Union Batteries 7 and 8 Historical

Union Batteries 7 and 8 Historical (HM1U03)

Location: Jackson, LA 70748 East Feliciana Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 41.324', W 91° 16.494'

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"...a cleared space was found, overlooking deep ravines in which trees had been chopped down and left as they fell, and on the opposite side of which the newly thrown up works of the enemy (Fort Desperate) were plainly visible. The two leading batteries moved at once to this spot and opened fire in a space hardly large enough to afford the room for one battery. The enemy had its range perfectly, and their guns opened upon the head of the column (Union troops) as it appeared, creating fearful slaughter. Here Battery A in a very short time had two men killed, Lieutenant Humphrey and eleven men wounded, fifteen horses killed and two pieces (cannons) disabled."Lieutenant William L. Haskin
Battery F
1st U.S. Artillery Regiment


Two Union batteries were situated near this location, stretching approximately 75 yards on either side of concrete trail. Only 400 yards from Fort Desperate, these batteries poured deadly fire into the Confederate works throughout the 48-day siege.

Union Battery No. 7: Battery G, 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment, Captain Edward McLaflin, commanding. Two 4.2-inch Parrott Rifled cannons.

Union Battery No. 8: 6th Massachusetts Battery, Captain William W. Carruth, commanding; four 12-pounder Napoleon guns. Battery A, 1st U.S. Artillery Regiment, Captain Edmund
C. Bainbridge, commanding; four 12-pounder Napoleon guns. Battery A, 1st U.S. Artillery Regiment, Lieutenant Hardman P. Norris, commanding; two 3-inch ordnance rifled cannons.
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HM NumberHM1U03
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Date Added Monday, August 29th, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 665233 N 3396376
Decimal Degrees30.68873333, -91.27490000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 41.324', W 91° 16.494'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 41' 19.44" N, 91° 16' 29.64" W
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Area Code(s)225
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, Jackson LA 70748, US
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