The Fort DeRussy State Historic Site was constructed back in 1862 during the Civil War as a Confederate stronghold, just a few miles outside of Marksville. The fort was captured by Union forces two years later in 1864. Fort DeRussy was built in order to defend Louisiana’s lower Red River Valley and was designated in 1994 as a state historic site, and later added in 2016 to the National Register of Historic Places. Fort DeRussy is named after Colonel Lewis DeRussy, who was the oldest graduate of West Point to serve as part of the Confederate Army.
Fort Derussy Rd, Marksville, LA 71351, Phone: 318-357-3176