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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Example Sentences

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 Port Hudson mill is using only essential personnel during the pandemic, and it has enforced social distancing policies and is minimizing contact among workers.

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

But in the end such great forts were built at Vicksburg and Port Hudson and other points that the Confederate government held the river in a tight grasp.

From Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman