3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate)

Brief History
Also known as Paragoud's Regiment. Organized in Monroe about October 1862 from the 13th Louisiana Cavalry and four additional independent companies. Paragoud was never approved for appointment to command; the regiment suffered a strike by a raiding party; and the regiment was broken up by February 1863. The 13th Louisiana Cavalry resumed its former organization and the four independent companies were added to the 15th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion.

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties 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 county first.


 * Company A –
 * Company B – many men from Morehouse Parish
 * Company C –
 * Company D – many men from Claiborne Parish Also known as the Caliborne Partisan Rangers.
 * Company E –
 * Company F –
 * Company G – many men from Madison Parish
 * Company H – many men from Catahoula Parish
 * Company I – many men from Caldwell Parish Also known as the Faulkner's or Caldwell Defenders.
 * Company K – many men from Catahoula Parish

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 75 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.