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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 | 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 [[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. | ||