8th Battalion Volunteer Heavy Artillery

8th Battalion Volunteer Heavy Artillery

[Companies F&S 1st[A] 2nd[B] 3rd[C] D E F ?]

From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 10-11:

"The battalion originated as the 8th Infantry Battalion, but it reorganized as artillery with only three companies at Vicksburg, Mississippi, shortly after its arrival there, on May 5, 1862. During the first Union attack on Vicksburg, May 18-July 27, 1862, the men manned four heavy cannons in the city's river batteries. From this time until the spring of 1863, the battalion occupied batteries at the center of the city front of river batteries. On April 23, 1863, during a passageof the batteries by Union vessels, one of the battalion's guns discharged prematurely, killing 1 man and severely wounding 2 others. The men fired on enemy gunboats and artillery batteries on the Louisiana shore during the Siege of Vicksburg, May 19-July 4, 1863. Captured and paroled at the fall of the city, the men went into parole camp at Enterprise, Mississippi. Most of the men eventually made their way to their homes. After being exchanged in early 1864, a handful of men reported for duty at Mobile, Alabama, and served with the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery. A larger contingent of men reported for duty in the Trans-Mississippi Department and were organized under Captain Thomas N. McCrory as Company D, Siege Train Battalion. This company may have acted for a time as part of the 2nd Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion. The men did duty in Fort Buhlow near Pineville until the end of the war. At the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department, most of the men disbanded and went home rather than sign paroles."

CSRC, M320, rolls 46-47

ROSTER

Field & Staff

FIELD, John A. Actg. Asst. Surg. // CSRC, Index.

HEBERT, Gustave Sebastien. Surg. On list, n.d.: men prl. who have rpd. at prl. camp, [n.p.]. See F&S, 3^rd Regt. Inf., & F&S, 1^st Regt. Hvy. Arty. // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(1):248, 279: G. S. HÉBERT. // Booth says F&S, 8th Bn. Inf. // Younger brother of BG Louis HÉBERT, & first cousin of BG Paul Octave HEBERT.

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1^st[A] Company [formerly Company B, 8th Battalion Infantry] (Barrow’s)

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GRANDPRE, P. CPT. // CSRC, Index; says Company A,1.

*+LAMBERT, Edward. Pvt. En. 10 Feb 62, New Orleans. Pres. to Apr 62. POW cap. & prl. Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. Sent to Memphis, TN, 20 Jul 63. Remarks: These POWs were prl., went outside of the lines w/their cmds. Des. & came back. Rcd. Camp Morton, IN, 14 Aug 63. D. [Camp Morton?] 14 Feb 65, inflammation of the lungs. //   Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(1):628-29; Company A. // Probably not Cajun.

LOPEZ, Francisco. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; Company A.

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2^nd[B] Company [formerly Company A, 8th Battalion Infantry] (Grandpre’s)

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HERNANDEZ, G. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; says Company B.

HERNANDEZ, John. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; says 2nd Company.

JOHNSON, John. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; 2nd Company.

MILLER, M. W. 1Sgt. // CSRC, Index; Company B.

SMITH, C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; Company B.

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3^rd [C] Company [formerly Company F, 8th Battalion Infantry] (McCrory’s) [later Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery]

St. Landry

ADAMS, George H. Sgt. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery. // CSRC, Index: George H. ADAMS, G. N. ADAMS..

GUILLORY, Valcour V. Pvt. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery.   // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(1):132: Valcour V. GUILLORY. CSRC, Index: A. V. GUILLORY, Valcour V. GUILLORY.

HOLLIER, Raphiel. Pvt. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery.   // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(1):338: R. HOLLIER, Raphiel HOLLIER. CSRC, Index: R. HOLLIER, Raphiel HOLLIER.

LACOMBE, Joseph. Cpl. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery. // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(1):612: Joseph Lacomb. CSRC, Index: Joseph Lacomb.

MCCRORY, T. N. CPT. Also Company F, this battalion. // CSRC, Index.

PRATHER, Aaron. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

REED, David. Pvt. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery.   // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(2):267.   CSRC, Index.

REED, Emile. Pvt. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery.   // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(2):267: E. REED, Emile REED. CSRC, Index: E. REED, Emile REED.

ROBERT, William C. Pvt. // CSRC, Index; 3rd Company.

TATE, William I. Pvt. No enlistment information nor on any rolls of this unit in Booth. On U.S. POW rolls, captured & paroled, Vicksburg, 4 Jul 63. On list, not dated, of men of this unit who have reported in camp for exchange, Alexandria, 1 Apr 64. To Company D, Siege Train Battalion Heavy Artillery. // Booth, LA Confed. Soldiers, 3(2):772: William I. TATE, W. J. TATE. CSRC, Index: William I. TATE, W. J. TATE.

TAYLOR, Edward. Pvt. To Company C, 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery. // CSRC, Index: Ed TAYLOR; Edward TAYLOR.

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ANDERSON, A. B. Pvt.

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Company D (?)

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MILLER, John. Sgt. // CSRC, Index.

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Company E (?)

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MCGEE, Michael. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

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Company F (?)

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MCCRORY, T. N. CPT. See 3rd Company, this battalion.

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No Company Designation

FONTENOT, F. Pvt. Not in Booth. // CSRC, Index.

FONTENOT, T. Pvt. Not in Booth. // CSRC, Index.

HERNANDEZ, Joseph. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

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