More History On The Old Baracks Note Storm Damage
Uploaded: October 21, 2008
The Ordnance depot soon grew to be the largest in the South. It served as a main supply depot during the Mexican War in 1847. In January 1861, the barracks were captured by state militia forces under Louisiana Gov. Thomas Overton Moore. The Confederate Army soon took over. Many Louisiana volunteer units in the Civil War were supplied with ordnance left at the fort. The fort was recaptured by Union forces in August of 1862 and held for the balance of the war. It remained an Ordnance depot until control was formally transferred from the Ordnance Department to the Quartermaster Department in 1869. The post was deactivated on June 6, 1879 and U.S. troops moved out, leaving a single Ordnance sergeant as caretaker.
Louisiana State University site
In 1884, the buildings and grounds were transferred to the Department of the Interior. Louisiana State University leased the land and buildings from the federal government beginning in 1886 and in 1902 was given to LSU.
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 5/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 90.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
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