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Additional Information Can Be Obtained At:
- Battlefield and Forts of the American South - http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/battlefields.html
- Congressional Medal of Honor - http://www.cmohs.org/
- Faces of Valor, Honor the Fallen - http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/
- Historical Marker Database - http://www.hmdb.org//
- Iraqi Casualties - http://icasualties.org/OEF/USCasualtiesByState.aspx
- Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs - http://www.vetaffairs.la.gov/
- Louisiana Korean War Casualties - http://www.vetfriends.com/memorial/mem_alphab.cfm?war_id=3&page_id=1&states_id=20
- Louisiana Vietnam War Casualties - http://www.vetfriends.com/memorial/mem_alphab.cfm?war_id=4&page_id=1&states_id=20
- Markeroni - http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_028
- US World War I Casualty Records - https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_World_War_I_Casualty_Records
Parishes of Cities/Towns Represented
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To Find A City, Click on the First Letter of the City to be Directed to a List of Cities that Begins With That Letter; CHMR stands for Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
*Underlined cities do not serve as links.
A 7
Alexandria 7
A 7
Alexandria 7
- England Air Force Base History (Word War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located England Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=37973
- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbold II; Dedicated - Unknown; Located England Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10110
- Louisiana Maneuvers (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located DeSoto Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=38321
- North American F-86 Sabre; Dedicated - Unknown; Located England Drive
- Rapides Parish Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1914; Located Rapides Parish Courthouse
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Vietnam); Dedicated - Unknown; Located England Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10109
- Republic F-84F Thunderstreak; Dedicated - Unknown; Located England Drive; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10107
B 14
Bastrop
Bastrop
- Morehouse Parish Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1991; Located Morehouse Parish Courthouse
- Battle of Baton Rouge (American Revolution); Dedicated 1940; Located State Capitol Complex
- Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection Laurel and North 17th Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=43075
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Magnolia Cemetery
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1886; Located - Undetrmined
- Korean War Memorial; Dedicated 2004; Located Louisiana Memorial Plaza; http://www.usskidd.com/
- Massachusetts Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1908; Located - Undetrmined
- Memorial Tower (World War I); Dedicated 1926; Located LSU Campus
- Spanish-American War Memorial; Dedicated 1939; Located City Park, park entrance
- USCGC White Alder; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Louisiana Memorial Plaza, USS KIDD Veterans Memorial and Museum; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=40998
- USS Kidd and Veterans Memorial (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Louisiana Memorial Plaza; http://www.usskidd.com/
- Georgia Landing (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Bossier City, 8th Air Force Division
- Skirmish of Boutte Station (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection US 90 and Magnolia Ridge Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=58214
C 20
Cade
Cade
- Site of Camp Pratt (Civil War); Dedicated 1980; Located Old Spanish Trail; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49295
- Batteries 2 and 3 (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6218
- Battery 4 (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6273
- Batteries 5 and 6 (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6271
- Battle Ends (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6251
- Battle of the West Bank (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located near Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6221
- British Strategy (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6243
- Chalmette Battlefield (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 8606 West St. Bernard Highway
- Chalmette Monument (War of 1812); Dedicated 1894; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=59218
- In Memory of Major Samuel Spotts (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=59218
- Lethal Exposure (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6244
- Redoubt and Battery 1 (War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6219
- USS Kidd (World War II); Dedicated - Unknown; Located along Mississippi River near Government Street and River Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_NR_83000502
- USS Kidd Museum; Dedicated - Unknown; Located along Mississippi River near Government Street and River Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_MUS_00001
- USS Kidd Veterans Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located along Mississippi River near Government Street and River Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_MSM_00001
- Where Has Our Equipment Gone (Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Battlefield Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6248
- Cotton Valley High School Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1941; Located Cotton Valley High School parking lot off Highway 160
- Monument (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located front old Covington Courthouse
- Crowley Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1989; Located S Court Circle and N. Parkerson Avenue;
http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_MSM_00006
- Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
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Delta
Delta
- 9th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 2008; Located Grant's Canal Site; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=MS_VBNMP_RM250
- African Brigade, Army of the Tennessee (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Old Highway 80 D and Levee Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=MS_VBNMP_UP069
- Freedmen Fight at Milliken's Bend (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Old Highway 80 D and Levee Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_M_00009
- Grant's Canal (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Old Highway 80 E and Levee Road; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_M_00008
- Battle of des Allemands (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located US 90; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=58213
