NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS

Pamphlet AccompanyingMicrocopy No0 320

COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OFCONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN

ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OFLOUISIANA

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVESNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON: 1961

COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OFCONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN

ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OFLOUISIANA

On the 414 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced thecompiled service records of Confederate soldiers belonging to unitsfrom the State of Louisiana. The compiled service records consistof a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, hisrank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typicallycontains (1) card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as foundin original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointmentbooks, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parolerolls, and inspection reports; and (2) the originals of any papersrelating solely to the particular soldier. There are cross-referencecards and jacket-envelopes for soldiers' names that appear in therecords under more than one spelling.

Compilation of the service records of Confederate soldiers wasbegun in 1903 under the direction of Brig. Gen. Fred C. Ainsworth,head of the Record and Pension Office in the War Department. Ab-stracts were made from documents in the War Department Collec-tion of Confederate Records and from documents borrowed by theWar Department in an effort to obtain as nearly complete militaryservice records as possible. The abstracts made from the originalrecords were verified by a separate operation of comparison, andevery conceivable precaution was taken to ensure that the abstractswere accurate.

The compiled service records of soldiers belonging to units fromthe State of Louisiana are arranged according to a complicated organ-izational breakdown ending with either the regiment or independentbattalion or company. Under each unit the service records are ar-ranged alphabetically by soldiers' surnames.

Preceding the jacket-envelopes for the individual soldiers in eachorganizational unit there are empty envelopes on which are listed theofficers of that unit. Following these are jacket-envelopes contain-ing (1) caption cards for muster-in and muster-out rolls showing theexact caption of the rolls that were copied and the certificate of themustering officer verifying the accuracy of the rolls; and (2) record-of-events cards, indicating the activities in which any portion of theunit had been engaged.

Two separate indexes may be used to locate the compiled servicerecords of a soldier from Louisiana. One is a card index to the serv-ice records of soldiers who served in organizations from the State of

Louisiana. This index contains the names of Louisiana soldiers forwhom there are compiled service records. The cards give the nameof the soldier, his rank, the unit in which he served, and sometimesa statement concerning the origin or background of that unit. Theinformation contained in this State index is duplicated in a "consoli-dated" or master card index (reproduced as Microcopy 253) that con-tains the names of all Confederate soldiers found in compiling theservice records, regardless of whether the service was with a unitfurnished by a particular State, with a unit raised directly by theConfederate Government, or as a staff officer. Unless the unit inwhich a soldier served is already known, his compiled service rec-ord can be located only through the use of one of these indexes.

The compiled service records reproduced in this microcopy andthe indexes referred to above are part of the records in the NationalArchives designated as Record Group 109, War Department Collec-tion of Confederate Records.

The compiled service record of a Confederate soldier from Lou-isiana may not appear in this microcopy for several reasons. First,he may not have served in a Louisiana unit. Second, he may haveserved under a different name or used a different spelling of his name.Third, proper records of his service may not have been made by theConfederate Army, or, if made, may have been lost or destroyed inthe confusion that often attended the initial mobilization, subsequentmilitary operations, or the final surrender of the Confederate militaryforces. Fourth, the references to the soldier in the original recordsmay be so vague that it has not been practicable to determine hiscorrect name or the unit in which he served.

Card abstracts of vague entries in the original records of mili-tary service, together with the originals of any papers containingvague references to individual soldiers, are maintained in a separatealphabetical series without regard to State or military unit. They arenot indexed. Sometimes supposed Confederate military service isshown by the records to have been service in a civilian capacity, asin the case of government employees. Evidence of such service, orof having aided the Confederate cause as a civilian in some other way,may sometimes be obtained from a series of records in the NationalArchives known as the "Citizens File, " consisting of Confederatedocuments each of which relates only to a particular civilian. Theyare arranged alphabetically by name of person and are not indexed.Other information about the activities of Confederate civilians iscontained in a similar unindexed series of documents accumulatedby Union provost marshals and known as the "Provost Marshal File. "The National Archives has still other Confederate records in its

custody among which documents may possibly be found relating toparticular Confederate civilians or soldiers. The records describedin this paragraph are available for examination in the NationalArchives by inquirers or their agents.

