1st Regulars Regiment Volunteer Infantry (Gladden's, Adams's, Jacque's, Strawbridge's)

 

 

[Companies  F&S  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   K]

 

From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 70-71:

"This regiment was organized February 5, 1861, as part of the Louisiana State Army and transferred to Confederate service on March 13 with about 860 men.  The regiment received orders in early April to report for duty at Pensacola, Florida.  Only three companies--A, B, and C--had completed recruiting at that time, so the governor called upon volunteer units to fill out the regiment's organization.  Five companies responded and went to Pensacola with the three companies already mentioned.  There the men spent the next several weeks drilling.  By late May, the remainder of the 1st Regulars' companies had reported to Pensacola.  The five volunteer companies formed themselves into the 1st [Dreux's/Rightor's] Louisiana Infantry Battalion and left under orders for Virginia.  During the summer and fall of 1861, the regiment continued to drill.  The companies took turns manning the heavy artillery batteries around Pensacola.  Two companies participated in the action on Santa Rosa Island, October 8-9.  The regiment took part in the defense of Fort McRae and Fort Barrancas, November 22-23, when the Federals bombarded them from Fort Pickens.  On February 26, 1862, the regiment received orders to go to Corinth, Mississippi.  The men occupied Purdy, Tennessee, during a Federal expedition toward that town, March 9-14.  A detachment of the regiment pushed back an enemy force marching toward the Memphis and Charleston Railroad near Yellow Creek, March 14-15.  The regiment suffered heavy casualties during the opening attack at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6.  By the end of the day, the regiment had only 101 men remaining present for duty.  The regiment participated in the operations around Corinth from April 29 to June 11 and retreated with the army to Tupelo.  When General Braxton Bragg led  the army by rail via Mobile to Chattanooga in July, the regiment marched with the army's wagon trains overland to the Tennessee city.  The regiment made up part of General Jones Withers' division during the invasion of Kentucky, August 28-October 19.  Withers' Division marched to support other Confederate troops near Lexington on October 7 and missed the Battle of Perryville the next day.  Retreating with the army, the regiment went into camp at Tullahoma, Tennessee.  The men participated in attacks at the Battle of Murfreesboro on December 30, 1862, and January 2, 1863; 102 men were killed, wounded, or missing.  During the spring and summer of 1863, the regiment acted as support for the army's reserve artillery.  The regiment was consolidated with the 8th Arkansas Infantry and fought in the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20.  With fewer than 100 men present for duty, the regiment was assigned as headquarters guard for the army during the Chattanooga Campaign.  The men remained on this duty at Dalton, Georgia, during the early spring of 1864.  Assigned to General Randall L. Gibson's Louisiana brigade in April, the regiment participated in the various marches of the Atlanta Campaign, May-July, but saw very little fighting until the Battle of Ezra Church on July 28.  The men marched with the army on its invasion of Tennessee and fought at Nashville, December 15-16.  Following the Tennessee Campaign, Gibson's brigade went to Mobile, Alabama, in February, 1865.  There the regiment was consolidated with the 16th and 20th Louisiana regiments and 4th Louisiana Battalion and fought at Spanish Fort, March 27-April 8.  The men surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama, on May 12, 1865.  The regiment lost 176 men in battle--52 by disease, 2 by accident, 1 by murder, and 2 by execution."

 

CSRC, M320, rolls 82-89

 

ROSTER

 

Field & Staff

 

ADAMS, Daniel Weisiger. LTC. COL. BG.  //  CSRC, Index.

1  F&S, 1st Regulars  Inf.

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Company A (Farrar’s, Beatty’s, Reid’s)

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ADAMS, F. Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.

HENRY, Edward. Pvt.  [En. n.d.,n.p.]  On list n.d. of POWs fwd. by prv. mar., Holly Springs, MS, to Cairo, IL.  [NER/NFR.]  (B2:273)  //  Same E.H. as in Company C, 29th (Thomas’) Regiment Infantry? Probably not Cajun.

JOHNSON, Charles. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

MARTIN, Joe. Pvt.  Res. [?].  [En. n.d.,n.p.]  POW surr. Lancaster, KY, 18 Nov 62.  [NER/NFR.]  (B2:894)  //  Probably not Cajun.

