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Fort DeRussy, located four miles (6 km) north of Marksville, Louisiana, was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War defending the lower Red River Valley in Louisiana. The fort was named for Colonel Lewis G. DeRussy, the oldest West Point graduate to serve in the Confederate Army. DeRussy, a prominent engineer in civilian life, was the engineering officer in charge of the construction of the first fortifications at the fort. The remains of the Colonel were exhumed from an abandoned grave and reinterred on the grounds of the fort on September 26, 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Joyce Bridges )〕 ==Battles== A portion of Rear Admiral David D. Porter's Mississippi Squadron captured the fort on May 5, 1863 and destroyed on May 9, 1863 by the USS Benton. The fort yielded to the Union Army, led by General A. J. Smith, on March 14, 1864.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort DeRussy (Louisiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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