Shreveport, LA

SHREVEPORT, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Caddo parish, La., 380 ms. N. W. of New Orleans; from W. 1,260 ms. Watered by Red river. Pop. 1,133. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Caddo Parish, LA

Shreveport, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SHREVEPORT, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Caddo parish, La., 380 ms. N. W. of New Orleans; from W. 1,260 ms. Watered by Red river. Pop. 1,133.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 332.
Date Type
A steamboat burns to the waterline on the Mississippi but all aboard have a lucky escape. Crime/Disasters
- On the Mississippi, a Confederate warship makes a bold breakout and almost reaches the open sea Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Date Title
Shreveport (LA) News, “The Ladies Making Shoes,” April 25, 1862
William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, July 18, 1863
William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, July 29, 1863
William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, April 6, 1864
Recollection of Joseph Blessington, Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, April 30, 1864
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