5th
Regiment Volunteer Cavalry
[Companies A
B C
D E
F G
H
I K
?]
From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 48-49:
"This regiment was organized February 20, 1864, by
the addition of four companies of the 13th
Louisiana Cavalry Battalion. The regiment became part of Colonel Isaac
F. Harrison's cavalry brigade in the Sub-District of North Louisiana. Most
of the men's early service consisted of scouting and picket duty between the Ouachita
and Mississippi rivers. A portion of the regiment participated in
skirmishes with Union gunboats on the Black River in March, 1864.
During the Red River Campaign, March-May, the men saw some
skirmishing on the north bank of the river as they harassed enemy gunboats and
transports. The regiment helped defeat an enemy attack on the brigade camp
at Bayou Des Cedars near St. Maurice on April 17 and
participated in a raid into Pineville on April 24. On May
1, the regiment fought in a skirmish at Hadnot's Plantation.
Several companies of the regiment acted as support for the 2nd
Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion during the closing stages of the Red
River Campaign. Following that campaign, the regiment returned to northeast
Louisiana. Again, the men did scouting and picket duty for several
months. In September, the regiment went with Harrison's brigade
into southern Arkansas but apparently saw no fighting. The regiment
had returned to Louisiana by the end of the year. After more tedious
outpost duty, the regiment moved to Alexandria about March or April,
1865. Several companies did outpost and courier duty near the Atchafalaya
River. Most of the men of the regiment remained in service as other
units disbanded in late April. Eventually, some of the men began
drifting to their homes, and a portion of the regiment surrendered near Mansfield
in May."
CSRC, M320, roll 21
ROSTER
Company
A [originally Company A, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (Adams's)
?
ADAMS, S. J. CPT. //
CSRC, Index.
SMITH, William. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
2 Co. A, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
B [originally Company B, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (Corbin's, Holden's)
?
SMITH, William. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
1 Co. B, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ANDERSON, J. C. Pvt. |
ANDERSON, W. A. Pvt. |
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Company
C [originally Company C, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (McKoin Rangers, McKoin’s)
Morehouse
BABIN,
Telesfore. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. East Baton Rouge, 20 Mar 65. NER.
Fwd. to New Orleans, 23 Mar 65. Rel. on prl.,
[n.p.], 21 Mar 65. Exch., [n.p.],
11 May 65. (B1:98a)
SMITH, Francis M. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
SMITH, Jacob O. P. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index: Jacob O. P. SMITH, J. O. P. SMITH. // Served also in
Company D, 13th Battalion Partisan Rangers.
SMITH, Thompson. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
4 Co. C, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
D [originally Company D, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (Randle’s, Cobb’s)
?
MARTIN,
Dan G.
Pvt. Res. Ouachita Par.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. Monroe, 9 Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:889)
// Probably not Cajun.
MILLER,
David. Sgt. //
CSRC, Index.
SMITH, I. W. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
3
Co. D, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
E [originally Company
E, 13th Battalion Partisan Rangers] (Thompkins's)
?
HAMILTON, J. B. 2LT. // CSRC,
Index. // Same J.B.H. as in Minden Rangers Company Cavalry?
MARTIN,
B. F.
Pvt. From Company E, 13th Battalion Partisan Rangers. POW prl. Shreveport, 21 Jun 65.
(B2:888) // Probably not Cajun.
MARTIN,
T. J.
Pvt. Res. Bossier Par.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. Shreveport, 21 Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:898)
// Probably not Cajun.
TAYLOR, Andrew J. Pvt. From Company F,
13th Battalion Partisan Rangers. // CSRC, Index: A. J. TAYLOR,
Andrew J. TAYLOR.
TAYLOR, William H. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
5 Co. E, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
F [originally Company F, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (Claiborne Partisan Rangers,
Gordon’s)
Claiborne
*DAVID,
J. J.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. East Baton Rouge, 9 Jan 65.
Rcd. New Orleans fr Baton Rouge, 17 Jan 65. Trfr. to Ship
Island, MS, 22 Jan 65. Fwd. to
Vicksburg, MS, for exch. & prl. Camp Townsend, 6 May 65.
[NER.] (B1:544)
// Probably not Cajun.
*MARTIN,
W. H.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. East Baton Rouge, 25 Jan 65.
Trfr. to New Orleans, 2 Feb 65. Exch. [New Orleans?],
11 May 65. [NFR.] (B2:899) // Probably
not Cajun.
