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== History ==
== History ==
[[Image:PortHudsonCem1.JPG|thumb|left|Cemetery main gate]]
[[Image:PortHudsonCem1.JPG|thumb|left|Cemetery main gate]]
The cemetery is located on the site which was the main battleground of the [[Siege of Port Hudson]], during the American Civil War. Nearly 4,000 [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops fell during the fighting, and most were buried in the cemetery, many as unknowns. After the war another {{convert|8.4|acre}} was appropriated to inter those who died in the local veterans' facilities. The battle was notable for valiant fighting by the 1st and 3rd Regiments of the [[1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union)|Louisiana Native Guards]], troops composed of [[free people of color|free men of color]] from the New Orleans area and a majority of African Americans who had escaped from slavery to join the cause and gain freedom.<ref>Terry L. Jones (2012-10-19) [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/the-free-men-of-color-go-to-war/ "The Free Men of Color Go to War" – NYTimes.com]. Opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-18.</ref><ref name=ladoc>{{cite web|url=https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish17/Scans/17074001.pdf|title=Port Hudson National Cemetery|publisher=State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation |author=|date=|accessdate=May 14, 2018}} with [https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/view.asp?ID=1124 four photos and two maps]</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=99000591}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Port Hudson National Cemetery|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Therese T. Sammartino|date=April 14, 1999|accessdate=May 14, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=99000591|photos=y|title=23 photos}}.</ref>
The cemetery is located on the site which was the main battleground of the [[Siege of Port Hudson]], during the American Civil War. Nearly 4,000 Union troops fell during the fighting, and most were buried in the cemetery, many as unknowns. After the war another {{convert|8.4|acre}} was appropriated to inter those who died in the local veterans' facilities. The battle was notable for valiant fighting by the 1st and 3rd Regiments of the [[1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union)|Louisiana Native Guards]], troops composed of [[free people of color|free men of color]] from the New Orleans area and a majority of African Americans who had escaped from slavery to join the cause and gain freedom.<ref>Terry L. Jones (2012-10-19) [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/the-free-men-of-color-go-to-war/ "The Free Men of Color Go to War" – NYTimes.com]. Opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-18.</ref><ref name=ladoc>{{cite web|url=https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish17/Scans/17074001.pdf|title=Port Hudson National Cemetery|publisher=State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation |author=|date=|accessdate=May 14, 2018}} with [https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/view.asp?ID=1124 four photos and two maps]</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=99000591}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Port Hudson National Cemetery|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Therese T. Sammartino|date=April 14, 1999|accessdate=May 14, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=99000591|photos=y|title=23 photos}}.</ref>


The [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers who died were primarily buried in the trenches where they fell.<ref name=ladoc/><ref name=nrhpdoc/> A Confederate Cemetery was later established in the Port Hudson area; it is not accessible to the public.
The [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers who died were primarily buried in the trenches where they fell.<ref name=ladoc/><ref name=nrhpdoc/> A Confederate Cemetery was later established in the Port Hudson area; it is not accessible to the public.

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Port Hudson National Cemetery
File:PortHudsonCem2.JPG
Cemetery Administration building
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Location20978 Port Hickey Road,
Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Nearest cityPort Hudson, Louisiana
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Area19.9 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1867
ArchitectMontgomery C. Meigs
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.[[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 99000591][1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1999

Port Hudson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Port Hudson, 20 miles (32 km) north of the city of Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 19.9 acres (8.1 ha), and as of the end of 2020, had over 12,000 interments.

History

File:PortHudsonCem1.JPG
Cemetery main gate

The cemetery is located on the site which was the main battleground of the Siege of Port Hudson, during the American Civil War. Nearly 4,000 Union troops fell during the fighting, and most were buried in the cemetery, many as unknowns. After the war another 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) was appropriated to inter those who died in the local veterans' facilities. The battle was notable for valiant fighting by the 1st and 3rd Regiments of the Louisiana Native Guards, troops composed of free men of color from the New Orleans area and a majority of African Americans who had escaped from slavery to join the cause and gain freedom.[2][3][4]

The Confederate soldiers who died were primarily buried in the trenches where they fell.[3][4] A Confederate Cemetery was later established in the Port Hudson area; it is not accessible to the public.

The battlefield at Port Hudson is one of the few naturally preserved Civil War battlegrounds. The breastworks, gun pits, and trenches remain today almost as they were during the battle. The area has never been developed.[3][4]

Port Hudson National Cemetery 19.9 acres (8.1 ha) area, comprising a total of 9 contributing resources, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999;[1] a different portion of the battlefield, several miles to the north, is preserved in the Port Hudson State Historic Site. That area is designated a National Historic Landmark.

Notable burials

See also

References

External links

Template:National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Template:East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana