Historical Markers and War Memorials in Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Old Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

1 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Account of the Battle of Pleasant Hill — The Battlefield After the Fight —

Front Account of the Battle of Pleasant Hill The Battlefield After the Fight On Sunday morning at daybreak I took occasion to visit the scene of Saturday's bloody conflict and a more ghastly spectacle I have not . . . — — Map (db m105410) HM

2 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Battle of Pleasant Hill Memorial —

In Memory of the Confederates killed in the Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9, 1864 — — Map (db m105407) WM

3 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Confederate and Union Soldier Memorial —

Front In memory of the thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers buried in unmarked graves on this battlefield Rear At Pleasant Hill On the Battle-field at Pleasant Hill, the night . . . — — Map (db m105415) WM

4 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Dog Trot House —

Front This house is the only remaining structure of the original village of Pleasant Hill. It was occupied by the J.W. Elam family after the Civil War. J.W. Elam was wounded in the eastern theater, was home on recuperation leave, and . . . — — Map (db m105365) HM

5 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Dr. and Mrs. C.E. "Gene" Poimboeuf — Married Nov. 22. 1952 —

The Battle of Pleasant Hill Harper's Weekly May 7, 1864 Pleasant Hill, LA. (Reverse) A Tribute to Our Parents Dr. C.E. "Gene" Poimboeuf established the Pleasant Hill Battlepark in 1994 to preserve the memory of . . . — — Map (db m178395) HM WM

6 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Federal Hospital —

Pierce and Payne College building used for a Federal hospital to care for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Pleasant Hill was near here. — — Map (db m105663) HM

7 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Headquarters Department of the Gulf / Headquarters Trans-Mississippi Dept. — (U. S. A.) / Confederate States Army —

Front Headquarters Department of the Gulf (U.S.A) Alexandria, LA., April 2, 1864 Maj. Gen. H.W. Halleck Headquarters of the Army Washington, D.C. General: — Our troops now occupy . . . — — Map (db m105981) HM

8 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Old Pleasant Hill — 1850 — Historic Site —

By 1850 Old Pleasant Hill was a thriving community settled by the Blackshear, Jordan, Chapman, Childers and Elam families. Significant structures included the Methodist Church, Pierce-Payne College, Childers Mansion and the Elam House. When the . . . — — Map (db m105386) HM

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9 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery —

After the Battle of Pleasant Hill many brave men were put to rest her. Some wore gray, some wore blue. — — Map (db m105392) HM

10 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Pleasant Hill Battle Park —

On this site, then the town of Pleasant Hill, on April 9th, 1864 Gen. Richard Taylor with 12,000 Confederates attacked the town, occupied behind log breastworks by Gen. Banks and 25,000 Federal troops. Through the afternoon the battle raged. That . . . — — Map (db m105402) HM

11 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Pleasant Hill Battlefield — Village of Pleasant Hill — Founded Here — April 1846 —

Pleasant Hill was occupied by Union armies on April 7, 1864 beginning 3 days of fighting which culminated in the largest battle of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River being fought in and around the village on April 9, . . . — — Map (db m105983) HM

12 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Road to Cemetery —

This road leads to old cemetery where soldiers of both armies who fell in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, are buried. — — Map (db m105389) HM

13 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Stage Coach Station —

The Stage Coach station was at this point, near the center of the Village of Pleasant Hill. — — Map (db m105393) HM

14 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — The Battle of Pleasant Hill — Red River Campaign —

Front On this 4 square miles in around the village of Pleasant Hill, approx. 15,000 Confederates under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor attacked approx. 25,000 Union troops under Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks on April 9, 1864. That was the 3rd day of . . . — — Map (db m105670) HM

15 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — The Old Cistern —

Both Gen. Taylor's and Gen Banks' troops obtained drinking water from this cistern while each army occupied Pleasant Hill during the Red River Campaign in April 1864. The stage coach station stood a few feet north of here. — — Map (db m105387) HM

16 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — The Village of Pleasant Hill —

Front The Village of Pleasant Hill was founded at this location just inside the DeSoto Parish in 1846. Pleasant Hill was a major road intersection with roads radiating to Mansfield, Natchitoches, Grand Ecore, Ft. Jessup, Many, Red River . . . — — Map (db m105673) HM

17 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Unknown Soldiers' Grave — 1865 — Historic Site —

After the Battle of Pleasant Hill the Confederate army, who had control of the battlefield, began burying the dead soldiers. One of the sites chosen was on the Childers Family property, a part of the battlefield. Here some of the soldiers killed in . . . — — Map (db m178081) HM

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18 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — War for Southern Independence — Civil War -- War of the Rebellion — Red River Campaign 1864 —

Front Battle for Shreveport The Confederate capital of Louisiana had been moved to Shreveport, also the headquarters of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department (All of the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River). The Red . . . — — Map (db m105977) HM

19 ► Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Old Pleasant Hill — Welcome to Old Pleasant Hill —

Front You are standing on the corner of Main and 1st Streets downtown. The stores and shops were mostly to your left and behind you along Main Street. Some were along 1st Street. About 150 feet to your left was 2nd Street etc. Houses . . . — — Map (db m105979) HM

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