Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent President Ulysses S. Grant There has been a resurgence of interest in America's eighteenth President, Ulysses S. Grant. Better known for his victories during the Civil War, particularly the acceptance of Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Grant's Presidency has garnered increased attention. … Continue reading Ulysses Grant – Civil War General, U.S. President
Civil War
Nightriders Claim Another Victim
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent The years following the Civil War were especially hard for newly-freed slaves. With no homes, no money, and no prospects, one can imagine the hopelessness that came with freedom. To help, President Abraham Lincoln advocated for a bill to establish an organization to assist freedmen. On March 3, 1865, Congress … Continue reading Nightriders Claim Another Victim
Vermont Carpetbagger Barely Survives Resistance
Wesley HarrisPiney Woods Journal Correspondent In the years called Reconstruction after the Civil War, carpetbaggers and scalawags wrested political control of Louisiana long held by Democrats. Northerners who moved to the South to take advantage of the unstable social, financial, and political climate to make their fortunes were mockingly called carpetbaggers since they often arrived … Continue reading Vermont Carpetbagger Barely Survives Resistance
Civil War Saw Money Printed Here
Edward Everett, Jr.The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 Paper Bills Issued In All Denominations To Care For Situation Not many people now living in Union Parish have knowledge of the fact that at one time Union Parish printed, issued and circulated its own money, unless it may be some of those few who can still remember those … Continue reading Civil War Saw Money Printed Here
Lt. Col. Sidney H. Griffin, 31st LA Infantry
Written by Jon R. McKinnie Spearsville plantation owner Sidney H. Griffin raised a company of men from the northwestern portion of the parish for the Confederate service in early 1862; the men styled themselves the "Sparrow Cadets". The unit elected Griffin captain, and they entered the service of the Confederate States in Monroe, designated as Company … Continue reading Lt. Col. Sidney H. Griffin, 31st LA Infantry
Ettienne A Reppond – 31st La Infantry
Written by Jon R. McKinnie Ettienne Andrew Reppond was born in Dean Community, Union Parish, La on July 13, 1830 to Louis & Henrietta McCormick Reppond. Etienne’s grandfather, Estevon Reppond, was born 1765 in Marseille, France, came to Louisiana before 1783, and traveled up the Ouachita River with Jean Baptiste Filhiol in 1783 and assisted Filhiol … Continue reading Ettienne A Reppond – 31st La Infantry
Lt. Elijah Hubbard Ward
Written by Dr. Timothy D. Hudson Submitted by Jon R. McKinnie The birth of David Ward and Cynthia Seale’s eldest son Elijah Hubbard Ward occurred on 13 July 1830, just a few months after the January 20th creation of Lowndes County Alabama from the northern portion of Butler. When he was about seven years old, Hubbard … Continue reading Lt. Elijah Hubbard Ward
Union Museum of History and Art
Terry L. Jones, Civil War scholar, will talk about the famed "Louisiana Tigers" fighting regiment this Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at 1 p.m. in the Union Museum of History and Art, 116 N. Main St., Farmerville. This is the last in the series of lectures associated with the "Civil War in North Louisiana" exhibit (ends … Continue reading Union Museum of History and Art
