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First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Colonel R Taylor, 9th Louisiana Infantry

Colonel R Taylor, 9th Louisiana Infantry

Ninth Louisiana Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year and the war 7 July, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL R TAYLOR
R Taylor appointed colonel, 9th Louisiana Infantry, at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 9 July, 1861, dated 7 July, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL E G RANDOLPH
Captain E G Randolph, Bossier Volunteers, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 9th Louisiana Infantry, at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 1 July, 1861, dated 7 July, 1861.

MAJOR W J WALKER
Captain W J Walker, Brush Valley Guards, was appointed major, 9th Louisiana Infantry, at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 7 July, 1861.

Company A Moore Fencibles: CAPT. R L CAPERS
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, dated May/ June, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 25 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company B Stafford Guards: CAPT. L A STAFFORD
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for the war at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 10 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company C Bienville Blues: CAPT. B W PEARCE
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 20 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company D Bossier Volunteers: CAPT. W J Hughes
The company was accepted in state service for one year, under the command of Captain E G Randolph, at Bossier Parish, Louisiana, dated June, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 17 June, 1861. Captain E G Randolph and First Lieutenant t W J Hodges, Bossier Volunteers, were appointed lieutenant colonel, 9th Louisiana Infantry, and captain, 9th Louisiana Infantry, Company D, on 1 July, 1861, dated 7 July, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company E Milliken's Bend Guards: CAPT. W R PECK
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Milliken's Bend, Madison Parish, Louisiana, dated May/ June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company F DeSoto Blues: CAPT. H L N WILLIAMS
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, dated June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company G Colyell Guards: CAPT. J S GARDNER
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Livingston, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, on 28 February, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company H Brush Valley Guards: CAPT. W F GRAY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Brush Valley, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on 25 June, 1861, and Captain W J Walker and First Lieutenant W F Gray, Brush Valley Guards, were appointed major, 9th Louisiana Infantry, and captain, 9th Louisiana Infantry, Company H, at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 7 July, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, the same day.
Company I Washington Rifles: CAPT. H RICHARDSON
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana, on 22 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.
Company K Jackson Greys: CAPT. J R Kavanaugh
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Jackson Parish, Louisiana, dated May/ June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861. The company was assigned to the 12th Louisiana Infantry, Company M (2nd), on 12 February, 1862.

Sources

"Our old friend and brother 'chip', John S. Gardner, now an M. D., and a resident of Livingston parish, has been elected Captain of the Colyell Guards, a company of about fifty men in the 'free state'."

Sugar Planter (Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana), 23 February, 1861

"We learn by a letter from Captain Gardner of the Colyell guards, that while his company was in camp at Montgomery's Ferry, on the Amite River, one of their number, Mr. Harry Hood, was accidentally killed by a sentinel."

Daily Advocate (Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana), 7 June, 1861 - Departure of the Colyell Guards, Captain Gardener

"This company, numbering some ninety-six, in command of Capt. R. L. Capers, arrived at Vicksburg on Monday, from Homer, Claiborne parish, La., bound for Camp Moore."

Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 28 June, 1861 - The Moore Fencibles

"Benton's Ferry, 18 June, 1861 - After the address Capt. J. S. Gardner responded in a feeling and appropriate manner, thanking the orator, the ladies and citizens generally for their kind attentions during their stay at Amite Springs."

Daily Advocate (Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 21 June, 1861 - Departure of the Colyell Guards, Captain Gardner

"The parish of Rapides is doing her whole duty in the way of furnishing soldiers to fight the battles of the south. Her last contribution bears the name of the Stafford Guards. The Guards arrived here on the steamboat W. A. Johnson. They number eighty-seven men, and are commanded by Capt. L. A. Staffford and Lieuts. Smith Gordan, C. W. Waters and W. T. Cummings."

Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 2 July, 1861 - More soldiers

"Richard Taylor, son of the late President Taylor, has been elected Colonel of the Ninth Regiment of Louisiana; Capt. N. J. Walker, Lieut. Colonel; and Capt. Randolph, Major. Both of these latter gentlemen were Captains in the Mexican war, and Maj. Walker was with Gen. Scott in Florida. A portion of the regiment was to leave New Orleans on Monday last for Virginia."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 11 July, 1861 - Louisiana Ninth

Books/ Manuscripts

"At every halt of the wretched engine, said Taylor, the noise of the battle grew more and more intense, as did our impatience. At dusk on July 21 the weary engine wheezed into Manassas Junction. The 9th Louisiana Regiment had missed the Battle of Manassas."

Nine men in grey, by Charles L Dufour

Lee's tigers: The Louisiana infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Terry L Jones

Destruction and reconstruction: Personal experiences of the late war, by Richard Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army

Richard Taylor: soldier prince of Dixie, Volume 1, by T M Parrish

Brothers in grey: The Civil War letters of the Pierson family, edited by Thomas W Cutrer and T Michael Parrish

Yankee in gray: The Civil War memoirs of Henry E Handerson, by Captain Henry E Handerson

A guide to Louisiana Confederate military organizations 1861-1865, by A W Bergerun, Jr.

Notes

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was organised at Camp Moore, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 6 July, 1861.

Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, 11 May, 1861: The Irish Brigade, Company A, under the command of Captain S L James, was ordered to set up Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, in the evening on 11 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel H Forno, 5th Louisiana Infantry (See the 6th Louisiana Infantry).