ROTH, David. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Michael. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Thomas. Pvt.  Also Company G, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, James. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, James (No. 1). Pvt.  Also Company C, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, James (No. 2). Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, William (No. 1). Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, William (No. 2). Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

12  Co. A, 1st Regulars  Inf.

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ALLEN, John. Pvt. AMBROSIUS, Adolph. Pvt. ANDREWS, James (No.1). Pvt. ANDREWS, James (No.2). Pvt.
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Company B (Jacques’s, Overton’s, Thompson’s, Cooper’s)

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YOUNG, Marcus. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

1  Co. B, 1st Regulars  Inf.

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ALWOOD, Patrick. Pvt.
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Company C (Kent’s, Tew’s)

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POTIER [Pothier], Michael. Pvt.  En. 11 Mar 62, New Orleans.  Pres. Sep 62-Feb 64.  Mar-Apr 64:  Abs. sick, hosp., [n.p.], since [?] Apr 64.  Late Apr 64-Apr 65:  MIA, 25 Jul 63[sic].  [NFR.]  (B3:180)

xSIMON, Gimenez. Pvt.  En. 7 Oct 61, Mobile, AL.  Mar-Apr 63:  Pres.  Ret. POW.  Asgd. to Co. C [fr ?], 23 Apr 63.  Jul-Aug 63:  Abs. on furl.  Sep-Oct 63:  Des.  [NFR.]  (B3:574)  //  Probably not Cajun.

SMITH, Charles. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Edward. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, James. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Theodore. Pvt.  Also Company D, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, James, 1st. Pvt.  See Company A, this regiment.

7  Co. C, 1st Regulars  Inf.

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ALEXANDER, John. Pvt. ALLEN, John. Pvt. ALLEN, Richard. Pvt. ALLEN, Thomas. Pvt. ANDREWS, James (No.2). Pvt.
ANGNERS, Vicenti. Pvt.
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Company D (Jacques’s, Trezevant’s)

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DELATTE, Philip. Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.  //  Same P.D. as in Company F, 21st (Kennedy’s) Regiment Infantry?

MILLER, Francis. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

MILLER, Jack. Pvt.  Also companies E & G, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

ROTH, Tilghman F. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.  

SMITH, Charles. Musc.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, John. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Peter. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Theodore. Pvt.  See Company C, this regiment.

TAYLOR, James. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, John. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

10  Co. D, 1st Regulars  Inf.

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ABERSTUCHEL, Rudolph. Pvt. ANDERSON, Denis. Pvt.
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Company E (Scott’s, Preston’s, Butler’s)

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DAVID, James. Pvt.  En. 16 Apr 61, New Orleans.  Late Jun 61:  Pres., extra duty in Q.M. Dept.  Pres. Jul 61-late Apr 62.  May-Sep 62:  AWOL.  [NFR.]  (B1:544)  //  Probably not Cajun.

GARCIA, Raymond. Sgt.  Also companies G & I, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

+LAMBERT, Joseph. Pvt. Sgt.  En. 17 Apr 61, New Orleans.  Pres. to Aug 61.  Prm. Sgt., 31 Jul 61.  Pres. Sep-Dec 61.  KIA, Shiloh, TN, 6 Apr 62.  (B2:630)  

MILLER, Charles. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

MILLER, Jack. Pvt.  See Company D, this regiment.  Also Company G, this regiment.

MILLER, John. Pvt.  Also Company K, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

OLIVIER, Leonce N. 1LT.  Also Company G, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

REED, Thomas B. Pvt.  Also companies F & K, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Edward H. Asst. Q.M.Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, James E. 1Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, John. Pvt.  Also Company F, this regment.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Thomas. Musc.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, William. Cpl.  Also Company I, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

13  Co. E, 1st Regulars Inf.

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ABBOTT, Joseph. Pvt. ACKERMAN, William. Pvt. AHRENS, Charles. Pvt. ALBRECHT, August. Pvt. ALLEN, William. Pvt.
APPLES, John. Pvt. ARMSTRONG, J. A. Pvt.
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Company F (Strawbridge’s, Stringfellow’s)

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ADAMS, William. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

