Tag: Confederate Monument
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I Broke a Code Tuesday
Bear with me as I explain this. Ever since I got the list of Monroe UCV members, I’ve been furiously researching them. Not just the founding members. All of them.…
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Confederate Grave Marker in the Old City Cemetery
I have posted a similar one in the past, but this one is a little different. You can see a row of homes in the background. By the way, there…
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Solving a Mystery: The Confederate Dead of Monroe City Cemetery
Since I first became interested in Ouachita parish history, I have heard the local story that the Confederate monument in Monroe’s Old City cemetery sits on top of the…
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Major Thomas R. Hotchkiss
The following article appeared in the Ouachita Telegraph, Saturday, November 4, 1871, Page 2, Column 4. I believe Major Thomas R. Hotchkiss’ remains were moved in the late 1890’s, along…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 