Port Hudson

American  

noun

1. a village in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi, N of Baton Rouge: siege during the U.S. Civil War 1863.

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Port Hudson

Colored Troops, a unit lauded for its bravery in the storming of Port Hudson, a highly fortified Confederate stronghold in 1863.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

Stephen Edwards told the paper his father, a World War II-era Navy veteran, often said Port Hudson National Cemetery was where he wanted to be buried.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021

The Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson plant near Zachary is running at full speed to produce toilet paper for two major companies.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 1, 2020

Georgia-Pacific’s decision to shut down a copy paper plant in Port Hudson, Louisiana, will hurt south Mississippi growers.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2019

If greater heroism could be shown than that of the regiments of the Phalanx already named, surely the 1st Regiment of Engineers displayed it during the siege at Port Hudson.

From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson

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