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  2. Gerald Archie Mangun - Wikipedia

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    He officiated at the first burial in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Commemorating Bishop Mangun’s 70th birthday, then Mayor Ned Randolph of Alexandria declared March 11, 1989 "G. A. Mangun Day." In 2002, the Louisiana National Guard presented Mangun with a Civilian Service Medal for his service to his community and nation. [5]

  3. Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [3] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [7] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. [1][3] The battle was the ...

  4. Fort DeRussy (Louisiana) - Wikipedia

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    Fort DeRussy, located south of Alexandria, Louisiana, and four miles (6 km) north of Marksville, was a Confederate earthwork stronghold during the American Civil War. It was built in 1862 to defend the lower Red River Valley in Louisiana. Located in Avoyelles Parish, the fort, cemetery and water batteries were designated as a state historic ...

  5. Harold B. McSween - Wikipedia

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    Savings and loan association president. Military service. Branch/service. United States Army Air Corps. Years of service. World War II. Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002), was a Louisiana politician who served in Louisiana 's Eighth District for two terms as a Democrat. McSween was born, and died, in Alexandria, Louisiana.

  6. Alexandria, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Established March 17, 1883, The Alexandria Town Talk is a daily newspaper for Alexandria-Pineville and the thirteen parishes which comprise central Louisiana. The newspaper was owned by the family of the late Jane Wilson Smith and Joe D. Smith, Jr. , until March 1996, when it was sold to Central Newspapers.

  7. Red River campaign - Wikipedia

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    Halleck's Plan for the expedition. Halleck's plan, finalized in January 1864, called for Banks to take 20,000 troops up from New Orleans to Alexandria, including the 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, the only regiment from the Keystone State to fight in this campaign, on a route up the Bayou Teche (in Louisiana, the term bayou is used to refer to a slow moving river or stream), where they ...

  8. Battle of Pleasant Hill - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Pleasant Hill on April 9, 1864, in Louisiana formed part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War, when Union forces were attempting to occupy the Louisiana state capital, Shreveport. The battle was essentially a continuation of the Battle of Mansfield, a Confederate victory, which had caused the Union commander ...

  9. Chalmette National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana.The cemetery is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) graveyard adjacent to the site that was once the battleground of the Battle of New Orleans, which took place at the end of the War of 1812. [2]

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