1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate)

Brief History
Organized at Baton Rouge September 11, 1861. Participated in Shiloh. Fought at Perrysville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The regiment surrendered May 5, 1865 near Gainesville, Alabama. "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Parishes of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his parish first.


 * Company A – many men from Iberville Parish. Also known as Ed Moore Rangers.
 * Company B – many men from East Baton Rouge Parish. Also known as Baton Rouge Rangers.
 * Company C – many men from West Feliciana Parish.
 * Company D – many men from Rapides Parish. Also known as the Rapides Rangers.
 * Company E – many men from East Feliciana Parish. also known as Jackson Mounted Men.
 * Company F – many men from Concordia Parish.
 * Company G – many men from Avoyelles Parish. Also known as Creole Chargers
 * Company H – many men from East Baton Rouge Parish.
 * Company I – many men from Pointe Coupee Parish. Also known as Morgan Rangers
 * Company K – many men from Catahoula Parish. Also known as Louisiana Dragoons.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,211 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Louisiana in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Louisiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Louisiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Carter, Howell. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War. (New Orleans, Louisiana: American Print., c1979), and (Bethesday, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1990),


 * Gremillion, Nelson. Company G, 1st regiment, Louisiana Cavalry, CSA : a narrative. ([S.I.]: W. N. Gremilion, c1986),