YOUNG,
M. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
3 Co. F, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
G [originally Company G, 13th Battalion Partisan
Rangers] (Arnold's, Sledge's)
Claiborne/Union/Arkansas
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
Company
H (Williams’s)
Jackson?
ADAMS, B. B. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
MARTIN,
Austin. Pvt. Res. Union Par.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. Monroe, 12 Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:888)
// Probably not Cajun.
2 Co. H, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ALLEN, Joseph E. Pvt. |
ANDERSON, J. W. Pvt. |
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Company
I (Woodward’s)
Union?
HENRY,
James S. Pvt. Res. Union Par.
[En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. Monroe, 12 Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:274)
// Probably not Cajun.
HENRY,
Robert H. Cpl. Res. Union
Par. [En. n.d.,n.p.] POW prl. Monroe, 12 Jun 65.
[NER.] (B2:276)
// Probably not Cajun.
JOHNSON,
Greenbury B. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
JOHNSON,
Robert. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
LEONARD, Daniel. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
MARTIN,
George. Pvt. Res. Union Par.
En. [n.d.,n.p.]. POW cap. Liberty, MS, 18 Nov 64.
Fwd. to New Orleans, 23 Nov 64. Trfr. to
Ship Island, MS, 10 Dec 64. On
petition of W. W. Guthrie, Q.M.Sgt., 12th Regt. Inf., camp nr.
Verona, MS, 17 Jan 65, who asks to be trfr. to CPT John E. Woodwards Co. I,
Capers Regt. Cav. (also known as 5th Regt. Cav.) because of his
having been elected Jr2LT of the co. POW
prl. Monroe, 12 Jun 65. (B2:891)
// Probably not Cajun.
*MARTIN,
I. W.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. nr. Liberty, MS, 18 Nov 64.
Sent to Ship Island, MS, fr New Orleans, 13 Dec 64. Trfr. to
Vicksburg, 1 May 6[5]. [NER.] (B2:892)
// Probably not Cajun.
*MARTIN,
J. E. A. Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. Liberty, MS, 18 Nov 64. Fwd.
to New Orleans, 23 Nov 64. Trfr. to Ship Island,
MS, 10 Dec 64. Fwd. to Vicksburg,
1 May 65. Prl. Camp Townsend,
[MS?], 6 May 65. [NER.] (B2:892) // Probably
not Cajun.
*MARTIN,
J. W.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. nr. Liberty, MS, 18 Nov 64.
Fwd. to Ship Island, MS, fr New Orleans, 25 Nov 64. Escaped
on night of 4 Apr 65. [NER/NFR.]
(B2:893) // Same J.W.M. as
Red River Scouts Bn. Cav.; or Co. A, 12th Bn. Hvy. Arty.?
Probably not Cajun.
REED,
George R. Sgt. // CSRC,
Index.
SMITH, _______. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
TAYLOR, ______. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
TAYLOR, Elias. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
13 Co. I, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC
Index
| ABBOTT, Daniel I. Pvt. |
ABBOTT, Joseph. Pvt. |
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Company
K (Hall’s)
?
JOHNSON,
Riley B. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
MCBRIDE,
J. J. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
SMITH, Oliver B. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
TAYLOR, John L. Cpl. // CSRC, Index.
TAYLOR, John M. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
5
Co. K, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
No
Company Designation
BOUDREAUX,
John. LT. [En. n.d.,n.p.] POW
cap. Morganza, 1 Feb 65. Rcd. New
Orleans, 18 Feb 65. Sent to mouth of Red River fr
exch., 2 May 65. [NER/NFR.]
(B1:54b)
DAVID,
C. K.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. East Baton Rouge, 9 Jan 65.
Rcd. New Orleans, 19 Jan 65. Trfr. to Ship Island, MS, 22
Jan 65. [NER/NFR.]
(B1:543)
JOHNSON,
Richard. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index.
MARTIN,
G. M.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
POW cap. nr. Libery, MS, 18 Nov 64.
Trfr. to Ship Island, MS, fr New Orleans, 13 Dec 64. [NER/NFR.]
(B2:891)
MARTIN,
J. M.
Pvt. [En. n.d.,n.p.]
Apr 65: Escaped on night
of 4 Apr 65. [NER/NFR.]
(B2:893)
MILLER,
G. H. CPT. // CSRC, Index.
// Field & staff?
ST.
PIERRE, Florestine. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index.
7 ?, 5th Cav.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ALLEN, Columbus H. LT. |
AMBROSE, W. Pvt. |
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