Iberville in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Capt. Andre Caillioux

Capt. Andre Cailioux Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018

1. Capt. Andre Cailioux Marker

Inscription. Louisiana provided the largest number of black Union troops during the Civil War. Many lie buried here. The most notable, Capt. Andre Cailloux, fell while courageously leading a charge of the Louisiana Native Guards in 1863 at Port Hudson, La.

All Saints Day, 1998
Amistad Center / Midio Center

Erected 1998 by Amistad Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 29° 57.64′ N, 90° 4.565′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Iberville. It can be reached from the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Bienville Avenue. Located in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Duplantier-Peniston Tomb (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar James Dunn (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacques Phillippe Villere (within shouting distance of this marker); Dominique You (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul Capdevielle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francois Xavier Martin (about 300 feet away); Sisters Of The Holy Family (about 300 feet away); Marie C. Couvent (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . .
1. Andre Cailloux. Wikipedia (Submitted on December 5, 2020.)

2. The Funeral of André Cailloux. Paper Monuments Project. University of New Orleans and Tulane University (Submitted on December 5, 2020.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018

2. Capt. Andre Cailioux Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.