Cane River Rebels ― Natchitoches Parish Soldiers of the Confederacy

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 WarNatchitoches 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 SoldiersADAMS, Levi, Texas CavalryALBRITTON, Howell, 5th Louisiana CavalryBILES, Joseph, Cloutierville, 1st Louisiana CavalryBOOTH, James B. 28th Louisiana InfantryBOSSIER, Francois Paul, II, 3rd LA Inf.BROWN, Tally Douglas, 2nd Louisiana CavalryBROWNE, James Newton, 2nd Louisiana InfantryBOSSIER, J. J. 2nd CavalryCASPARI, Leopold, 3rd La Inf., Co. GCLARK, Elijah, Jr., Consolidated Crescent, Natchitoches.CLEGG, Judge Ransom HarrisonCLOUD, Noah, Jr.CROW, Donald MacCUNNINGHAM, Milton Joseph, Co. A, 2nd Louisiana InfantryDEBLIEUX, E. V., 3rd Louisiana InfantryDeRUSSY, Lewis, 2nd LA Infantry; builder of Fort DeRussyDOWDEN, Stephen Grant, Co. D, Consolidated CrescentDOWDEN, Wilburn Wesley, Co. D, Consolidated CrescentFULLER, William, Capt., Killed at MansfieldGOLDEN, John Marion, Georgia Light ArtilleryHARDIMAN, John Thomas, Co. G, 26th Louisiana InfantryHUGHES, Robert F., Consolidated CrescentINGRAM, John Hezekiah, 2nd Louisiana CavalryKEITH, John Consolidated CrescentKAHN, Isaac, Consolidated CrescentKNOTT, Andrew Jackson, 2nd CavalryLAMBERT, James David, 3rd LA InfantryLEWING, Hosey, 2nd Louisiana CavalryLEWING, Wilson Greenbury, 2nd Louisiana CavalryMcCOOK, Jasper Baker Woodruff, Alabama Cavalry MONTGOMERY, Vincent, 17th LA Inf., Sheriff of SabineMORROW, William Penn, Lt., Capt. Benjamin's CavalryMURPHY, Robert Calvert (1842-1936), MURRAY, Andrew Jackson, Pvt., Consolidated CrescentNASH, Christopher Columbus, Consolidated CrescentNICARD, Christopher Columbus, Pvt., Consolidated CrescentPEARRE, Alexander Williamm 2nd Louisiana CavalryPOISSOT, Benoit Bertil (1844-1911), 26th LA CavalryPOWELL, William Henry, 9th Louisiana InfantryPRESLEY, Crawford Alexander, 14th CavalryPRUDHOMME, Jacques Alphonse 2nd CavalryPRUDHOMME, Jacques 3rd InfRACHAL, Darius Ciriaque, Pvt., 5th Texas InfantryROGERS, Jonathan, 2nd LA CavalrySIBLEY, Samuel Thornton (1836-1929), 17th La Inf.STEWART, Willim David, 27th Louisiana Vol. InfantrySTRONG, William Allyn, St. Maurice, 2nd LA CavalrySULLIVAN, John HarrisonTHOMAS, John , Pvt., Consolidated CrescentVALLERY, James, Co. G, 28th or 27th see css headstoneWRIGHT, Christopher Columbus, Texas Confederate———————————————————————---SECTION IV Roll Call of Natchitoches ConfederatesOver 2000 names mostly compiled by Andrew Booth in his monumental multi volume series which list Louisiana soldiers in the Confederacy.