- Fort Butler (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located levee front, downtown Donaldsonville; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- River Road African American Museum (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 406 Charles Street; http://www.africanamericanmuseum.org/exhibits-free.html
- War Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated May 20, 1990; Located Louisiana Plaza
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Franklin
Franklin
- Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1913; Located St. Mary Courthouse grounds
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Gonzales
Gonzales
- Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Veterans Memorial Park
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Veterans Memorial Park
- Jefferson Memorial Arch (All Wars); Dedicated 1923; Located Huey P. Long Avenue
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Hahnville
Hahnville
- St. Charles Parish Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon); Dedicated 1969; Located
- War Memorial Student Union (All Wars); Dedicated 1966; Located Southeastern Louisiana University
- Claiborne Parish Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm); Dedicated July 4, 1991
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated May 1940; Located Clairborne Parish Courthouse
- Vietnam War Memorial Park; Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined
- World War II Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Highway 311 in front of Southdown Plantation
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Innis
Innis
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located St. Stephen Episcopal Church
J 1
Jackson
Jackson
- Port Hudson State Historic Site (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 236 Highway 61; http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ipthudson.aspx
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Kraemer
Kraemer
- Bayou Boeuf Veterans Memorials (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Catholic Church
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Lafayette
Lafayette
- General Alfred Mouton (Civil War); Dedicated 1982; Located University Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49063
- Logn Bennett Memorial, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Vietnam); Dedicated June 28, 1972
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Undetermined
- CSA Brigadier General Tom Green (Civil War); Dedicated 2008; Located Lock and Dam No. 4 Access Road; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7575
- Livingston Parish Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1982; Located Livingston Parish Courthouse
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Mansfield
Mansfield
- Battle of Mansfield Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located
- Mansfield State Historic Site/Pleasant Hill (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 15149 Highway 175; http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/imansfld.aspx
- Fort DeRussy (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Undetermined; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Yellow Bayou Civil War Memorial Park; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Highway 1; http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states/louisiana/marksville/yellow-bayou-civil-war-memorial-park-thingstodo-detail-36851997/
- Rebel State Historic Site (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 1260 Highway 1221; http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/irebel.aspx
- Korean War Memorial; Dedicated 2013; Located - Undetermined; http://www.kwva.org/memorials/la/p_mem_la.htm
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated 1988; Located Garden of Honor
- Memorial (Afghanistan/Iraq War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Ouachita Parish Courthouse
- Ouachita Parish Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1896; Located cemetery on Desaird Street
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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New Orleans
New Orleans
- Andrew Jackson Equestrian Statue (War of 1812); Dedicated 1856; Located Jackson Square; http://www.geni.com/projects/Louisiana-Monuments-Statues-and-Memorials/14322
- Army of Northern Virginia Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1881; Located Metairie Cemetery
- Army of Tennessee Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Metairie Cemetery
- Beauregard Statue
- Columbaid Cannon (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown Located Camp Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=38901
- Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1874; Located Greenwood Cemetery
- David Bannister Morgan (Battle of New Orleans); Dedicated - Unknown; Located St. Peter Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51414
- Fort Pike (Battle of New Orleans); Dedicated 1954; Located visitor center; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=22776
- Fort St. Charles (Louisiana Rebellion of 1768); Dedicated 1955; Located intersection Esplanade Avenue and North Peters Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51552
- General William C.C. Claiborne Grave (War of 1812) Dedicated - Unknown; Located Metairie Cemetery
- Great War Memorial (World War I); Dedicated 1920; Located City Park Avenue
- In Memory of All American Veterans (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Esplanade Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51294
- Jackson Barracks (Civil War); Dedicated 2010; Located 6400 Claude Avenue; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Jackson Square; Dedicated 1970; Located Chartes Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21859
- Jefferson Davis (Black Hawk War); Dedicated 1930; Located intersection First and Camp Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51521
- Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square (World War II); Dedicated 1999; Located intersection Royal and St. Louis Streets; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51333
- Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Holt Cemetery
- Memorial Hall (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 929 Camp Street; http://www.confederatemuseum.com/
- National World War II Museum; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Located 945 Magazine Street; http://www.nationalww2museum.org/contact-us/index.html
- Robert E. Lee (Civil War); Dedicated 1884; Located center Lee Circle, 900 St. Charles Avenue; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51593
- Spanish-American War Monument; Dedicated May 30, 1939; Located Loyola Avenue;
- Veterans Memorial (Battle of New Orleans); Dedicated 1984; Located Basin Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51649
