Old State House Frieze - Capitol's West Wall
Depicting the Washington Artillery
During the War Between the States

A sword-wielding female figure representing the State of Louisiana at war is accompanied by an Eastern Brown pelican, the Louisiana State bird, as Louisiana troops charge into battle.  The infantry troops on the left represent soldiers under the command of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.  The Washington Artillery of New Orleans, bearing both the Confederate flag and the Louisiana flag, are represented on the right side of the frieze.   In the background are chains stretched across the Mississippi River to prevent or hinder Federal navigation of the Mississippi.

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