The Port Hudson State Historic Site is located on the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, just outside the limits of Port Hudson and in the vicinity of Jackson.
Port Hudson Peace Monument
Confederate siege gun mounted in the river fortifications, 1863.
View of Fort Desperate from the observation tower.
Outside the Fort Desperate earthworks looking west.
Port Hudson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Port Hudson, 20 miles north of the city of Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Administered by the United S
Port Hudson State Historic Site
…Revolving Fund established by grants from The Gilder Foundation and contributions from a number of partners, including the American Battlefield Trust. Port Hudson National Cemetery, where many dead of the siege were buried, is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) to the south, in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Siege of Port Hudson was…
Cemetery Administration building
Cemetery main gate