In Crescent City Soldiers, author Kevin J. Bozant surveys over 125 military monuments, memorials, and markers located throughout the greater New Orleans area. This issue includes photographs and background information concerning the four controversial confederate monuments removed from public display in 2017. This 156-page volume is generously illustrated with 200 photographs and includes the Central Business District, Lakeview Chalmette, Vieux Carré, Metairie, Ninth Ward, Mid-City, Faubourg Tremé, and the entire Uptown District.The neighborhood parks, neutral grounds, and historic cemeteries of New Orleans reveal an impressive collection of enduring tributes to local, national, and international military heroes honoring their service and courage in the name of peace and liberty.Each monument is accompanied by brief, informative text describing its meaning and military significance. In addition, neighborhood and street addresses are provided which can be easily located via your smart phone map application.You will also find information on military museums, forts, and various insignia of veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of the American Revolution, as well as the United States Daughters 1776-1812.This book includes some of the earliest memorials honoring soldiers who served during the American Revolution up to the recent unveiling of the Louisiana Submariner Memorial.An informative index organizes the various monuments and memorials into a chronological list of engagements beginning with the Revolutionary War and leading up to recent actions in the Middle East.Join this patriotic excursion exploring our military monuments and memorials which pay silent testimony to the valiant men and women who so courageously defended our nation.
Kevin J. Bozant was born in the Upper 9th Ward of New Orleans - as luck would have it - just a few blocks from Huerstel's Bar and Little Pete's Seafood Restaurant. He is a local writer, photographer, and graphic designer for his publishing company, Po-Boy Press - New Orleans. His professional experience included the local Warner Brothers, CW, and ABC television affiliates. Kevin specialized in color print and electronic graphics for marketing and promotional materials as well as special events coordination. He eventually became senior graphic designer for the news, sports, and weather departments. He provided technical and graphic assistance for Real New Orleans, Crescent City Country, New Orleans After Midnight, Friday Night Football, Saints Sideline, as well as Brandon Tartikoff's popular New Orleans trivia game show, N.O. It Alls. He helped developed and co-produce The Southern Garden for Vitascope Television and created the Crescent City Crier for Gambit Weekly. He is author of Port & Burgundy: A Pictorial History of St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Orleans 1840-1990; Quaint Essential New Orleans: A Crescent City Lexicon; African American New Orleans: A Guide to 100 Civil Rights, Culture, and Jazz Sites; Crescent City Soldiers: Military Monuments of New Orleans; Music Street New Orleans: A Guide to 200 Jazz, Rock, and Rhythm and Blues Sites; Crescent City Saints: Religious Icons of New Orleans; Cryptic New Orleans: Cemetery Secrets and Symbols; Rev. G. J. Wegener: His Life and Ministry in New Orleans; Walking Through New Orleans: Adventure Afoot; and New Orleans Engraved: Cemetery Elegies and Epitaphs.
