Fort Beauregard

Fort Beauregard
Fort Beauregard is located in Louisiana
Fort Beauregard
Location within Louisiana
General information
Town or cityHarrisonburg, Louisiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31°46′28″N 91°49′15″W / 31.77442°N 91.82074°W / 31.77442; -91.82074
Construction started1862
Completed1862
Technical details
Structural systemEarthen

Fort Beauregard, located half a mile north of the village of Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, was one of four Confederate forts guarding the Ouachita River during the American Civil War. In 1863, four Union gunboats attacked it, unsuccessfully.