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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1834-Active) - First established in 1834 as [[New Orleans Barracks]]. Renamed Jackson Barracks after [[Andrew Jackson]] on 7 Jul 1866. Active military installation. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1834-Active) - First established in 1834 as [[New Orleans Barracks]] in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Renamed Jackson Barracks after [[Andrew Jackson]] on 7 Jul 1866. Active military installation. | ||
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[[Image:JacksonBarracksFlagAllison.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jackson Barracks Entrance Early 1900s]] | [[Image:JacksonBarracksFlagAllison.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jackson Barracks Entrance Early 1900s]] | ||
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Jackson Barracks was turned over to the State of Louisiana in 1922 but was reoccupied by federal troops during [[World War II]]. On 31 Oct 1946 it was declared surplus and returned to the State of Louisiana. | Jackson Barracks was turned over to the State of Louisiana in 1922 but was reoccupied by federal troops during [[World War II]]. On 31 Oct 1946 it was declared surplus and returned to the State of Louisiana. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Now maintained by the State of Louisiana for use by the Louisiana National Guard. | Now maintained by the State of Louisiana for use by the Louisiana National Guard. | ||
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'''Location:''' Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana. | '''Location:''' Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 341 | * {{Roberts}}, page 341 | ||
* {{Kaufmann}}, page 190-191 | |||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ladelta.html#barracks North American Forts - Jefferson Barracks] | |||
* [http://www.la.ngb.army.mil/dmh/index.htm Louisiana National Guard] | * [http://www.la.ngb.army.mil/dmh/index.htm Louisiana National Guard] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Barracks Wikipedia - Jackson Barracks] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Barracks Wikipedia - Jackson Barracks] | ||
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Revision as of 13:13, 21 May 2011
Jackson Barracks (1834-Active) - First established in 1834 as New Orleans Barracks in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Renamed Jackson Barracks after Andrew Jackson on 7 Jul 1866. Active military installation.
Jackson Barracks History
Established in 1834, it first served as an embarkation point for troops going to the Seminole War II (1835-1842). During the Mexican-American War it served as a hospital for returning wounded. It was seized by Louisiana troops in 1861 when the U.S. Civil War began but was soon reclaimed when Union troops retook New Orleans, 1 May 1862. The post was renamed for Andrew Jackson after the U.S. Civil War in 1866.
Jackson Barracks was turned over to the State of Louisiana in 1922 but was reoccupied by federal troops during World War II. On 31 Oct 1946 it was declared surplus and returned to the State of Louisiana.
Current Status
Now maintained by the State of Louisiana for use by the Louisiana National Guard.
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Location: Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 29.951525 Long: -90.009989 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 341
- Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W., Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present, DaCapo Press, 2004, ISBN 0-306-81294-0, page 190-191
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