Cane River Rebels: Natchitoches Parish Soldiers of the Confederacy - Paperback

by Randy Decuir (Author)

Natchitoches provided more than 2000 young men to the Confederate Army during the Civil War. This 300 page work is packed with Civil War facts of Natchitoches and attempts them and put a face to as many of them as possible. Over 50 portraits are inlculded along with 2000 service records. Also included are chapters with a short history of the war in Natchitoches and of military units formed in the parish. Table of Contents --------------------------Cover photos: Grand Encore during the Civil War Natchitoches Parish Confederates in uniform: Lt. William Beldon Champlin, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry Capt. William Fuller, Infantry, Killed at Mansfield Sgt. John Coleman Sibley, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry -------------------------- SECTION I Short history of Civil War in Natchitoches 1862 Parish script printed by Police Jury, Clothing needed 1863 Letter of Confederate officer 1864 Grand Ecore - Harper's Weekly 1864 19th U. S. Infantry crossing Cane River 1864 Yankees at the Bullard Mansion 1864 Gunboats on Red River -------------------------- SECTION II Military Units of Natchitoches Parish Pelican Rangers No. 2 Pelican Rangers No. 1 Lecompte Guards Marion Rangers Natchitoches Rangers Isle Breville Rangers Augustin Guards Monet's Guards -------------------------- SECTION III Portraits of Natchitoches Soldiers ADAMS, Levi, Texas Cavalry ALBRITTON, Howell, 5th Louisiana Cavalry BILES, Joseph, Cloutierville, 1st Louisiana Cavalry BOOTH, James B. 28th Louisiana Infantry BOSSIER, Francois Paul, II, 3rd LA Inf. BROWN, Tally Douglas, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry BROWNE, James Newton, 2nd Louisiana Infantry BOSSIER, J. J. 2nd Cavalry CASPARI, Leopold, 3rd La Inf., Co. G CLARK, Elijah, Jr., Consolidated Crescent, Natchitoches. CLEGG, Judge Ransom Harrison CLOUD, Noah, Jr. CROW, Donald Mac CUNNINGHAM, Milton Joseph, Co. A, 2nd Louisiana Infantry DEBLIEUX, E. V., 3rd Louisiana Infantry DeRUSSY, Lewis, 2nd LA Infantry; builder of Fort DeRussy DOWDEN, Stephen Grant, Co. D, Consolidated Crescent DOWDEN, Wilburn Wesley, Co. D, Consolidated Crescent FULLER, William, Capt., Killed at Mansfield GOLDEN, John Marion, Georgia Light Artillery HARDIMAN, John Thomas, Co. G, 26th Louisiana Infantry HUGHES, Robert F., Consolidated Crescent INGRAM, John Hezekiah, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry KEITH, John Consolidated Crescent KAHN, Isaac, Consolidated Crescent KNOTT, Andrew Jackson, 2nd Cavalry LAMBERT, James David, 3rd LA Infantry LEWING, Hosey, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry LEWING, Wilson Greenbury, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry McCOOK, Jasper Baker Woodruff, Alabama Cavalry MONTGOMERY, Vincent, 17th LA Inf., Sheriff of Sabine MORROW, William Penn, Lt., Capt. Benjamin's Cavalry MURPHY, Robert Calvert (1842-1936), MURRAY, Andrew Jackson, Pvt., Consolidated Crescent NASH, Christopher Columbus, Consolidated Crescent NICARD, Christopher Columbus, Pvt., Consolidated Crescent PEARRE, Alexander Williamm 2nd Louisiana Cavalry POISSOT, Benoit Bertil (1844-1911), 26th LA Cavalry POWELL, William Henry, 9th Louisiana Infantry PRESLEY, Crawford Alexander, 14th Cavalry PRUDHOMME, Jacques Alphonse 2nd Cavalry PRUDHOMME, Jacques 3rd Inf RACHAL, Darius Ciriaque, Pvt., 5th Texas Infantry ROGERS, Jonathan, 2nd LA Cavalry SIBLEY, Samuel Thornton (1836-1929), 17th La Inf. STEWART, Willim David, 27th Louisiana Vol. Infantry STRONG, William Allyn, St. Maurice, 2nd LA Cavalry SULLIVAN, John Harrison THOMAS, John, Pvt., Consolidated Crescent VALLERY, James, Co. G, 28th or 27th see css headstone WRIGHT, Christopher Columbus, Texas Confederate -------------------------- SECTION IV Roll Call of Natchitoches Confederates Over 2000 names mostly compiled by Andrew Booth in his monumental multi volume series which list Louisiana soldiers in the Confederacy.