Near Pelican in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Federal Advance

April 7, 1864

— Temporary Federal Hospital —

Federal Advance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017

1. Federal Advance Marker

Inscription. A short distance west of here facing the road, the home of William Robertson was used for the care of Federal Soldiers wounded in a skirmish near by. A mill behind the residence was used to grind grain for soldiers of both armies.

Erected by the State of Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 55.576′ N, 93° 34.849′ W. Marker is near Pelican, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 175 half a mile south of Jimmy Lee Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19412 LA-175, Pelican LA 71063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Double Churches (approx. 1.4 miles away); Las Ormigas Spanish Land Grant (approx. 1.9 miles away); Grove Hill Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pelican 1881

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(approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Federal Advance (approx. 4.7 miles away); Army of the Tennessee (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dog Trot House (approx. 6.1 miles away); Sergeant John H. Cook (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelican.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Pleasant Hill. (Submitted on July 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional commentary.
1. Firing practice.
Appears this marker is subject to random gunfire from passersby.

— Submitted July 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

View of marker looking south on Highway 175. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017

2. View of marker looking south on Highway 175.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.