CONTENTS OF MICROCOPY 320

Roll Military Unit

1 First Cavalry, A - Cl2 Co - Ga3 Ge - J4 K - Me5 Mi - Ra6 Re - Ta7 Te - Z

First Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)8 Second Cavalry, A - Br9 Bu - E

10 F - J11 K - Mi12 Mo - R13 S - Z

Second Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)14 Third Cavalry

Third (Harrison's) Cavalry, A - K15 L - Z16 Third (Wingfield's) Cavalry, A - Di17 Do - L18 M - R19 S - Y20 Fourth Cavalry21 Fifth Cavalry22 Sixth Cavalry, A - L23 M - Z24 Seventh Cavalry, A - Re25 Ri - Y

Eighth Cavalry, A - N26 O - Z

Thirteenth Battalion (Partisan Rangers), A - D27 E - M28 N - Y

Eighteenth Battalion, Cavalry29 Ogden's Cavalry30 Cavalry Squadron (Independent Rangers of Iberville),

MilitiaSquadron Guides d'Orleans, MilitiaMounted Rangers of Plaquemines, MilitiaCapt. Benjamin's Co., Cavalry

31 Capt. Bond's Co., Mounted Partisan RangersCapt. Borge's Co. (Garnet Rangers), Militia

Roll Military Unit

Capt. Cagnolatti's Co., Cavalry (Chasseurs ofJefferson), Militia

Capt. Cole's Co., CavalryCapt. Delery's Co. (St. Bernard Horse Rifles), MilitiaCapt. Dreux's Cavalry, Co. A

32 Dubecq's Co. , CavalryCapt. Greenleaf's Co. (Orleans Light Horse), Cavalry

33 Capt. Lott's Co. (Carroll Dragoons), CavalryCapt. Millaudon's Co. (Jefferson Mounted Guards)Capt. Miller's Independent Co. , Mounted RiflesCapt. Norwood's Co. (Jeff Davis Rangers), CavalryCapt. Nutt's Co. (Red River Rangers), CavalryCapt. Webb's Co., Cavalry

34 First Heavy Artillery, A - Be35 Bi - Br36 Bu - Co37 Cr - E38 F - Go39 Gr - I40 J - La41 Le - Me42 Mi - Pe43 Ph - Sa44 Sc - Te45 Th - Z46 Second Battalion, Heavy Artillery

Eighth Battalion, Heavy Artillery, A - K47 L - Y

First Field Battery, Artillery48 Second Field Battery, Light Artillery

Third Battery (Benton's), Light Artillery49 Fifth Field Battery (Pelican Light Artillery), Light

ArtillerySixth Field Battery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery),

Light ArtilleryBeauregard Battalion Battery, ArtilleryBridge's Battery, Light ArtilleryCapt. Castellanos' Battery, Artillery

50 Capt. Fenner's Battery, Light Artillery51 Capt. Green's Co. (Louisiana Guard Battery), Artillery,

A - R52 S - W

Capt. Guyol's Co. (Orleans Artillery), ArtilleryCapt. Holmes' Co. , Light Artillery

Roll Military Unit

Capt. Button's Co. (Crescent Artillery, Co. A),Artillery, A - H

53 I- YCapt. Kean's Battery (Orleans Independent Artillery),

Artillery54 Capt. King's Battery, Artillery

Lafayette Artillery, MilitiaCapt. Landry's Co. (Donaldsonville Artillery), Artillery,

