Archaeology
Historical Archaeology in Louisiana
Archaeologists at sites across Louisiana help fill in the written record through physical excavations of the past.
Archaeologists at sites across Louisiana help fill in the written record through physical excavations of the past.
Bavarian immigrant Michael Hahn served as the first Union governor of Louisiana for one year during the Civil War.
The post-Civil War period in US history is known as the Reconstruction era, when the former Confederacy was brought back into the Union.
The post-Civil War period is known as the Reconstruction era, when the former Confederacy was brought back into the Union.
In the 1864 Red River Campaign, Union troops attempted but failed to surround Confederate forces in northwestern Louisiana.
Confederate official and Reconstruction-era Superintendent of Education for the State of Louisiana
Sarah Morgan Dawson kept a dairy of her experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana.
The capture of Port Hudson in Louisiana gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River and was a significant turning point in the Civil War.
The capture of Port Hudson in Louisiana gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River and was a significant turning point in the Civil War.
The Singer Submarine Company operated a naval yard on the banks of Cross Bayou that built five Confederate submarines, four of which were sunk before seeing combat.
Slavery existed in Louisiana from its earliest origins as a French colony through the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War. Slave insurrections, however, were unusual events.
Contrary to conventional assumptions, many Louisianans opposed secession and the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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