Chip Landry
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The Battle of Plains Store

​May 16, 2024

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    Chip Landry, a native of Baton Rouge, is a genealogist, historian, researcher, public speaker and author.  He is the commander of the Louisiana State Militia, a War of Northern Aggression reenactor and living history group, sexton of St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery and chairman of the Historic Magnolia Cemetery Board of Trustees, in Baton Rouge, president of The Friends of Port Hudson, former commander of the Brigadier General Francis T. Nicholls Sons of Confederate Veterans camp, and currently historian of the Brigadier General Henry Watkins Allen Sons of Confederate Veterans camp.
   He is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, having received the Purple Heart medal, retired from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office with 36 years of service, a former law enforcement ranger with the Louisiana Office of State Parks and served at Tickfaw State Park and Port Hudson State Historic Site for ten years.   

The Battle of Plains Store was fought in EBR Parish, LA, during the campaign to capture Port Hudson. On the morning of May 21, Gen. Augur's leading forces, commanded. Benjamin Grierson, met Confederate troops near the junction of the Plains Store and Bayou Sara roads. Union troops advancing from Baton Rouge, clashed with 600 Confederates at a road junction. The initial Confederate force withdrew, but 400 more Confederates arrived from Port Hudson to continue the battle.

Place: Drusilla Seafood, 3482 Drusilla Lane http://drusillaplace.com/
Meeting Time: 6:30 pm Doors open, Meeting begins 7:00 pm, End 8:30 to 9:00pm.
Meeting Cost: $35.00 includes tax, tip, food and fun.
Reservations: Please make a reservation by Tuesday, May 14.
Late Reservations: Welcomed and appreciated.
Contact: John Potts (225) 937-2782, or [email protected]
Book Raffle: A selection of books or items. $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.
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