Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pelican, Louisiana
Mansfield is the parish seat for De Soto Parish
Pelican is in De Soto Parish
De Soto Parish(47) ► ADJACENT TO DE SOTO PARISH Caddo Parish(166) ► Natchitoches Parish(108) ► Red River Parish(2) ► Sabine Parish(11) ► Panola County, Texas(21) ► Shelby County, Texas(18) ►
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Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith
Third Division Sixteen Army Corps
Second Brigade
14th Iowa - Lieut. Col. Joseph Newbold
27th Iowa - Col. James I. Gilbert
32nd Iowa - Col. John Scott
24th Missouri - Maj. Robert W. Fyan . . . — — Map (db m105357) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of the Soldiers of the Confederate States Army
1861 * 1865
"Lord God of hosts, be with us yet; lest we forget - lest we forget." — — Map (db m214330) WM
A short distance west of here facing the road, the home of William Robertson was used for the care of Federal Soldiers wounded in a skirmish near by. A mill behind the residence was used to grind grain for soldiers of both armies. — — Map (db m105348) HM
From this point Gen. Green's Texas Cavalry drove Gen. A.L. Lee's Federal Cavalry back toward Pleasant Hill until re-enforced. Then the Confederates withdrew, skirmishing all the way, to Ten Mile Bayou. — — Map (db m105352) HM
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Dedicated to the memory of
Leutenat General Richard Taylor
Confederate States Army
1826 — 1879
Son of United States President Zachary Taylor
Brother in Law of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis . . . — — Map (db m178253) WM
The sight of a Pelican on Carrol's mill pond gave the town it's name. The New Orleans Pacific Railroad sparked it's growth. People moved here from Grove Hill and Old Pleasant Hill. Joyner Brothers country store sold everything from pills to plows to . . . — — Map (db m177989) HM
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Just south of this spot on April 9, 1864 Sergeant John H. Cook Co. A 119 Illinois Infantry United States Army performed a deed of Most distinguished gallantry in action during The Battle Of Pleasant Hill for which he was . . . — — Map (db m178059) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m229099) HM
