Battle Map, adaptation of A. Lacarrière Latour's original, 1814.

ID: 3146

This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

Battle Map, adaptation of A. Lacarrière Latour's original, 1814.

Sketch of an Attack made by Major Gen. Jackson, on a Division of the British Army commanded by Major General Kean on the evening of the 23 December 1814; unidentified maker.

Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

The Old Absinthe House, a stucco building at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets, is one of the oldest structures in New Orleans, dating to approximately 1806. In the nineteenth century, the Old Absinthe House became famous for its…