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by Randy Paul Decuir Sr (Author)
Pointe Coupee provided hundreds of its men to the Confederate Army. As the talk of war began in 1861, several units of soldiers formed in Pointe Coupee. Some stayed in the area as local militia. Others left to join regiments of the Confederate Army. The goal of this booklet was to put an image to a name in an effort to give more identity to the war in Pointe Coupee. Regretfully most will remain faceless. The local men tended to be from one of the locally organized units. Among the companies formed in made up largely of soldiers from or identified with Pointe Coupee were: Fausse River Guards Grosse Tete Flying Artillery 6th Field Battery Morgan's Cavalry Nixon Rifles Pointe Coupee Artillery Battalion Pointe Coupee Creoles Pointe Coupee Light Infantry Pointe Coupee Regiment Pointe Coupee Volontiers Porche's Cavalry Portraits of Civil War Faces of Pointe Coupee ADAMS, Jefferson, Jacoby, LA AVEGNO, Anatole Placide, 13th Louisiana Infantry BADGER, Algernon, Yankee Colonel injured in Pt. Coupee BARBER, Henry, died in Pt. Coupee during war. BOUANCHAUD, Alcide Capt., Pointe Coupee Artillery BOURQUIN, Gustave Adolph, captured at Morganza BRASHEAR, Dr, Thomas Carmousche, Boone's Battery BYRAM, Willliam, Drummer Boy died at Morganza CAPPEL, Joseph, Capt, Colbert Scouts of Pointe Coupee CHUTZ, Alexander, Capt. Pt. Coupee Artillery CLAIBORNE, Louis B., Pt. Coupee Artillery CLAIBORNE, Robert Leigh, Pt. Coupee Artillery COOLEY, William H. Commander, Nixon Rifles, 14th Reg E COSBY, 1st Louisiana Cavlary, Morgan Rangers DAIGREPONT, Pierre, Grosse Tete Flying Artillery DANA Gen N. J.T, Took over Union command at Morgnaza DAVIS, James Frank, Lieutenant, Co. E, 18th Miss. Battalion DeCUIR, F. Arthur, Pt. Coupee Artillery DICKEY, WIliam Henry, Gen. Led Union troops at Merganser FARRAR, Frederick Howard, Lt. COl., 1st Regt. Regulars FORTLOUIS, Corporal Michel PC Artillery, died in captivity FROST, John, Captain, 65th Colored Infantry at Merganser GAUTHIER, Anatole, Captured at Pointe Coupee GAY, Andrew Hynes, Pvt, Captured at Pointe Coupee GLYNN, Martin, Co H, Irish Militita GREEN, Gen. Thomas Jefferson, led men at Morganza GROUZARD, Jean, Pt. Coupee Artillery HALE, George, Pt. Coupee Artillery HERRON, fell sick at Morganza, enabling capture of forces JASTREMSKI, Leon, Capt 10th LA Inf. Mayor, Baton Rouge JEWELL, Walter L., Jr. Co. E, 14th Louisiana Infantry KIRKLAND, Louis, 4th Louisiana Infantry KOLB, Discharged at Morganza from illness, July, 1863 KREPS, 1st Lt. Adam T., Yankee portrait taken in Merganser LEA - Quentrell guerrilla refused access to Pointe Coupee LEAKE, Joseph Bloomfield, Union Gen. injured in Morganza LeDOUX, Henri, Pvt., Co. G, 1st Louisiana Cavalry LeDOUX, Lucien, Pvt., Pt. Coupee Artillery LEJEAUNE, Ovide, 1st Louisiana Cavalry, Morgan Rangers MACLAY, Robert Plunket, Brig. General, died in Pt. Coupee McLAUGHLIN, Pointe Coupee Planter and physician MITTLEBROON, Rev. Frances, Pastor jailed by Yankees MORSE, Alex. Porter, 1st Louisiana Cavalry PHELPS, Albert G., 1st Louisiana Cavalry PROVOSTY, Auguste, Fausee River Guards PROVOSTY, Charles RANDALL, John Ryder, Author of Civil War Song RICHEY, Joseph, 1st Lt.Capt. Knap's Co. (Fausee River Grds) RICE, Thomas McClure RUSHTON, Enos, captured at Morganza SAMSON, Clement George, Fausee River Guards SIMPSON, Columbus, 10th TX Cav SMITH, Henry Clar, Co. E, 31st LA Inf. THIBODEAUX, Adonis, 4th Louisiana Infantry TOFFIER, William, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry TURPIN, Dr. Stephen, Williamsport, Confederate Surgeon ULLMANN, Daniel, Commanded Black Troops, Morganza WALLACE, Henry F., Michigan, died in Pt. Coupee WASHBURN, George H., Nursed the injured at MerganserWHITE, Edward Douglas, U.S.Justice, captured at Morganza WUNSTEL, John Ernest