Note: Brigadier General E L Tracy, First Brigade, First Division, Louisiana Miltia, was assigned to command Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 12 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Tracy, Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 28 May, 1861.

Alexandria, Rapides Parish, to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Company B, 4 June, 1861: The Stafford Guards (87) was ordered to proceed by steamer W A Johnson on the Red River to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 4 June, 1861.

Amite Springs, Livingston Parish, to Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipaho, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Company G, 17 June, 1861: The Colyell Guards was stationed at Amite Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, on 7 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Amite River at Benton's Ferry, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, to Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Bossier Parish to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Company D, 17 June, 1861: The Bossier Volunteers (103), under the command of Captain E G Randolph, arrived by the steamer Osceola on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, via Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the evening on 17 June, 1861.

Sparta, Bienville Parish, to Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Company C, 20 June, 1861: The Bienville Blues arrived by the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, at 8 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Company F, 21 June, 1861: The DeSoto Blues (111), arrived by the steamer Comet on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, via Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the evening on 21 June, 1861.

Homer, Claiborne Parish, to Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Company A, 24 June, 1861: The Moore Fencibles (96) arrived by the Vicksburg, Shrevesport & Texas Railroad at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, on 24 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, & K, 7 July, 1861: The 9th Louisiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Companies B & E, 7 July, 1861: The 9th Louisiana Infantry, Companies B and E, were mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, by Second Lieutenant J G Devereux, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Company I, on 7 July, 1861.

Tangipahoa to Richmond, 11-17/19 July, 1861

The right wing of the 9th Louisiana Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E G Randolph, was ordered to proceed by the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 11 July, 1861, and arrived by the Mississippi Central Railroad at Grand Junction, Fayette and Hardeman Counties, Tennessee, via Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, at 8 AM on 12 July, 1861. The right wing of the 9th Louisiana Infantry arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, via Knoxville, Knox County, and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and the left wing of the 9th Louisiana Infantry, under the command of Major W J Walker, arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Louisiana Infantry was stationed at Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 17 and 21 July, 1861, and Colonel R Taylor, 9th Louisiana Infantry, arrived at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 21 July, 1861

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.227, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 July, 1861.

Organisation of Eighth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Acting Brigadier General I G Seymour, colonel, 6th Louisiana Infantry; 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W H Jenifer, Virginia Volunteers; 6th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel I G Seymour; 7th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H T Hays; 8th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H B Kelly; 9th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel R Taylor

Note: The 9th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to the Eighth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel I G Seymour, 6th Louisiana Infantry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Manassas Junction to Blackburn's Ford, 31 July, 1861

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered one mile northwest of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.185, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 31 July, 1861, dated 30 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bienville No.1, one mile northwest of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 31 July and 26 August, 1861.

Blackburn's Ford to Centreville, 26 August, 1861

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Stewart's, a quarter of a mile southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 26 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bienville No.2, Stewart's, a quarter of a mile southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 26 August and 26 September, 1861.

Note: The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No. 272, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 28 August, 1861.

Organisation of Eighth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 29 August, 1861: Brigadier General W H Walker, Confederate States Army; 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W H Jenifer, Virginia Volunteers; 6th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel I G Seymour; 7th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H T Hays; 8th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H B Kelly; 9th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel R Taylor

Note: Brigadier General W H Walker, Confederate States Army, was relieved from duty at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Special Orders No.179, Paragraph II, Headquarters Troops Confederate States Army, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 2 August, 1861, and arrived at Camp Bienville No.2, Stewart's, a quarter of a mile southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 27 August, 1861.

Centreville to Germantown, 26 September, 1861

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 26 September, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Beauregard, on Difficult Run, one and a half miles northwest of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 26 September and 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No. 280, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 29 August, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, 16-17 October, 1861

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 October, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bienville No.2, Stewart's, a quarter of a mile southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 16 and 17 October, 1861.

Note: The 9th Louisiana Infantry arrived at Camp Reserve, A S Grigsby's farm, one and a half miles south of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 17 October, 1861.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 9th Louisiana Infantry, under the command of Colonel E Waggaman, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Colonel R Taylor, 9th Louisiana Infantry, 20 May-20 July 1861: R Taylor was appointed as a civilian aide on the staff of Brigadier General B Bragg, Confederates States Army, at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 20 May 1861, and arrived on 25 May, 1861. He was appointed colonel, 9th Louisiana Infantry, on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861.

Camp Walker, Metairie Racecourse, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 29 April, 1861: Camp Walker was set up at Metairie Racecourse, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, under the command of Brigadier General E L Tracy, First Brigade, First Division, Louisiana State Troops, on 29 April, 1861.

Camp Moore, on the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad, one & a half miles north of Tangipahoa Station, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, 11 May, 1861: The Irish Brigade, Company A, under the command of Captain S L James, was ordered to set up Camp Moore, on the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad, one and a half miles north of Tangipahoa Station, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, in the evening on 11 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel H Forno, 5th Louisiana Infantry (See the 6th Louisiana Infantry).

Note: Brigadier General E L Tracy, First Brigade, First Division, Louisiana State Troops, was assigned to command Camp Moore, on the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad, one and a half miles north of Tangipahoa Station, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 12 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Tracey, Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 28 May, 1861.

The 9th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General R Taylor, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.