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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXW_after-the-battle-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
The destruction of their plantation during the Battle of New Orleans left the de Chalmet family in financial trouble. In 1817 brothers Hilaire and Louis St. Amand bought the land. The St. Amands were prominent free people of color who already owne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXF_british-batteries-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
To support their attacks, the British built several artillery batteries, shown in red on the map. The largest was the Advanced Battery with 10 cannons behind a low rampart of earth filled sugar casks and rammed earth. Built near the center of what…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXE_roads-and-ditches-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
The battle took place on agricultural fields crisscrossed by drainage and irrigation ditches. British commander Sir Edward Pakenham probably launched his main attack from behind the cover of the First Ditch. Some troops advanced and later withdrew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXD_chalmette-national-cemetery-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Chalmette National Cemetery was established in 1864s a burial place for Union soldiers who died in the gulf area during the Civil War. It also served as the site for reburials of soldiers from battlefield cemeteries in the region. This plot of gro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXC_chalmet-plantation-historical_Arabi-LA.html
In June 1813 Ignace Delino de Chalmet purchased a sugar plantation that began at Rodriguez Canal and extended along the river for about a mile. The property was typical of may plantations and included 25 slaves, a great house, and outbuildings. To…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXB_batteries-two-and-three-historical_Arabi-LA.html
Sailors from the USS Carolina and Jean Lafitte's Baratarian pirates manned the cannons at Batteries 2 and 3. General Andrew Jackson had once described the Baratarians as "hellish banditti," but now their artillery experience was invaluable. Domini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXA_the-west-bank-assault-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
On December 25, 1814, American Major General Andrew Jackson began fortifying the Mississippi River's west bank. By January 8 it was defended by nearly a thousand Kentucky and Louisiana militiamen and several artillery batteries, some armed with ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX9_battery-one-and-forward-redoubt-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Located where the levee now sits, Battery 1 and a redoubt anchored the river end of the American defenses. On January 6, 1815, construction began on the redoubt, an enclosed defensive structure in front of the rampart. On January 8this area and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX8_the-kentucky-rifle-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
The longrifle, a distinctly American weapon developed on the frontier for accuracy and distance, was produced mainly in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee. It became known as the Kentucky rifle after the popular song "The Hunters of K…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX7_chalmette-plantation-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Named for Ignace Francois Martin de Lino de Chalmet (1755-1815), veteran of the American Revolution. Attained the rank of captain of infantry in the Spanish Army; retired about 1794. Purchased plantations below New Orleans and began acquisition of…