Links

These are some useful and interesting Port Hudson and Civil War sites:

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

National Park Service site with database of names, description of battles, unit, etc.
Port Hudson State Historical Site Site for Louisiana's Port Hudson battlefield park.
The Siege of Port Hudson - Forty Days and Nights in the Wilderness of Death National Park Service lesson plan on the Battle of Port Hudson.
EHistory - Siege of Port Hudson  
Arkansas - Edward G. Gerde's Civil War Home Page Excellent source for rosters, unit descriptions, etc. for Civil War units from Arkansas.
Letter to relatives from Confederate soldier at Port Hudson Corporal John R. Hardy, 15th Arkansas Regiment (Johnson's)
The Louisiana Native Guards Good source of information and pictures related to the negro units which fought at Port Hudson.
Civil War Artillery Excellent description of the types of artillery used during the Civil War.

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