Pleasant Hill Battle Park near Pelican in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Last Confederate Flag
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
1. The Last Confederate Flag Marker
The first courthouse on this site was the Confederate capitol of Louisiana and headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Dept. C.S.A. from 1863 until May 26, 1865, When the last Confederate flag was lowered. Maj. General Henry W. Allen was inaugurated here and served here as governor.
Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Shreveport Chapter 237.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1865.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 32° 30.734′ N, 93° 44.992′ W. Marker was near Pelican, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It was in Pleasant Hill Battle Park. It could be reached from Texas Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Pelican LA 71063, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in North Louisiana. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Caddo Parish Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (within shouting distance of this marker); Hutchinson Building (within
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More about this marker. Originally located in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse. The marker was moved with the Confederate Monument and fence it was attached to on June 22, 2022 to Pleasant Hill Battle Park, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
2. The Last Confederate Flag Marker
In front of the Caddo Parish Confederate Monument
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
3. The Caddo Parish Confederate Monument
The Caddo Parish Confederate Monument has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
January 29, 2014
January 29, 2014
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017
4. 46th Confederate Veterans Reunion
June 9-12, 1936
Louisiana and Shreveport's tribute of honor and respect, memorializing the deeds and valor of the men who so gallantly, nobly and conscientiously defended the cause of 1861-65.
Louisiana and Shreveport's tribute of honor and respect, memorializing the deeds and valor of the men who so gallantly, nobly and conscientiously defended the cause of 1861-65.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2023, by Jackie Nichols of Shreveport, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
