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Old Pleasant Hill in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery

 
 
Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017
1. Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
After the
Battle of Pleasant Hill
many brave men
were put to rest her.
Some wore gray,
some wore blue.

 
Erected by the State of Louisiana.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 31° 51.345′ N, 93° 30.715′ W. Marker is in Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It can be reached from Parish Road 1068 0.2 miles north of State Route 175. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Unknown Soldiers' Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); Stage Coach Station (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Old Pleasant Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. and Mrs. C.E. "Gene" Poimboeuf (approx. 0.2 miles away); War for Southern Independence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pleasant Hill Battlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Account of the Battle of Pleasant Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old
Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017
2. Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery Marker
Pleasant Hill.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .  Wikipedia article on the Battle of Pleasant Hill. (Submitted on July 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017
3. Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Located about 0.2 miles northeast up Parish Road 1068. Caution, the battlefield park property and everything leading to the cemetery is private property. Please respect the area and watch out for the cows!
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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