
listed here. Some are a full name, some are just a first name, and
some are unknown. The fort was built with shovels of dirt, not
modern earth-moving equipment so work must have been tremendous.
Disease and just general living conditions during the War Between
The States cause high numbers of deaths.
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(July 18,
2010) Enlarge
Quotes on the Slave Death Monument
There are quotes related to conditions for slaves who were working
at the fort. Life in the 1860's was hard. ---No air conditioning,
plenty of disease carrying insects, poor sanitation, lack of medical
knowledge, etc all contributed to a high mortality-rate for all
people.
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(July 18,
2010) Enlarge Grave of Lewis
Gustave DeRussy 1795-1864.
This modern grave marker was placed in Fort DeRussy recently with
the remains of Lewis Gustave DeRussy reinterred from a graveyard in
Grand Ecore, Louisiana. He is the only person buried inside the
fort. Union troops were taken to Pineville National Cemetery while
CSA graves and Slaves could be in various other places but
common-sense would dictate they are not inside the fort.
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