The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-10-11
LIEUT.. THOMAS HICKMAN
WADDILL.

Lient. Waddill was born in the parish
Of Avoyellrs OH the 18th da, OF June
A. ID. 1912, and was the eldest son Of
the late Hon. John p. Waddiil and OF
Mrs. J. NJ. Waddill. Tl first branc es
OF an education he learned under the tut
ton of the late john McD nell, whose
once thriving school is still we'll r-mem-
bered by the citizens of'this parish. In
tie year 1856 he left home and entered
ST. Joseph's College, situated at Bards-
town in the State Of Kentucky, In 1857
he took leave of this institution and en-
tered Georgetown College in the same
state and remained there pursuing his
st ides until the end OF the first session
IF 1861, He then returned home and
commenced the study Of the law under
the instructions of his paternal uncle
VIM. w, Waddill Esq, Of the Avoyellrs
Bar Immediately after the withdrawal
Of the State of Louisiana from th. Go
verument Of the United States, which
occurred on the 26th of January a. ID.
1861, and when he beheld that war was
inevitable, he set about raising compa-
ny Of volunteers in conjunction with Col.
w. W. johnson, Of this parish. Before
they had succeeded in completing it,
Cent. r. N. Boone who had antedated
them in his efforts to raise company,
visited Marksville for the purpose Of re-
cruiting. Whilst here. and Oh the -23rd
day of April 1861, our young patriot hero
abandoned,the design Of raising com
pany himself, went into the ranks and
b,caln. member of the AtchafaIa,a
Guards. His zeal in the cause, his use
f,,i,i-ss and his soldier-like bearing were
matters of universal rrhlark and every
one concurredin the concession that he
n,i.,'. a splendid soldier.
l, WAS not long before he set out with
hi~ company for Yorktown Va. the At
rl..ia!a 4 Guards formed portion Of the
4ud Rgt Louisiana Volunteers, and ~as
,,,,on, he very first companies that
,r;.c ID The seat OF War on York River.
[: s',.,;,i,l.d there for some months, when
7, wiz o,,lrred to a different field Of ope-
rai,;ts The zeal of our hero never once
al,;,"d, but through every privation,
I'D Il, every vicissitude he showed the
+.,.,4 ~, ant bearing, the same ardorin be-
hal. ot, h" cause. that he evincpd when he
t..t paii,tsd. He was always cheerful in
fert"l:4:0g lis dnties and by his gentle
aaHn!r u'~nners, his affability and kind
'.rSs 4e won tie admiration and love Of
nj: III COMPANIONS in arms He had en-
nsteo '"l "nr Year, but upon the expira-
,i"n at bis Term of fsprvic he re-enliSted
iov two years or theremainler of the war
i!e 'l+o began to act as 2nd Sergeant in
w|tiaa capacity he continued to serve un-
Ill after l,e battle of Richmond, when he
nas elected 2nd. Lieut.. Of his company.
About this, time, the Louisiana Volun-
se"rs were Brigaded and placed under
command of Genl. T. j. jackson. The
2.,d Reg, la. Vols, henceforth consti-
tinted a ncrtion Of the 2nd Brigade Of
Jouisiars Volunteers. The Capt. and
lst. iest Of the Atchafalaya Guards
being sick apd absent the command Of the
leou'pany deyolved upon Lieut.. WaddiIi:
Ie as tilas acting on the 30th day Of
1suGt last ~ the ever memorable plains
q "anassas, valiantly and bravely lead
Ing his men amid the lead-n storm that
GREETED them, when he received NOR
tai wound. Whilst it is cause OF deep
sorrow, that one 30 generous and brave,