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MANSFIELD STATE HISTORIC SITE HOSTS POLIGNAC'S BRIGADE LIVING HISTORY

 

 
During the weekend of May 19 – 21, Mansfield State Historic will host a series of living history programs on the original ground where General Polignac’s charge hit the Union center during the 1864 battle of Mansfield. 
 
Multiple living history programs will be presented at the site, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday and Sunday. On Saturday, the camps will be open to the public from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; and at 2 p.m. there will be a firing demonstration to interpret the events that made General Polignac tell his troops that they were making “a hell of a noise!” 
 
Visit www.facebook.com/MansfieldSHS for a detailed list of events and times.
 
Mansfield State Historic Site is located on State Highway 175, three miles south of Mansfield.  Admission is $4.00 per person ages 13-61; seniors 62 and over and children 3 and under are admitted free.  For more information, call 318.872.1474 or 888.677.6267, or visit www.LaStateParks.com.
 
LouisianaTravel.com
 

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