Virtual Cemeteries

Port Hudson National Cemetery, Port Hudson, LA

Larger Map/Directions      GPS Coordinates: 30.6606,-91.27415 20978 Port Hickey Road Zachary, LA 70791 Phone: (225) 654-3767 Port Hudson National Cemetery is located on the site where Union and Confederate forces were engaged in the siege of Port Hudson. Nearly 4,000 Union troops were killed and almost all were buried in the cemetery; only 600 were known. Approximately 500 Confederate soldiers died during the battle and were buried in the trenches where they fell. VA website

Soldiers buried here with photographs: - Betzler, Matthews - Crowley, James - Derome, Michael - Fadden, George E. - Geary, Horatio - Goodell, William Francis - Greig, Thomas - Howard, Joseph N. - Naylor, Edward E. - Snell, John N. - Whiting, John W. Graves or Cenotaphs on Findagrave - Kendrick, Milo C. - (Service Info) Graves believed to be here (no photos yet) - Carr, Jason - McLennon, Norman - Mitchell, Cassius F. - Russell, Jacob - Smith, Charles P.