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Alice Hudson (March 17, 1947 – November 6, 2024) was an American librarian and cartographic curator who served as the chief of the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division at the New York Public Library from 1981 to 2009. She co-founded the New York Map Society in 1977 and contributed to the preservation, curation, and accessibility of ...
William Ward, the commanding officer of Company A, 6th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana State Militia, headquartered in Grant Parish, had been elected state representative from the parish on the Republican ticket. [36] He wrote to Governor Kellogg seeking US troops for reinforcement and gave the letter to William Smith Calhoun for delivery.
Jay Dardenne, Louisiana lieutenant governor and former secretary of state and state senator (R) [52] George W. D'Artois, public safety commissioner in Shreveport 1962–1976 (D) [53] Jackson B. Davis, state senator for Caddo Parish and long-term attorney in Shreveport; obtained B.A. and M. A. degrees from LSU in 1936 and 1937, respectively [54]
The Ward (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's The Ward) is a 2010 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, and Jared Harris. [5]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
The regiment stayed at Port Hudson through spring 1863, when it was ordered to march against Grierson's Raid on 1 May. A detachment, consisting mostly of C Company stayed behind and served during the Siege of Port Hudson from 23 May to 9 July. Captain Purdy (Company C) was killed on 26 June 1863, probably during the siege.
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The unit was officially named the 32nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment but it was never referred to by that name. The legion fought at the Battle of Plains Store and the Siege of Port Hudson . Captured at Port Hudson, the men were paroled, and the legion was declared exchanged in fall 1863.