The Queen of the West plied the waters of the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Red Rivers during the Civil War, under two different flags and three different venues.At first, she carried civilian passenge
The Generals of LouisianaLouisiana produced a large share of high ranking military officials during the Civil War. Many of them had been educated at West Point, and were U. S. Army officers when the
Company I of the 16th Louisiana Infantry was originally referred to as“The Castor Guards” from Bienville Parish, Louisiana. They were also referred to as Mabry's and Houston's after their commanders a
The Felicianas supplied more than a 1000 men to the Confederate Army during the Civil War. They served in Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Home Guard and Reserve Units.The vast majority of the men were i
Avoyelles Parish, with its location near the junction of the three main waterways of the Atchafalaya, Mississippi and Red Rivers, sat at the center of much activity during the Civil War. And with more
In April of 1861 about 125 men left Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee for the war front in Virginia. They were the Atchafalaya Guard, assigned to the 2nd Louisiana Infantry. Their sacrifice brought them thr
The Big Cane Rifles were formed in the fall of 1861 at Big Cane, Louisiana. The original troops came from the St. Landry, Evangeline and Avoyelles Parishes of Louisiana. They traveled to Camp Moore wh
Louisiana Civil War historian and author Art Bergeron called Staffords Guards "One of the most distinguished Louisiana units in the war." The group of central Louisiana men was almost totally destroye
4th EditionOver 1000 young men from Rapides joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Since photography was in its infant stages most of these soldiers are faceless to us today. But there were many
This book is the culmination of over forty years of collecting old photographs by the author in Avoyelles Parish. The faces of about 150 of these soldiers or Civil War participants from Avoyelles are
Avoyelles Parish was one of the original parishes created by an act of the Louisiana Territorial Legistlature in 1807. It was created out of the old Spanish Military Post, La Poste des Avoyelles. In 1
Pointe Coupee supplied several hundred men to the Confederate Army during the Civil War. They served in Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Home Guard and Reserve Units. The vast majority of the men were i
