1863~1864
On July 2, 1863 during the Red River Campaign, Confederate Major General John Bankhead MacGruder issued orders that East facing fortifications be built in 3 locations along the Sabine-Niblett's Bluff, Burr's Ferry, and Logansport. Constructed first and considered by MacGruder as most important, Burr's Ferry could hold 2,500 men, and was built under the direction of Major General William R. Scurry. This cremaillere type of fortification allowed marksmen to fire in different directions, and consisted of mounds, ditches, and redans, areas for cannon placement, as well as exhibiting a special feature, tetes de pont, or head of bridge, designed for defending roads leading to river crossings. This is the only known surviving tetes de pont in Louisiana. An original remnant of the Texas Beef Trail still exists here. Burr's Ferry Earthworks was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.| HM Number | HM22ET |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | Vernon Parish Tourism Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 at 10:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 451160 N 3436980 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.06556667, -93.51193333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 3.934', W 93° 30.716' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 3' 56.04" N, 93° 30' 42.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 318, 337 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 24047 LA-8, Leesville LA 71446, US |
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