Lower Commissary Hill Battery
"Nearly all the pieces stationed upon the Commissary Hill, to guard the approaches to the mill between the left wing and the center, were either dismounted or other wise disabled. Against this point, the enemy had established two batteries of 20 and 30 pounder Parrott guns, and their concentrated fire, told fearfully upon our light guns. Here Captains Bradford and Sparkman, commanding light batteries, were wounded -- the latter mortally."
Chief Engineer
Port Hudson Confederate Garrison
Constructed as part of the earthworks around Commissary Hill,
this battery was armed with one gun from the Madison Tennessee
Battery and another from Battery F, 1st Mississippi
Regiment.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 41.209′ N, 91° 16.788′ W. Marker is in Port Hudson, Louisiana, in East Feliciana Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 61. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 236 Highway 61, Jackson LA 70748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, 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: Commissary Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Steedman Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flag of Truce
this page online
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Port Hudson State Historical site.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2019.
