"The men of Company B, 1st Louisiana Infantry, were
detached and assigned to duty as an independent battery on July 21, 1861.
The battery saw garrison duty in southeastern Virginia and northeastern
North Carolina from the time of its formation until the spring of 1862.
On August 9, the battery was in its first battle, at Cedar Mountain.
It later fought in the Second Battle of Manassas under General
Stonewall Jackson. In September, a report stated that the battery
had one 10-pounder Parrott gun and two 3-inch rifled guns. At the
Battle of Sharpsburg, September 17, 1 man was killed and 8 were
wounded. The battery served with the cavalry forces on the right flank
of the army during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13.
Captain D'Aquin was killed, 1 man was wounded, and one gun became disabled in
the fighting. The battery was engaged at Chancellorsville on May
2, 1863, and at Winchester on June 15. Captain
Thompson received a mortal wound in the latter engagement. In the first
day's fighting at Gettysburg, 1 man was killed [see Louis THIBEAUX
below]. On July 2 and 3, the battery fought with General Wade
Hampton's cavalry near Hunterstown, Pennsylvania; 1 man was killed and
5 were wounded. The battery saw some service in the Bristoe Station
Campaign, October 9-22, and then occupied redoubts covering a pontoon
bridge at Rappahannock Station. On November 7, Federal
forces overran the battery's position and captured all four guns and 41
officers and enlisted men. The remnants of the company received orders
to report to the Richmond defenses, where they manned siege batteries
until the fall of 1864. Some of the men served as cavalry during
the closing stages of the war. The battery participated in the retreat
to Appomattox and surrendered there on April 9, 1865."
ADAMS, Gabriel S. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index. // Served also in Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan's) Regiment
Infantry.
ADAMS, John A. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index. // Served also in Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan's) Regiment
Infantry.
ALVAREZ, Frank. Pvt. // CSRC, Index:
Frank Alverez.
BLANCHARD,
Dawson A. Pvt. En. 7 Apr 64,
Richmond, VA. Sep-Oct 64:
Drp. AWOL since 30 Jun 64, said to have rcd. Staff appt. No
official notification rcd. [NFR.]
(B1:5b) //
Same D.B. as in F&S, 1st (Nelligan’s) Regiment
Infantry? Probably not Cajun.
BRACKIN, Thomas. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
CANTRELLE,
M. Cpl. //
CSRC, Index.
HARDY,
Thomas S. Pvt. //
CSRC, Index. // Served
also in Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan’s) Regiment Infantry.
MARKS,
Edwin. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
// Served also in Company
B(1), 1st (Nelligan’s) Regiment Infantry.
MARTIN,
Dwight. Pvt. 1LT.
En. 26 Apr 61, New Orleans. Pres.
to late Apr 62. POW cap. &
prl. in MD, [n.d.]. Exch. Aikens Landing,
VA, 8 Nov 62. [NFR.] (B2:889)
// Probably not Cajun.
MCGEE,
William. Sgt. // CSRC,
Index. // Served also in
Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan’s) Regiment Infantry.
MICHEL,
Joseph. Pvt. Res. New Orleans.
En. 17 Aug 63, Arcola. [Conscript?] Pres. Sep 63-Feb 65. POW
prl. Farmville, VA, 14 Apr 65. (B2:964)
// Probably not Cajun.
MORIN,
Alfred P. Pvt. Commsy.Sgt. //
CSRC, Index: Alfred MORIN, Alfred P. MORIN.
// Served also in Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan’s) Regiment Infantry.
RIVAS, S. S. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.
SMITH, Frank C. Pvt. // CSRC,
Index. // Same as F.E.S. in Company B(1), 1st (Nelligan's)
Regiment Infantry?
SMITH, T. C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; LA
Guards.
+THIBEAUX,
Louis. Pvt. Enlisted Mobile, AL,
8 Jun 63. KIA, 1 Jul 63, Gettysburg, PA. Buried Elizabeth Wible's
Farm, "back of barn," Shealer Road, 2 miles northeast of Gettysburg, Adams County,
PA, probably 1 Jul 63.
Remains shipped by Dr. Rufus B. Weaver from Gettysburg to Richmond, VA,
10
Sep 1872, Box 3-Y, reinterred Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, VA, Gettysburg Dead section. // Booth,
LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(2):799: Louis Thibaut. Coco, Gettysburg's
Confed. Dead, 100: Louis Thibaut. CSRC, Index: Louis Thibaut.
// Same L.T. as 1LT in Company K, 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st
Division Militia? // [photo]
16 LA Gd. Batt.
Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index
| ABRAMS, Jacob C. Pvt. |
AHERN, Daniel J. Pvt. |
AHERN, William C. Pvt. |
ALEXANDER, Andrew T. Pvt. |
ALLEN, Edward. Pvt. |
| ANDERSON, John. Pvt. |
ANDREWS, David. Pvt. |
ARMSTRONG, Frank O. 1LT. |
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