Washington artillery battalion : the early years

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The official date of organization for the Washington Artillery of New Orleans is september 7, 1838. Continue reading “Washington artillery battalion : the early years”

in the beginning : origins of the Washington artillery

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Frenchman Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de Bienville founded New Orleans in 1718 as a settlement in the french territory known as Louisiana. Continue reading “in the beginning : origins of the Washington artillery”