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Mansfield State Historic Site

About Mansfield State Historic Site

The Mansfield State Historic Site, also known as the Mansfield Battlefield, is a battlefield in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana state historic site commemorates the Battle of Mansfield fought on Friday, April 8, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War. The site was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Mansfield Battle Park in 1973. Established in 1924 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the site was transferred to the state of Louisiana in 1954.

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Founded
1924

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Photos of Mansfield State Historic Site

  1. Mansfield State Historic Site, Mansfield01MansfieldLoree Hortman · Public domain
  2. General Alfred Mouton monument at Mansfield, LA IMG02General Alfred Mouton monument at Mansfield, LABilly Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Mansfield, LA, Battlefield Museum IMG03Mansfield, LA, Battlefield MuseumBilly Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. "Spirit of the Confederacy" statue in Mansfield, LA IMG04"Spirit of the Confederacy" statue in Mansfield, LABilly Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. "The Brave Beget the Brave" in Mansfield, LA IMG05"The Brave Beget the Brave" in Mansfield, LABilly Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Revised photo "The Brave Beget the Brave" IMG06Revised photo "The Brave Beget the Brave"Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 30 miles of Mansfield State Historic Site; the closest, Coushatta Museum, is about 22 miles away.