"This battalion was organized on July 10, 1861, in
Richmond, Virginia, with five companies and 561 men. The
battalion acted as President Jefferson Davis' bodyguard and as guards at Libby
Prison until the fall. After being reorganized on September
19, the battalion moved to what is now West Virginia. There
the men served in the Kanawha Valley and skirmished with the enemy at Cotton
Hill, November 1-10. In December, the battalion
returned to Richmond but remained there only a short time. The
battalion received orders to travel by train and report for duty in South
Carolina. It was assigned to occupy Skid[a]way Island on the Georgia
coast south of Savannah. On March 17, 1862, the battalion
moved to the Isle of Hope, and on April 21, it moved to Camp
Mercer near Savannah. About this time, Company F joined the
battalion. On June 4, the battalion moved to Charleston,
South Carolina, and was assigned to duty on James Island. The men
fought in a skirmish on the island on June 10. They arrived on
the field at the Battle of Secessionville, June 16, in time to
repulse the second enemy attack. In the battle, 6 men of the battalion
were killed and 22 were wounded. On July 7, the battalion
returned to Savannah and did picket and guard duty there until December
14. The men moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where they
stayed until February, 1863. Returning to Savannah, the
battalion was once again on the move in May. Early in that month,
the men went to Jackson, Mississippi. They fought in the Battle
of Jackson, May 14, and then served in General Joseph E.
Johnston's army to protect the city during the Siege of Vicksburg.
The battalion participated in the Siege of Jackson, July 9-16,
and in August reported to the Army of Tennessee in northern Georgia.
At the Battle of Chicksmauga, September 19-20, the men saw heavy
fighting on the first day. Every commissioned officer present, except 1
lieutenant, was killed or wounded; and more than 50 percent of the enlisted
men became casualties. On November 12, the battalion was assigned
to General Randall L. Gibson's Louisiana brigade and fought in the Battle of Missionary
Ridge, November 25. The brigade spent the winter and early
spring [of 1863-64] at Dalton, Georgia. During the Atlanta
Campaign, the battalion participated in the battles of Resaca, May
13-16, and New Hope Church, May 25-28. At the Battle
of Ezra Church, July 28, the battalion captured an enemy
artillery flag. The men fought on August 31 in the Battle of Jonesboro.
During the invasion of Tennessee, November-December, the
battalion guarded a pontoon bridge over the Duck River and saw no
fighting. In February, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama, the
battalion was consolidated with the 25th
Louisiana Regiment. The men participated in the Siege of Spanish
Fort, March 27-April 8. Following the evacuation of Mobile,
Companies A, B, and D of the battalion became Company
F, and Companies C, E,
and F became Company G of the
Pelican Regiment.
They surrendered as such at Gainesville on May 8, 1865."
Company
A (Madison Infantry, Powell’s) [later part of Company
F, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Madison
ADAMS, Littleton T. Sgt. // CSRC,
Index.
HAMILTON, S. W. 1LT. // CSRC, Index.
MILLER, John. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Zachariah. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
YOUNG, Frank. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
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Co. A, 4th Bn. Inf.
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| ALLNUTT, George. Pvt. |
ALLNUTT, James S. Pvt. |
ALLNUTT, William. Pvt. |
AMIS, A. B. Pvt. |
ANDERSON, Armstrong. Pvt. |
| ANDERSON, Petus A. Pvt. |
ARMSTRONG, Daniel. Pvt. |
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Company
B (Ouachita Blues, McEnery’s, Marks’s, Hardy’s)
[later part of Company
F, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Ouachita
ADAMS, John. Pvt. Also Company D, this
battalion. // CSRC, Index.
HARDY, Alanso B. CPT.
// CSRC, Index.
HARDY, Covington. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
HARDY, Thomas J. 1LT.
// CSRC, Index.
JOHNSON, R. W. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
MARKS, Frank N. CPT.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, James. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, W. A. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
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Co. B, 4th Bn. Inf.
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| ALLEN, R. A. Pvt. |
APPLEWHITE, William. 1Sgt.
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Company
C (Franklin Life Guard, Buie’s, Ward’s) [later part of Company
G, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Franklin
CHOATE, William F. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index: William F. Choat.
MILLER, Collins. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
REED, Ira. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, William R. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
SMITH, W. J. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
TAYLOR, John C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
YOUNG, James R. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
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Co. C, 4th Bn. Inf.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
D (Carroll Rebels, Coleman’s,
Stowers’s) [later part of Company
F, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Carroll
ADAMS, John. Pvt. See Company B, this
battalion.
MARTIN, H. [W. H., W.]. Cpl.
Pvt. En. 9 Aug 61, Carroll
Par. Pres. Aug 61-Jun 62.
Regt. roll of
Aug 62: Abs. w/lv.
Jan-Feb 63: Abs. in hosp.,
Savannah, GA. Pres. Sep-Oct 62[sic].
Red. to ranks fr 1 Aug 6[?], one month’s pay stopped as Cpl., by
order of Regt. Ct. Mar. [NFR.]
(B2:891) // Probably not
Cajun.
MARTIN, Thomas. Pvt.
En. 15 Oct 61, Richmond, VA. Regt.
roll of Aug 62: Trfr. fr
Nelson’s [VA?]
Arty. , [n.d.]. Sep-Oct 62:
Abs. Trfr. fr Nelson’s
Lt. [VA?] Arty., [?] Aug 62, to serve for the war.
Under arrest in Savannah, GA, jail.
Jan-Feb 63: Abs. in jail,
Savannah. [NFR.]
(B2:898) // Probably,
happily, not Cajun.
MILLER, P. P. Pvt.
To Company F, Pelican Consolidated Regiment Infantry.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, J. L. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
5 Co. D, 4th Bn. Inf.
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Company
E (Natchez Rebels, Davis's, Bisland's) [later part of Company
G, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Mississippi
DUFOUR, C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
MILLER, John. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Alfred W. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Austin. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Frank. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, J. D. Cpl. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, R. T. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Sam. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, W. J. Cpl. // CSRC, Index.
TAYLOR, Fred C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
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Co. E, 4th Bn. Inf.
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Company
F (Ouachita Rebels, Walker’s,
Conner’s) [joined battalion, spring of 1862; later part of Company
G, Pelican Regiment Infantry]
Ouachita
BABIN,
Benjamin F. Pvt. En. Camp Moore, 25 May 61. To Aug 61: Elected
LT in COL Marks’ Regt. La. Vols. [Company
F, 11th Regiment Infantry], 15 Aug 61.
// Booth, La. Confed. Soldiers, 1:97: Benjamin F. BABIN,
B. F. BABIN. //
Served also in Company
K, 2nd Regiment Cavalry as 2LT.
JOHNSON, John R. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
MILLER, H. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
MILLER, W. H. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Thomas. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
VOORHIES, John V. C. Jr2LT.
// CSRC, Index: John V. C.
Voorhees.
6 Co. F, 4th Bn. Inf.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ANDREWS, Warren A. Pvt. |
APPLEWHITE, William. 1Sgt. |
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