A - K55 L - W

Capt. Le Gardeur, Jr. 's., Co. (Orleans Guard Battery),Light Artillery, A - C

56 D - ZCapt. MePherson's Battery (Orleans Howitzers), Militia

57 Capt. Moody's Co. (Madison Light Artillery), Artillery,A - K

58 L - ZOrdnance DetachmentPointe Coupee Artillery, A - Bi

59 Bl - J60 K - Y61 Siege Train Battalion

Watson's Battery, Artillery62 Washington Battalion, Artillery, A - Bo63 Br - C64 D - Fo65 Fr - Hi66 Ho - La67 Le - Me68 Mi - Pe69 Pf - Sc70 Se - U71 V- Z72 First Infantry

First (Nelligan's) Infantry, A - Ba73 Be - Ci74 Cl - Do75 Dr - Gl76 Go - J77 K- L78 M79 N - Ri80 Ro - S81 T - Z

Roll Military Unit

82 First (Strawbridge's) Infantry, A - B83 C - D84 E - Ha85 He - K86 L - Mi87 Mo - Re88 Ri - S89 T - Z90 First Reserves

First Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division, Militia91 First Regiment, Third Brigade, First Division, Militia

First Regiment, European Brigade, MilitiaFirst Regiment, French Brigade, Militia, A - B

92 C - La93 Le - Z94 First Native Guards, Militia, A - G95 H - Z96 First Chasseurs 9, pied, Militia

First Battalion Infantry (State Guards)97 First (Rightor's) Special Battalion, Infantry, A - F98 G - M99 N - Z

100 First (Wheat's) Special Battalion, Infantry, A - H101 J - Y102 Second Infantry, A - Bo103 Br - Co104 Cr - Fo105 Fr - G106 H - Ji107 Jo - L108 M109 N - Rh110 Ri - Sn111 So-Wh112 Wi - Z

Second Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division,Militia

113 Second Regiment, Third Brigade, First Division, Militia114 Second Reserve Corps115 Second Regiment, French Brigade, Militia116 Third Infantry, A - B117 C - D118 E - Ha119 He - K

Roll Military Unit

120121122123

124125126

127128

129130131132133134135136137138139

140141

142

143

144145146147148149150151152

L - MoMu - RS - TU - Z

Third Regiment, European Brigade (Garde Francaise),Militia, A - D

E - ZThird Regiment, French Brigade, Militia, A - O

P - ZThird Regiment, First Brigade, First Division, Militia,

A- KL - Z

Third Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division, MilitiaThird Regiment, Third Brigade, First Division, MilitiaFourth Infantry, A - B

C - DeDi - GH - JK - LM- OP - RS - TU - Z

Fourth Regiment, European Brigade, Militia, A - LM - Z

Fourth Regiment, French Brigade, Militia, A - CD - Z

Fourth Regiment, First Brigade, First Division,Militia, A - Q

R - ZFourth Regiment, Second Brigade, First Division,

MilitiaFourth Regiment, Third Brigade, First Division,

MilitiaFourth Battalion, Infantry, A - Bo

Br - FG - LM - RS - Z

Fifth Infantry, A - BrBu - CoCr - EF - GoGr - Hi

Roll Military Unit

153 Ho - Ko154 Ku - L155 M - Mo156 Mu - Q157 R - Sh158 Si - T159 V - Z160 Fifth Regiment, European Brigade (Spanish Regiment),

Militia, A - F161 G - Pa162 Pe - Z163 Sixth Infantry, A - B164 C165 D - Fl166 Fo - G167 H - Ja168 Je - Li169 Lo - Me170 Mi - O171 P - R172 S - Th173 Ti- Z174 Sixth Regiment, European Brigade (Italian Guards

Battalion), Militia175 Seventh Infantry, A - Br176 Bu - Cr177 Cu - Fi178 Fl - Ha179 He - Ke180 Ki - Ma181 Me - Mo182 Mu - Re183 Rh - Sp184 St- V185 W- Z186 Seventh Battalion, Infantry187 Eighth Infantry, A - Bo188 Br - Ce189 Ch - Da190 De - Em191 En - Go192 Gr - He193 Hi - Ke194 Ki - L

