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Fort De Russy

Fort De Russy, four miles north, potent Confederate stronghold defending lower Red River Valley, yielded to land attack of General A. J. Smith’s Union Army on March 14, 1864.

Located near Marksville, LA, District 8, Avoyelles Parish. 17




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