Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Louisiana 1st Cavalry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Louisiana 1st Cavalry Regiment, organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the late summer of 1861, recruited its members in Baton Rouge and the parishes in East Baton Rouge, Rapides, St. Landry, and Orleans. It skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky, fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, then was active in the Knoxville Campaign. Later the regiment was on duty in Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana. In March, 1865, it disbanded. Companies Of The Louisiana 1st Cavalry Regiment "A"-Calvin W. Keep, Captain "B"-J. M. Taylor, Captain "C"-W. W. Leake, Captain "D"-John R. Williams, Captain "E"-G. A. Scott, Captain. "F" - Concordia Parish. Jos. Benjamin, Captain. "G"-Fenelon Cannon, Captain "H"-John Campbell, Captain "I"-Ovide Lejeune, Captain "K"-Wm. L. Ditto, Captain