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

Capt. Elijah Parsons Petty

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

1. Capt. Elijah Parsons Petty Marker

Inscription. In Memory of Capt. Elijah Parsons Petty C.S.A. age 34. Enlisted May 13, 1862 at Bastrop, Texas, for the war. Mustered in same day as Capt.. Co. F., 17th Regt. Texas Volunteer Infantry. Fought in Battle of Mansfield, killed at Pleasant Hill, La. April 9, 1864.

Erected 1862 by Erected by his Descendants.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 0.642′ N, 93° 39.9′ W. Memorial is near Mansfield, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It can be reached from Louisiana Route 175, on the left when traveling south. Located on the grounds of the Mansfield State Historical Site. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15149 LA-175, Mansfield LA 71052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Lieut. Colonel Franklin H. Clack. C.S.A. (here, next to this marker); Texas Monument (a few steps from this marker); Louisiana Monument (a few steps from this marker); Captain Seth Roberts Field Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James H. Beard Monument (about 500 feet away); General Dick Taylor Monument (about

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500 feet away); General Alfred Mouton Monument (about 600 feet away); Mansfield Battle Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.

Mansfield State Historical Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

2. Mansfield State Historical Site

Marker located on right most Flag pole.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.