They were the First Louisiana Battalion during the Civil War.
"Louisiana Tigers"
The Seaport in the South which of crucial importance because the Civil War largely shut down trade between the North and the South.
Port of New Orleans
Group of people mostly from the North who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s.
abolitionist
This state officially joined the confederacy on March 21, 1861.
Louisiana
Many of the states here broke away or seceded from the Union to preserve slavery.
South
What amendment ended slavery in the U.S.?
13th Amendment
During the Civil War, in terms of resources, who had the greatest advantage?
North
How many individuals are sold in New Orleans as a slave and sent throughout the southern United States?
More than 135,000 enslaved people.