1863 East Pascagoula Raid
N 30° 21.904 W 089° 05.379
16R E 299177 N 3361089
Historical marker located in Gulfport, MS.
Waymark Code: WMT0JG
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2016
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The Louisiana Native Guards, composed largely of former slaves and free men of color from Louisiana, where organized by Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in 1862. On April 9, 1863, 180 men from companies B and G of the 2nd Regiment, landed at Pascagoula and held the city for several hours against more than 300 Confederate troops. At 2 p.m. the Federals withdrew, returning to Ship Island. The raid is the first involving African American troops in the Gulf Region.
Date Installed:: 2010
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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