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During the [[American Civil War]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops drilled at a new camp established in 1862 in Vienna. Later in the war, a parolee camp was established at Vienna.<ref>[[John D. Winters]], ''The Civil War in Louisiana'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University Press]], 1963, {{ISBN|0-8071-0834-0}}, pp. 152, 384</ref>
Vienna was the parish seat of [[Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln Parish]] from its creation in 1873 until 1884, when a parish-wide vote moved it to the new railroad town of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A bill has passed both Houses... |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ouachita-telegraph/147227851/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=The Ouachita Telegraph |date=15 February 1873 |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AN ACT Creating the parish of Lincoln, aud providing for the organization thereof |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bossier-banner-progress/147228016/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=Bossier Banner-Progress |date=9 August 1873 |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The people of Lincoln parish... |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-donaldsonville-chief/147227639/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=The Donaldsonville Chief |date=25 October 1884 |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The people of Lincoln parish... |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-donaldsonville-chief/147227588/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=The Donaldsonville Chief |date=15 November 1884 |pages=1}}</ref>
== History ==
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