The Centenary College campus in Jackson, La. was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers from 1862 to 1863, and a skirmish was fought on the grounds on August 3, 1863, resulting in a number of casualties. The Confederate Cemetery on the grounds is the last resting place for over one hundred soldiers who died during the war, whose graves are unmarked.
The Centenary College campus in Jackson, La. was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers from 1862 to 1863, and a skirmish was fought on the grounds on August 3, 1863, resulting in a number of casualties. The Confederate Cemetery on the grounds is the last resting place for over one hundred soldiers who died during the war, whose graves are unmarked.
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