- Victory Arch (World War I); Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated November 11, 1984; Located Super Dome; http://www.frenchquartercondotrends.com/?p=2247
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated 1987; Located - Undetermined;
- Washington Artillery Park (American Revolution); Dedicated 1976; Located French Quarter; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24684
- World War II Obelisk
- Winter Quarter State Historic Site (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located 4929 Highway 608; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
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Oakdale
Oakdale
- Memorial (Afghanistan/Iraq War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located median, downtown Oakdale
- Vietnam War Memorial; Dedicated - Unknown; Located E. 6th Avenue
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1920; Located St. Landry Parish Courthouse
- Great War Memorial (World War I); Dedicated 1920; Located St. Landry Parish Courthouse
- POW/MIA Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated - Unknown; Located St. Landry Catholic Church
P 6
Patterson
Patterson
- St. Mary Parish War Memorial (World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated 1991; Located off Highway 90
- Bailey's Dam (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Riverfront Street; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=38532
- Fort Buhlow and Fort Randolph (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located near OK Allen bridge from Alexandria to Pineville; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7848
- Korean War Memorial; Dedicated 2006; Located Kees Park; http://www.kwva.org/memorials/la/p_mem_la.htm
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1912; Located Plaquemines Parish Courthouse
- West Baton Rouge Parish Veterans Memorial (World War I, World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam); Dedicated November 11, 1998; Located West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse
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Shreveport
Shreveport
- Caddo Parish Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated 1904; Located front of Courthouse, Texas Street
- Veteran's Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated November 2001; Located Veterans Park, bordering Freedom Park
- World War Memorial (World War I); Dedicated November 11, 1923; Located Travis and Edwards Street
- Yellow Bayow (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Highway I, west of Simmesport;
http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Fort Pike; Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_028
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1903; Located West Feliciana Parish Courthouse
- West Feliciana Parish Veterans Memorial (All Wars); Dedicated 1988; Located town park
- Revolutionary Wary Attakapas Militia Memorial (American Revolution); Dedicated 1974; Located St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church
- Confederate Mass Grave (Battle of Bayou Borbeaux, Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located intersection Napoleon Avnue and State Route 754; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=20025
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Tallulah
Tallulah
- Battle of Milliken's Bend (Civil War); Dedicated 1962; Located Thomastown and Ashley Plantation Roads; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=34798
- Battle for Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Westbound Reststop/Visitor Center (I-20); http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=60227
- Confederate Monument (Civil War); Dedicated 1910; Located Madison Parish Courthouse
- Grant's March Through Louisiana (Civil War); Dedicated - Unknown; Located I-90, Milepost 184; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=60239
- Hermione Museum/Grant's March (Civil War); Dedicated 1997; Located 315 Mulberry Street; http://www.louisianatravel.com/hermione-museum
- Camp Moore (Civil War); Dedicated 1959; Located US 51; http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49798
- POW/MIA Flagpole; Dedicated - Unknown; Located Heroes Park
- Texas Confederate Memorial (Civil War); Dedicated1904; Located St. Joseph Cemetery
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Vacherie
Vacherie
- Veterans Memorial Monument (All Wars); Dedicated 2009; Located Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church cemetery
- POW/MIA Memorial (World War II, Vietnam); Dedicated - Unknown; Located Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church cemetery
- Fort Jackson; Dedicated - Unknown; Located - Undetermined; http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=LA_134
Louisiana's Blue Star/Memorial Highways and Bridges
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Louisiana's National Cemetery's
Louisiana VA Hospitals
- Alexandria National Cemetery; Located 209 East Shamrock Street, Pineville; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery; 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge - http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/batonrouge.asp
- Chalmette National Cemetery; Located 8606 West St. Bernard Highway; http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-civil-war-sites
- Louisiana National Cemetery; 303 W. Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LA - http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/louisiana.asp
- Port Hudson National Cemetery; 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, LA - http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/porthudson.asp
Louisiana VA Hospitals
- Alexandria VA Health Care System, 2495 Shreveport Highway, Pineville - http://www.alexandria.va.gov/
- Overton Brooks VA Medical System, 510 E. Stoner Avenue, Shreveport, LA - http://www.shreveport.va.gov/
- Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, 1601 Peridido Street; New Orleans, LA - http://www.neworleans.va.gov/
Louisiana's Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, includes recipients born in Louisiana but medals credited in another state.
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
For more detailed information on the Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, please visit:
Anderson, Charles W
Babcock, (Breckinridge), John Breckinridge Beaufort, Jean J. (John Joseph) Bennett, Steven Logan Clarke, Powhatan Henry Clausen, Jr. Raymond Michael "Red" DeBlanc, Jefferson Joseph Diamond, James H. Fournet, Douglas Bernard Gilmore, Howard Walter Greely, Adolphus Washington |
Hughes, Lloyd Herbert
Johnson, Leroy Kane, John Riley Lee, Milton Arthur Novosel, Michael Joseph Osborne, John Riley, Thomas Roach, Hampton Mitchell Ryan, Jr., Thomas John Shaw, Thomas Showalter, Jr. Edward Rightor |
Stance, Emanuel
Veuve, Ernest Weisbogel, Abert Whittington, Hulon Brooke Wilkinson, Jr., Theodore Stark Williams, John Williams, Moses Wise, Homer L. |
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