*COMEAUX [Como], Herman. Pvt.  Res. Donaldsonville.  Cmplx. dark.  Hair dark.  Eyes black.  5’ 5”.  En. 4 Apr 62, New Orleans.  POW cap. Parker’s Cross Roads, 31 Dec 62.  Rcd. Camp Douglas, IL, 30 Mar 63.  Exch. City Point, VA, 4 Apr 63.  Pres. Jul-Aug 63.  POW cap. Chickamauga, GA, 19 Sep 63.  Rcd. Mil. Prison, Louisville, KY, fr Nashville, TN, 3 Nov 63.  Fwd. to Camp Morton, IN, 5 Nov 63.  Rel. on oath of alleg. to U.S., 20 May 65.  (B1:402)

GUERIN, John. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

JOHNSON, Charles. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

MILLER, E. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

REED, Michael. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

REED, Thomas B. Pvt.  See Company E, this regiment.  Also Company K, this regiment.

SEELY, William. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index; William Seeley.

SMITH, Alfred, 2nd.  Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Charles F. Musc.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, John. Pvt.  See Company E, this regiment.

SMITH, Nicholas, III. Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Thomas E. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

TAYLOR, John. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

14  Co. F, 1st Regulars Inf.

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ALEXANDER, Alexander. Pvt. ALLMAN, Edward. Pvt. ALLRICT, C. Pvt.
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Company G (Wheat’s, Sparks’s, Stafford’s)

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BOONE, Nathaniel W. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

GARCIA, Raymond. Sgt.  See Company E, this regiment.  Also Company I, this regiment.

JOHNSON, Charles. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

JOHNSON, James. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

KNOTT, William. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

MARTIN, John. Pvt.  En. 30 Apr 61, New Orleans.  Pres. to late Apr 62.  [NFR.]  (B2:894)  //  Probably not Cajun.

MARTIN, John C. Pvt.  En. 30 Apr 61, New Orleans.  Pres. to Dec 61.  To late Apr 62:  Abs. on sick furl.  [NFR.]  (B2:894)  //  Probably not Cajun.

MARTIN, Patrick. Cpl.  [En. n.d.,n.p.]  POW cap. Stone’s River, TN, [n.d.].  [NER/NFR.]  (B2:897)  // Probably not Cajun.

MILLER, Jack. Pvt.  See Company D, this regiment.  Also Company E, this regiment.

MILLER, T. J. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

OLIVIER, Leonce N. 1LT.  See Company E, this regiment.

SMITH, Henry. Sgt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Joseph. Pvt.  Also Company H, this regiment.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Thomas. Pvt.  See Company A, this regiment.

SMITH, William. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

15  Co. G, 1st Regulars Inf.

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AHRENS, John. Pvt.
1

 

Company H (Batchelor’s, Tew’s)

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JOHNSON, Charles. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Joseph. Pvt.  See Company G, this regiment.

SMITH, William. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

3  Co. H, 1st Regulars Inf.

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ALBRIGHT, Matthew. Pvt.
1

 

Company I (West’s, Stafford’s)

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GARCIA, Raymond. Sgt.  See Company E, this regiment.  Also Company G, this regiment.

LYONS, William. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

MILLER, John. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index; says only “1st La. Inf.,” but evidently the 1st Regulars.

ROY, Romulus. Pvt.  En. 9 May 61, New Orleans.  Pres. to late Apr 62.  List, 3 Jun 62, Booneville, MS:  POWs taken at Booneville & des. who delivered themselves up.  Fwd. to the rear to G.H.Q.  [NFR.]  (B3:408)

SMITH, John C. Bugler.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, Thomas. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

SMITH, William. Cpl.  See Company E, this regiment.

7  Co. I, 1st Regulars Inf.

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Company K (Taylor’s, Kennedy’s)

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FAULK, Valentine. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index: Valentine Falk.

MILLER, John. Pvt.  See Company E, this regiment.  

PERRY, Langdon. Cpl.  //  CSRC, Index.

REED, Thomas B. Pvt.  See Company E, this regiment.  Also Company F, this regiment.

+TAYLOR, Charles A. CPT.  Died 8 May 63.  //  Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 70: Charles TAYLOR.  CSRC, Index: Charles A. TAYLOR.

YOUNG, Henry. Pvt.  //  CSRC, Index.

6  Co. K, 1st Regulars Inf.

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ALBRECHT, August. Pvt.
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