Roll Military Unit

195 M - Mi196 Mo - Og197 Ol - Re198 Rh - SI199 Sm - Th200 Ti - Z201 Ninth Infantry, A - Bi202 Bl - By203 C - Co204 Cr - E205 F - G206 H - Ho207 Hu - K208 L209 M - Mi210 Mo - Pe211 Ph - R212 S - Sp213 St - Va214 Vi - Z215 Ninth Battalion, Infantry, A - K216 L - Z217 Tenth Infantry, A - Ca218 Ch - E219 F - H220 I - L221 M222 N - R223 S - V224 W - Z

Tenth Battalion, Infantry, A - C225 D - Z226 Eleventh Infantry, A - D227 E - K228 L - Q229 R - Z230 Eleventh Battalion, Infantry, A - E231 F - La232 Le - P233 R - Z234 Twelfth Infantry, A - Bo235 Br - Co236 Cr - Fo237 Fr - Ha

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Roll Military Unit

238 He - J239 K - L240 M - Mo241 Mu - Ra242 Re - Si243 Sk - U244 V - Z245 Thirteenth Infantry, A - Ce246 Ch - Fa247 Fe - Ho248 Hu - L249 M - Mo250 Mu - R251 S - Tr252 Tu - Z

Thirteenth and Twentieth Infantry253 Fourteenth Infantry, A - B254 C - Cu255 D - Fe256 Fi- G257 H - I258 J - L259 M - Me260 Mi - N261 O - Ri262 Ro - Su263 Sw - Z264 Fourteenth (Austin's) Battalion, Sharp Shooters, A - L265 M - Y266 Fifteenth Infantry, A - Ch267 Cl - Em268 En - Ho269 Hu - L270 M - Ni271 No - Sm272 So - Z

Fifteenth (Weatherly's) Battalion, Sharp Shooters273 Sixteenth Infantry, A - Ca274 Ch - D275 E - Ha276 He - Ke277 Ki - Mi278 Mo - Re279 Rh - S

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Roll Military Unit

280 T - Z281 Sixteenth Battalion, Infantry, A - L282 M - W283 Seventeenth Infantry, A - Ch284 Cl- F285 G - Je286 Jo - Me287 Mi - Ri288 Ro - St289 Su - Z290 Eighteenth Infantry, A - Bo291 Br - C292 D - F293 G - I294 J - L295 M - Pi296 PI - Sh297 Si - Z298 Consolidated 18th Regiment and Yellow Jacket Battalion,

Infantry, A - C299 D - L300 M - Z301 Nineteenth Infantry, A - B302 C - Fa303 Fe - Ho304 Hu - L305 M - Pe306 Ph - Sn307 Sp - Z308 Twentieth Infantry, A - B309 C - D310 E - Ha311 He - La312 Le - Mo313 Mu - Ro314 Ru - Te315 Th - Z316 Twenty-first (Kennedy's) Infantry, A - R317 S - Z

Twenty-first (Patton's) Infantry, A - De318 Di - Je319 Jo - Mu320 My - Sc321 Se - Z

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Roll Military Unit

322 Twenty-second Infantry, A - Co323 Cr - He324 Hi - Me325 Mi - Se326 Sh - Y

Twenty-second (Consolidated) Infantry, A - B327 C - J328 K - Ra329 Re - Z330 Twenty-fifth Infantry, A - Co331 Cr - Ha332 He - L333 M - Q334 R - Te335 Th - Z336 Twenty-sixth Infantry, A - Ca337 Ce - Gr338 Gu - Me339 Mh - Z340 Twenty-seventh Infantry, A - Ch341 Cl - Fi342 Fl - Ho343 Hu - L344 M - O345 P - So346 Sp - Z347 Twenty-eighth (Gray's) Infantry, A - Cl348 Co - G349 H - L350 M - P351 Q - V352 W - Z

