Dog Trot House / 3rd Sgt. Gabrial Landrum Memorial - Old Pleasant Hill, LA
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kwashnak
N 31° 51.300 W 093° 31.200
15R E 450805 N 3524481
Monument for the only remaining building from Old Pleasant Hill, LA and a monument to 3rd Sgt. Gabrial Landrum of Texas who fought on that spot. Highway 175 just north of Old Pleasant Hill, LA.
Waymark Code: WMP1VM
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2015
Views: 4
Dog Trot House
One Side:
This house is the only remaining structure of the original village of Pleasant Hill. It was occupied by the J.W. Elam family after the civil war. J.W. Elam was wounded in the eastern theater, was home on recuperation leave, and served as a scout for General Taylor during Red River Campaign. The house served as a hospital after the Battle of Pleasant Hill
Other Side:
Dedicated to 3rd Sgt. Gabrial Landrum
Co. E II Texas C.S.A.
Whose regiment fought on this spot in the Battle of Pleasant Hill
April 9, 1864
Buried in Landrum Cemetery, Fenet Texas
Grandfather of W.W. Poimboeuf, M.D.
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Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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