3rd Louisiana Infantry
The 3rd Infantry Regiment of Louisiana was assembled during the spring of 1861 with men mostly from Caddo, Caldwell, DeSoto, Iberville Morehouse, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn parishes.
The unit fought at Wilson's Creek and Elkhorn Tavern, Missouri, then moved to Mississippi where it was active in the conflicts at Luka and Corinth.
Later it was assigned to L. Hebert's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was captured in the fight at Vicksburg. After being exchanged, the regiment served in A. Thomas' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department.
The field officers were Colonels Frank C. Armstrong, Jerome B. Gilmore, Louis Hebert, and Samuel D. Russell; Lieutenant Colonels O.P. Amacker, Samuel M. Hyams, and David Pierson; and Majors John S. Richards and William F. Tunnard.
The Third Louisiana Participated in:
Battle of Oak Hills
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Iuka
Battle of Corinth
Siege of Vicksburg
COMPANIES
The regiment was made up of these companies:
Company A - Iberville Greys
Company B - Morehouse Guards
Company C - Winn Rifles
Company D - Pelican Rangers No. 2
Company E - Morehouse Fencibles
Company F - Shreveport Rangers
Company G - Pelican Rangers No. 1
Company H - Monticello Rifles
Company I - Caldwell Guards
Company K - Pelican Rifles
Company H, (also was assigned to 22nd Regiment Louisiana Infantry)
Tunnard's History of the 3rd.
William Tunnard published a detailed history of the regiment in the 1800s, which begins:
In May, 1861, the Third Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, was organized by the selection of the following officers:
Colonel, Louis Hebert; Lieutenant-Colonel, S. M. Hyams, Sr., of Natchitoches; Major, W. F. Tunnard, of Baton Rouge.
Field And Staff.—Quartermaster, Theodore Johnson, Iberville;
Commissary, T. L. Maxwell; Surgeon, Bridelove; Chaplain,
Rev. P. F. Dicharry; Adjutant-Lieutenant, J. Harvey Brigham.
The regiment was composed of the following companies:
Company "A," Iberville Greys: Captain, Charles A. Brusle; First Lieutenant, T. C. Brown; Second Lieutenant, T. G. Stringer; Second Lieutenant, Jr., T. R. Yerbois; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 87 strong.
Company "B," Morehouse Guards: Captain, R. M. Hinson; First Lieutenant, W. S. Hall; Second Lieutenant, D. C. Morgan; Second Lieutenant, Jr., J. H. Brigham; Nbn-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 124 strong.
Company "C,” Winn Rifles: Captain, David Pierson; First Lieutenant, Asa Emanuel; Second Lieutenant, "William Strother; Second Lieutenant, Jr., W. C. Lurry; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 89 strong.
Company "D," Pelican Rangers, No. 2: Captain, J. D. Blair; First Lieutenant, S. D. Russell; Second Lieutenant, W. E. Russell; Second Lieutenant, Jr., S. M*. Hyams, Jr.; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 77 strong.
Company "E," Morehouse Fencibles: Captain, J. F. Harris; First Leiutenant, P. C. Brigham; Second Lieutenant, P. Brooks; Second Lieutenant, Jr., W. D. Brigham; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 78 strong.
Company "F," Shreveport Rangers: Captain, J. B. Gilmore; First Lieutenant, W. A. Lacey; Second Lieutenant, O. J. Wells; Second Lieutenant, Jr., A. Jewell; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 115 strong.
Company " G," Pelican Rangers, No. 1: Captain, W. W. Brezeale; First Lieutenant, "W. O. Brezeale; Second Lieutenant, G. W. Hallo way; Second Lieutenant, Jr., L. Caspari; Non-Coiamissioned Officers and Privates, 157 strong.
Company " H," Monticello Rifles: Captain, J. S. Richards; First Lieutenant, "W. D. Hardiman; Second Lieutenant,- "W. H. Corbin; Second Lieutenant, Jr., Cy. A. Hedrick; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 107 strong.
Company "I," Caldwell Guards: Captain, W. S. Gunnell; First Lieutenant, J. C. Evans; Second Lieutenant, L. B, Fluitt; Second Lieutenant, Jr., T. J. Humble; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 116 strong.
Company "K," Pelican Rifles: Captain, John P. Viglini; First Lieutenant, John B. Irvin; Second Lieutenant, F. D. Tunnard; Second Lieutenant, Jr., F. R. Brunot; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 87 strong.
Total strength of the Regiment: Field Officers, 8; Line Officers, 40; Non-Commissioned Officers, 92; Privates, 945. Grand total, 1085.
The various companies were mustered into the State service in April and May, and the Regiment was formally received into the Confederate service on the 17th day of May, 1861.
This body of stalwart men were from the country parishes, represented as follows:
Company "A," Plaquemine;
Companies "B" and "E," Morehouse;
Company "C," Winn;
Companies "D" and "G," Natchitoches;
Company "F," Caddo;
Company "H," Carroll;
Company "I," Caldwell; and
Company "K," East Baton Rouge.
This Regiment, numbering 1085 men, were the bone and sinew, some of the choicest spirits from the parishes which they represented, mostly young men, with the glow of health upon their features and the fire of a patriotic devotion and enthusiasm sparkling in their clear eyes; men who went forth actuated by a firm conviction of right, earnest adherents to principle; whose brave spirits met the issue squarely, and would not quail or flinch when the day of danger and trial arrived. Strange as it may seem, this organization of robust young men were commanded by field officers whose heads were streaked with gray—men of age and experience.
While there have been many reprints of the Tunnard history of the 3rd, the Illustrated edition goes way beyond with added material and artwork, including the portraits of many of the soldiers of the 3rd Louisiana Infantry. Published in Louisiana, the compiler has 40 years of experience in historical publications of research in Louisiana.
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