Atchafalaya Guards: Of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee Parishes. Louisiana answers the call at Gettysburg and beyond

In April of 1861 about 125 men left Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee for the war front in Virginia. They were the Atchafalaya Guard, assigned to the 2nd Louisiana Infantry. Their sacrifice brought them through over a dozen major battles, including Gettysburg, Manassas, Appomattox, and Malvern Hill. The guard were largely made up of planters along the Atchafalaya and French Creole farmers of Bayou des Glaises from Moreauville to Simmesport.

Author: Randy P. Sr. Decuir
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 02/03/2013
Pages: 98
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781482072013

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