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1860s in Louisiana: stories to listen to | HearLore
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1860s in Louisiana
Louisiana in the American Civil WarBy 1860, nearly half of Louisiana's population were enslaved African Americans. This demographic reality shaped the state's economy and social structure…
Reconstruction eraOn the 9th of April 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.