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 plant is among 11 factories across the United States manufacturing toilet paper, all of which are 24-hour operations employing 7,500 people.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2020

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

There were also strong forts at Port Hudson, about seventy-five miles below Vicksburg; and these seventy-five miles were all the Confederates now held of the great stream.

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