MAJOR SAMUEL SPOTTS MEMORIAL

MAJOR SAMUEL SPOTTS SHOT THE FIRST GUN AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, JANUARY 8, 1815. THIRD REGIMENT SEVENTH BATTERY ARTILLERY CORPS.

Address: BATTLEFIELD PATH

City: CHALMETTE

State: Louisiana

Zip Code: 70043

Memorial Type: Cemetery Stones

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WAR OF 1812

Year Dedicated: 1833

Photograph By: BRYAN OLSON

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