Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Star

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 13, 2005

1. Fort Star Marker

Inscription. Also known as Fort Brashear. Near this site, now occupied by Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church, was the larger of two works erected to defend Morgan City, then Brashear City and a Federal military depot. On the night of June 22, 1863, 325 Confederates of Gen. A.A. Mouton's command landed from skiffs and flats in rear of the town. Attacking the next day, they captured the garrison of 700 Federals and immense military stores, while suffering losses of only 3 killed and 18 wounded.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 22, 1837.

Location. 29° 41.574′ N, 91° 12.09′ W. Marker is in Morgan City, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It can be reached from 4th Street south of Barrow Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Fourth Street, Morgan City LA 70380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and specifically in Bayou Country. 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,

Acadia,

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: Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sacred Heart Of Jesus Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Years (approx. ¼ mile away); The Governor Jared Young Sanders Memorial Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles Morgan (approx.

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half a mile away); Atchafalaya River (approx. half a mile away); First Offshore Oil Well (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Atchafalaya River (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan City.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 30, 2016

2. Fort Star Marker

Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

May 13, 2005

3. Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church

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