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“Were you ever at Camp Moore?” – Louisiana’s Largest Training Camp – Part II

Posted on November 10, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Sheritta Bitikofer… Part II of II…see Part I here Though it wasn’t the only training camp in southeast Louisiana (Chalmette and Benjamin/Jerusalem, among others) Camp Moore continued to be a major hub for … Continue reading →

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“Were you ever at Camp Moore?” – Louisiana’s Largest Training Camp – Part I

Posted on November 9, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Sheritta Bitikofer… Part I of II…see Part II here Nestled deep in the woods of St. Helena Parish, along the New Orleans & Jackson Railroad, seventy-five miles north of the famous Crescent City, … Continue reading →

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