Twenty-eighth (Thomas') Infantry, A - B353 C - G354 H - M355 N - Y356 Thirtieth Infantry, A - B357 C - Fa358 Fe - J359 K - M360 N - Sa361 Sc - Z362 Thirty-first Infantry, A - Co363 Cr - G

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Roll Military Unit

364 H - L365 M - P366 R - Th367 Ti- Y368 Algiers Battalion, Militia

Assumption Regiment, MilitiaBattalion British Fusileers, MilitiaBattalion French Volunteers, MilitiaBonnabel Guards, MilitiaBeauregard Regiment, MilitiaBeauregard Battalion, Militia

369 Bragg Ts Battalion, MilitiaBritish Guard Battalion, Militia, A - G

370 H - WCatahoula BattalionCazadores Espanoles Regiment, Militia, A - F

371 G - ZChalmette Regiment, Militia, A - B

372 C - L373 M - Z374 Claiborne Regiment, Militia

Confederate Guards Regiment, Militia, A - G375 H - S376 T - Y

Consolidated Crescent Regiment, Infantry, A - Ch377 Ci - H378 I - M379 N - U380 V - Z

Continental Cadets, MilitiaContinental Regiment, Militia

381 Crescent Cadets, MilitiaCrescent Regiment, Infantry, A - Ca

382 Ce - F383 G - K384 L - Q385 R - S386 T - Z387 Fire Battalion, Militia, A - R388 S - Z

Irish Regiment, Militia389 Jackson Rifle Battalion, Militia

Jeff Davis Regiment, InfantryLa Fourche Regiment, Militia, A - C

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Roll Military Unit

390 D - W391 Leeds' Guards Battalion, Militia

Lewis RegimentLewis Guards, Militia

392 Louisiana and Government Employees RegimentMaddox's Regiment, Reserve CorpsMechanics Guard, Militia

393 Miles' Legion, A - Di394 Do - La395 Le - Re396 Rh - Z397 Orleans Fire Regiment, Militia398 Orleans Guards Regiment, Militia, A - E399 F - Me400 Mi - Z401 Pelican Regiment, Infantry

Pointe Coupee Regiment, MilitiaProvisional Regiment, Louisiana LegionRed River Sharp ShootersReserve Corps, A - Me

402 Mi - YSabine ReservesSt. James Regiment, Militia

403 St. John the Baptist Reserve Guards, MilitiaSt. Martin's Regiment, MilitiaTerrebonne Regiment, MilitiaVermillion Regiment, MilitiaWatkins' Battalion, Reserve CorpsWeatherly's Battalion, Infantry

404 C. S. Zouave Battalion, Volunteers, A - Da405 De - G406 H - L407 M - R408 S - Z409 Capt. Barr's Independent Co. (Blakesley Guards),

MilitiaCapt. Bickham's Co. (Caddo Militia)Capt. Brenan's Co. (Co. A, Shamrock Guards), MilitiaConscripts, Louisiana, A - O

410 P - ZFrench Co. of St. James, MilitiaCapt. Herrick's Co. (Orleans Blues)

411 Capt. Knap's Co. (Fausse River Guards), MilitiaCapt. Lartigue's Co. (Bienville Guards), Militia

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Roll Military Unit

Capt. Me Arthur's Co. (Sabine Rifles)Capt. McLean's Co. (Ben. McCulloch Rangers)Capt. Mooney's Co. (Saddlers Guards), Militia

412 Moreau Guards, MilitiaCapt. Noble's Co. (Planche Guards), MilitiaCapt. O'Hara's Co. (Pelican Guards, Co. B)Capt. Otero's Co. (Titterton's Guards), MilitiaStanley Guards, Co. B, MilitiaCapt. Sugi's Co. (Sappers and Miners), MilitiaVinson's Co., Scouts

413 Miscellaneous, Louisiana, A - L414 M - Y

Officers, Miscellaneous Organizations

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