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Ship Island and the Native Guard
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi
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A barrier island twelve miles offshore, used as the staging base for the Union capture of New Orleans and then garrisoned by the Louisiana Native Guard, one of the first Black regiments mustered into the United States Army. They guarded Confederate prisoners on a sandbar in the Gulf, which was not lost on anyone at the time.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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