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Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana Veterans
Monument
This photo was taken July 22, 2012 during a brief interruption in
otherwise heavy rains. The lion motif is reminiscent of similar CSA
monuments throughout the South, although it is listed as a memorial to
all veterans
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Steamboat Warehouse Washington, Louisiana
This building was constructed in the days prior to the war. Washington
was one of the most important steamboat ports until the arrival of the
railroad. The building currently serves as a restaurant. The photo taken
on July 22, 2012 was the best possible due to almost incessant rains |
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Nicholson House, Washington Louisiana
This structure is one of the antebellum homes in Washington, Louisiana.
The Nicholson house is private property and is not open to the public.
Inclement weather rendered good pictures of the structure difficult to
take. We were told the building served as a hospital during the war |
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Bayou Cortableau in Washington, Louisiana
This bayou was an important conduit for supplies in the days of riverboat
travel making Washington a extremely strategic city |
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Relics at Washington, LA Museum
These relics in the museum represent the trails of the war. Washington
was occupied by both the Union and Confederate armies. Confederate
troops massed here after the Spring 1864 Red River Campaign. With Union
troops in Morganza and Confederates in Washington, the area in between,
particularly equidistant Morgan's Ferry, became a hotbed of activity
Private Jeff Morgan, Co "E" Likens' 35th Texas Cavalry, wrote from
Washington on May 26, 1864 "the water in these bayous going bad this in
this season there has been and continues to be a great drought in this
country. So much so the roads are awful dusty. We get plenty of rough
cornbread and poor beef to eat but little forage. Consequently, our
horses look badly
Still in Washington on May 29, 1864 Pvt Jeff Morgan wrote "we are
resting a few days (in Washington, La) after about six weeks marching
and fighting"
Private David Cook Co "K" Likens' 35th Texas Cavalry wrote from Hodge's
Plantation on Sept 22, 1864 "On the 11th of this month we fought the
Yankees all day. We had four killed and seven wounded. We don't know
what the Yankees loss is. I am driving the ambulance" |
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