"Our Colored troops at work - the first Louisiana native guards disembarking at Fort Macombe, Louisiana."

ID: 5447 ~ Source: Image courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1974.25.9.6. ~ Creator: Harper’s Weekly ~ Date: February 28, 1863

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Fort Macomb

By The New Orleans Historical Team & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

Constructed in 1822 under the direction of architect Simon Bernard, Fort Wood was thought to be impregnable to enemy troops attacking in the narrow straits of lakes Borgne and St. Catherine. In 1851, the fort was renamed Fort Macomb to honor…