Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Winter Quarters Plantation

June 30, 2018

1. Winter Quarters Plantation Marker

Inscription. Winter Quarters Plantation was owned by Haller Nutt during the Civil War. The plantation was used as an overnight stopping point by thousands of Federal troops on their march to Hard Times. The first to arrive was Col. J. Keigwin's force, which spent the night of April 28, 1863 here.

Winter Quarters was the only plantation home of the fifteen along Lake St. Joseph left standing after the Union march.

Erected 1962 by Louisiana Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Grant’s March Through Louisiana series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1863.

Location. 32° 1.082′ N, 91° 9.96′ W. Marker is in Newellton, Louisiana, in Tensas Parish. It is on State Highway 608 3 miles east of State Highway 605, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4929 highway 608, Newellton LA 71357, 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 Mississippi Delta.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Linwood Plantation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Windsor Mounds (approx. 5½ miles away in Mississippi); "Pee Wee" Whittaker (approx.

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5½ miles away); Engagement At Choctaw Bayou (approx. 5.7 miles away); Windsor Historic Legacy (approx. 5.7 miles away in Mississippi); A Luxury Home (approx. 5.8 miles away in Mississippi); The Land and People Before Windsor (approx. 5.8 miles away in Mississippi); Preservation Efforts (approx. 5.8 miles away in Mississippi). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newellton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Windsor Ruins (was approx. 5.8 miles away in Mississippi but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The Winter Quarters State Historic Site is closed indefinitely. Please contact Lake Bruin State Park at 318-467-9750 with any questions.

Also see . . . Wikipedia Link to Winter Quarters. (Submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

June 30, 2018

2. Winter Quarters Plantation Marker

Winter Quarters Plantation image. Click for full size.

June 30, 2018

3. Winter Quarters Plantation

Winter Quarters in the snow image. Click for full size.

from Tensas Parish Library Collection taken by Phil Livingston, January 1977

4. Winter Quarters in the snow

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,342 times since then and 88 times this year. Last updated on January 25, 2024, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2018. 4. submitted on March 28, 2024, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.