Alexandria, La – The Civil War, specifically the Red River Campaign, is an important part of the history of the Alexandria/Pineville area. Being a farming community, the cash crop, cotton, was in high demand. The locals wanted to protect themselves, and what was left of the land and crops, from a second Union attack, after the first attack left Alexandria burning. So began the construction of Fort Randolph and Fort Buhlow on the Pineville side of the Red River.
The Alexandria/Pineville area will remember the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War with a series of events Thursday, March 7, 2013, through Sunday, March 10, 2013.
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