LA-039 Battle of des Allemands

Marker text: BATTLE OF DES ALLEMANDS

Le district des Allemands, settled by Germans about 1720, the scene of numerous skirmishes between Confederate guerillas and Union forces, 1862-1863. Most famous skirmish resulted in capture of an entire detachment of Union soldiers on September 4, 1862.

Erected by the Department of Commerce and Industry, 1962.