8th Louisiana Calvary Regiment

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A. H. CARAWAY Co. F Pvt.
Allen COCHRANE Co. F Pvt.
J. W. GELVIN Co. F Pvt.
ABNER GILMORE Co. F Pvt.
J. R. GLENN Co. F Cpl.
W. C. GREEN Co. K Pvt.
H. W. HAIR Co. F Pvt.
A. W. McCOY Co. F Pvt.
D. A. STRACKNER Co. I Pvt. (should this be Stracener ?)
W. H. TURNLEY Co. F Pvt.
J. M. WHATLEY Co. F Pvt.
U. Y. WHATLEY Co. F Pvt.

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Civil War, 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, Catahoula Parish men
Submitted by Charolette and Deborah Foshee
Date: Nov. 1999

Source: microfilm ordered from the Family History Center
in Conyers, GA. The film was Microcopy 320, Roll 25 & 26.
8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (Civil War)

The following men were serving with the 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment when General E. Kirby Smith, C. S. A. surrendered to Major General E. R. S. Canby, U. S. A. on May 26, 1865 at New Orleans, LA. The 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment was formed by consolidation of the 1st & 2nd Battalions Louisiana State Guards Cavalry on Oct. 27, 1864. You can read about the 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment & the 1st & 2nd Battalions Louisiana State Guards Cavalry in the book, Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865 by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. published by the Louisiana State University Press.

name company rank place of residence

A. H. CARAWAY Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
A. COCHRANE Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
ALLEN COCKRANE Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
J. W. GELVIN Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
ABNER GILMORE Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
J. R. GLENN Co. F Cpl. Catahoula Parish, LA
W. C. GREEN Co. K Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
H. W. HAIR Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
A. W. McCOY Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
D. A. STRACKNER Co. I Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
W. H. TURNLEY Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
J. M. WHATLEY Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA
U. Y. WHATLEY Co. F Pvt. Catahoula Parish, LA

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