French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Louisiana Revolutionary War Patriots
Bernardo de Gαlvez's Campaigns of 1779-1783
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024
1. Louisiana Revolutionary War Patriots Marker
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Louisiana Revolutionary War Patriots. Bernardo de Gαlvez's Campaigns of 1779-1783. The Spirit of '76 Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honors the patriots from what is now the state of Louisiana who fought in Bernardo de Gαlvez's military campaigns of 1779-1783. Gαlvez, commanding the troops of the Spanish Army, Louisiana militiamen along with other volunteers and recruits, defeated British forces in what are now the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. On behalf of Spain, Gαlvez commanded the transport of gunpowder, muskets, uniforms, medicine, and other supplies up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to American colonists fighting the British as far away as Fort Pitt in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania., Many of these Louisiana Patriots are interred in St. Louis Cemetery #1 and St. Louis Cemetery #2.
The Spirit of '76 Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honors the patriots from what is now the state of Louisiana who fought in Bernardo de Gαlvez's military campaigns of 1779-1783. Gαlvez, commanding the troops of the Spanish Army, Louisiana militiamen along with other volunteers and recruits, defeated British forces in what are now the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. On behalf of Spain, Gαlvez commanded the transport of gunpowder, muskets, uniforms, medicine, and other supplies up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to American colonists fighting the British as far away as Fort Pitt in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Many of these Louisiana Patriots are interred in St. Louis Cemetery #1 and St. Louis Cemetery #2.
Erected 2023 by Spirit of '76 Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location. 29° 57.552′ N, 90° 4.302′ W. Memorial is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is at the
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intersection of Conti Street and Basin Street, on the right when traveling north on Conti Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1208 Conti St, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
