After the Union capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson in 1863, unconventional war continued to rage for control of the vital economic Lafourche district lying west of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.
Confederate partisan bands raiding out of the Atchafalaya Basin interrupted Union efforts at peaceful occupation and pre-reconstruction. The results were a virtual guerrilla war in the swamps that tested the mettle of civilians and combatants alike.
Dr. Stephen Michot will speak on Guerilla Fighting in South Louisiana during the Civil War for the Young-Sanders Center at 1:30 p.m. May 4 in Franklin.
Michot is professor of history and director of Criminal Justice at Nicholls State University holding a Ph.D. from Mississippi State University. Over the past 40 years, he has served in law enforcement and security, the military with a tour of duty in Iraq, and in education.
Michot has served on the boards of the Louisiana Historical Association, the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Young-Sanders Center, YMCA, Faculty Senate, and University of Louisiana Systems Board of Supervisors Academic Affairs Committee and Faculty Advisory Council.
The Young-Sanders Center is located at 701 Teche Drive next to the Bayou Teche and a half block from the St. Mary Parish Court House. Dr. Michot’s presentation is open to the public. For further information call 337-413-1861.