On the northwest corner of Soldiers' Rest, there is a small grouping of markers that are called the "Louisiana grouping" because it has mostly men of Louisiana resting there.

These markers are listed individually below They are also listed with their states.

These markers are interesting because they appear to be set so soon after the war, and at least one carries the evidence of being placed by the men who served with him (see Abraham Denton). Others may very well have been placed by the soldier's friends during or soon after the war. These markers appear in a photo believed taken in 1893.

Alex. D. Broussard's marker is notable -- it is written in French.

See also farther down the page where the old markers have had cleaning and repair work done.
 

Abraham Denton
Co. C, 1st
Regt Tenn Cav
Died dureing the
siege of Vicksburg
June 8, 1863
[See also Tennessee pages]

At right, are close-ups of two paragraphs on Abraham Denton's marker.

The engraving on the first paragraph reads, "Erected by the members of his company as an appreciation of the patriotism showed by him in defense of his country for two years."

The last paragraph reads,

"Lowly may be the turf that covers
The sacred grave of his last repose;
But, O! there's a glory round it hovers,
Broad as the daybreak, and bright as its close."

 

 

Thanks to Bryan Skipworth for the effort of making out the barely legible verse at the bottom of Abraham Denton's marker. The verse is from a poem, "Washington's Remains" by George Lunt (1803-1885)

[Ragland's Funeral Home Records, pg. 176, gives death 23 Nov 1862]

Photo by Bryan Skipworth, Nov 2017

Grave locations -- Back row l to r, Robinson, Landry, Swann, Naff, Robertson, Edwards, McCrory, Denton, Glenn, Mitchell.

Middle row, l to r, Broussard, Toups, McCall, Thibodaux, Kelly, Stanaland, Booker, Palfrey, Molaison, Painter.

Front row, l to r, Penton, Clark, Roth, Breaux, Lirette.

Note: The white veterans administration marker in the upper right of photo, outside the Louisiana grouping, is that of CSA veteran Newton Cooper.

In early 2018,  soldiersrestvicksburg.com photographer, Bryan Skipworth and his daughter April cleaned, repaired,and set each stone upright. Here are the "after" photos.

George B. Booker	J. Adol. Breaux	Alex. D. Broussard
A. J. Clark	Abraham Denton	W. H. Edwards
F. Glenn	Angus Kelly	Gustave Landry
Pierre Lirette	Isaac R. McCall	George W. Mitchell
Jules Molaison	J. B. Naff	Ira Painter
E. Palfrey	Alfred E. Penton	F. C. Robertson
Jess E. M. Robinson	L. G. Roth	B. F. Stanaland
D. F. Swann	Francois Thibodaux	Felicien Toups   Photos by Bryan Skipworth

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