4th
Regiment Volunteer Cavalry
[Companies F&S
A B
C D
E
F G
H I
K ?]
From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 47-48:
"This regiment was organized about January, 1864, by
the addition of four companies to Lieutenant Colonel A. J. McNeill's Cavalry
Battalion, probably in the Monroe area. The regiment served in
Colonel Isaac F. Harrison's cavalry brigade, which made up part of the
Sub-District of North Louisiana. This brigade operated in the parishes
along the Mississippi River in northeast Louisiana during the early
months of 1864. During the opening stages of the Red River
Campaign, in March, the regiment followed the progress of the Union
gunboats and transports up the river from Alexandria toward Shreveport.
On April 4, an enemy cavalry and infantry force attacked the regiment at Campti
and drove it away from the town. The regiment again helped to harass the
Union vessels during their retreat down the river. Federal soldiers
attacked the brigade's camp at Bayou Des Cedars near St. Maurice
on April 17, but Harrison's men drove the enemy back. On April
24, the brigade made a quick raid into Pineville. The men
fought in the engagement at Hadnot's Plantation on May 1,
defeating a large enemy force. At the end of the Red River Campaign, the
regiment established its headquarters at Oak Ridge. For several
months, the men performed outpost and picket duty in that vicinity. They
fought in a skirmish at Goodrich's Landing on July 25. The
regiment accompanied Harrison's brigade into southern Arkansas in September.
On October 9, an enemy force attacked the regiment at Mt. Elba and
drove it back toward Warren. By November, the regiment had
returned to its camp at Oak Ridge. From that time until the end of
the war, the men mostly did picket duty near Bayou Bartholomew and near Floyd
on Bayou Macon. On February 2, 1865, a Union raiding party
scattered the 60 men of the regiment who occupied the camp at Oak Ridge.
By April, a portion of the regiment had moved to Columbia to
assist in the defense of that area. Most of the men dispersed to their
homes in late April and early May, 1865, when surrender of the
Confederate armies west of the Mississippi River became imminent. Some of
the men received their official paroles at Monroe."
CSRC, M320, roll 20
SPECIAL NOTE
[see 7th
Regiment Cavalry]
ROSTER
Field
& Staff
JOHNSON,
Matt F. LTC.
// CSRC,
Index.
1
F&S, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
A (McNeill’s)
?
BARKER, R. A. LT. // CSRC, Index.
xBOURGEOIS,
Emile.
Pvt. Res. St. James Par.
Cmplx. dark. Hair black. Eyes
hazel. 5’ 10”.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] Cap. nr. New
River, 17 Dec 64. Sent to New
Orleans, 6 Feb 65. Took oath of
alleg., 23 Feb 65. [NFR.]
(B1: 62b)
*LANDRY,
Luke.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. nr. Bayou Boeuff, 23 May 64.
Sent fr Brashear City to New Orleans, 31 May 64. On roll
of Office of Commsy. of POWs, Dept. of the Gulf, New Orleans, 7 Jul 64.
Trfr. fr New Orleans & exch., Red River Landing, 22 Jul 64.
[NFR.] (B2:644)
POURSINE, Edward. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
REYNAUD, Thomas. Pvt. // CSRC, Index:
Thomas Reynand.
SMITH, James. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
YOUNG,
J. M. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
7 Co. A, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
B (Ward’s)
?
MARTIN,
J. H. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW prl. Statesville, NC, 20 May 65.
[NER.] (B2:893)
// Probably not Cajun.
1 Co. B, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
C (Collins’s, Edrington’s)
Madison?
DURIO,
O. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
*HEBERT,
A. J. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. by CPT Steele nr. Plaquemine, 11 Sep 64.
Sent fr
Napoleonville to CPT B.B. Campbell, A.A.G. of Lafourche Distr., 12 Sep 64.
Rcd. New Orleans, 20 Sep 64. Trfr.
to Ship Island, MS, 5 Oct 64. Fwd.
to Ft. Columbus, NY Harbor, 16 Nov 64. Rcd.
Elmira, NY, 19 Nov 64. Prl.
Elmira, [?] 64. Trfr. to James
River, VA, for exch., [n.d.]. Exch.
Boulwares & Coxes Wharf, James River, VA, 15 Mar 65.
[NFR.] (B2:245)
// Same as A.H. in Company C, 7th Regiment Cavalry?
*+LE
BLANC [Lablanc], Dosite. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. nr. Plaquemine, 12 Sep 64.
Rcd. New
Orleans, 20 Sep 64. Trfr. to Ship
Island, MS, 5 Oct 64. Rcd. Ft.
Columbus, NY, 16 Nov 64. Fwd. to
Elmira, NY, 19 Nov 64. D. of
pneumonia, Elmira, 20 Jan 65. (B2:607)
3 Co. C, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
D (Chambliss's)
?
SMITH, Bailey. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
SMITH, William P. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
2
Co. D, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
E (Amis’s)
Union
*BOURGEOIS,
P. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. French Settlement, 2 Feb 65.
Sent to New Orleans, 6 Feb 65. Exch., [New Orleans?],
11 May 65. [NER.] (B1:64b)
MCBRIDE,
James L. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
SCHEXNAYDER,
L. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index: L. Schexneider.
TAYLOR, Nathan H. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
4
Co. E, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| AMIS, Brymon A. Pvt. |
AMIS, R. Emmett. CPT |
|
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| 2 |
|
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|
Company
F (Newell’s)
Tensas?
FONTENOT,
Pierre. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index: Pierre Fontoneaux.
HARDY,
J. Pvt. Buried St. Bernard
Catholic Cemetery, Breaux Bridge.
// CSRC, Index. //
[photo]
HENRY,
C. J. Pvt. Res. Claiborne Par.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. [?], [?] Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:273)
//
Probably not Cajun.
SMITH, A. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Daniel. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
5 Co. F, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ADKINS, Marcus. Pvt. |
ALEXANDER, R. Pvt. |
ALMAN, J. M. Pvt. |
|
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| 3 |
|
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Company
G (Keene’s)
?
JOHNSON,
Thomas. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
MARTIN,
Charles. Pvt. Res.
Lafayette Par. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW prl. Alexandria, 3 Jun 65. [NER.]
(B2:888)
2
Co. G, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
H (Sale’s)
?
*HENRY,
Baynard. Pvt. [En.
n.d.,n.p.] POW cap. Pleasant
Hill, 2 Apr 64. Sent to New
Orleans, 20 Apr 64. Adm. U.S. Gen. Hosp.,
New Orleans, 16 May 64. Disch. fr
hosp., 25 May 64. Readm., 18 Jul
64. Disch. fr hosp., 21 Jul 64.
Exch. Red River Landing, 22 Jul 64.
[NER/NFR.] (B2:272)
// Probably not Cajun.
*LE
BLANC, Eli. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. Natchitoches, 1 Apr 64. Rcd.
New Orleans, 20 Apr 64. On
roll of POWs, New Orleans, 7 Jul 64. Trfr.
fr New Orleans & exch., Red River Landing, 22 Jul 64.
[NER/NFR.] (B2:692)
2 Co. H, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
I (Edrington's)
?
SMITH, W. B. Pvt.
// CSRC, Index.
1
Co. I, 4th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ALEXANDER, E. S. Pvt. |
ANTOINE, George. Pvt. |
|
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| 2 |
|
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Company
K (York’s)
?
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
No
Company Designation
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
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