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

Collage and Fuqua hew to what is broadly accepted as Peter’s real-life story — he took 10 days to reach Baton Rouge after escaping the plantation he was forced to work on, eventually joining the Union Army and serving during the siege at Port Hudson — and embellish it with speculation and sometimes surreal detail, such as when Peter happens upon a burning house toward the end of his journey.

From Washington Post

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

Born in 1843 in San Augustine County, Texas, and enslaved until age 20, Conna wound up in New Orleans and “obtained his liberty” there, entering the Union Army, enlisting in an all-Black regiment and taking part in Civil War battles like the siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, according to later articles.

From Seattle Times

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

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

From Washington Times