The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-04

cAt nj 81 I tie ItW, carried.
The recommendation Of the Commit tee on
R"d,t> and Lcvees relative 10 OK Grove
Plantation aud vicinity, contained in their
morning Report VIZ approved.
Nh. Grisalnore presented the following
Thihoiaus Louisiana Auy. l6 1856.
To the Police Jury
| present to yon a manuscript book cnnta1n
m 4 rrrur,t OF the luiitlrN career of the SEC
olid 4" ,tlIlN - N1!ithtccr,. ~rIru!i,tI in tins.
lar.>t OF i.ft.itlclir Ia. Tor service in the
C"!lIedeIat" states Army. in ne yeai 1861.
ami designated by ;lr uAnr of
THE LAFOURCHE CREuLES.
THIS manuscript Will be a convenient refer
ehcr. and form al iul @'ortaht page 81 he his
tory of Lltourcne.
Although prepared twenty wears after the
services OF the company had been terminated,
patty from ne ltlur..Itta ttkel dulin. the ex-
lStencc oi the company. and partly from m-m-
DRY, 1t Is believed to bc practically correct IN
all rs details.
respectfully request that your Body will
have TINS iccurtt flied in the office OF the Re
cor'icr oi thc Parish Of LatouIchc. 10 he pr
served by t'iat officer ~ one oI tIr Records
OF tnI> fatlSii. Il III subject TO the perusil and
Inspection of wnonever it may concern.
-. IL ran-atn> the enlistment aul ur-tni-
cation OF the company.
III. "a y VI III E)ilItbllN as muster
ed INTO tn m,litit service Of tue STATE 81 Lon
l>ilnt: into tue serrlc. ui the Confederate
States trnN. anu assignment INTO the eiyh-
teeuth Regiment OF Louisiana Volunteers.
Bird. The record OF marches, movements,
changes aud promotions from date of orraul-
zat.o II to December 81. 1861.
4th. Record OF movements, marches. c,su-
alties &c. from January | 1862 to April 3, 1862.
9TH. Engagement i'll Il g battle OF Shiloh
with casualties. movements and changes from
April ,. 1867 to May 10, lS62.
bih. Roster ct the company and its re-cr-
ganlzatlon from May ID, lS62 Ia May ~. 1862.
9Th. Retreat from C,rinth, Mississippi via
Tupelo to Pollard. Alabama. with changes.
casualties, promotions. nc. from Nav -,
lo6o to October :, 1872.
Sth. l;emorai from Pollard. Alabama. to
Trans mississippi Department 10 Bcrwlck's
Bay from Octuacr :. lS6!, To Dcloorr -, 1862
9Th. Battle OF lcAara. with changes casu-
altles. &c. from October ~. lS6l and .cmnyaI
to New Iberia. December 3!st. 1862.
loth. Changr,, marches. casualties, &c,
with retreat from Bi>ls nd to Natchitoches
from January LIST. 1868 to May t. 1863.
llth. hcturn from Natclltoches to La.
tourcle, from Nay Il. 1888. 10 july II, 1863.
i1th. Retire. from l4ifourch. to Monroe
La. from July IA. 1863, to December, 1861.
18th. Roster Of company January I, 1864.
movements. changes, casualties, &c. from
MJnroc 10 Mansfield. It., from January I
lSG4. to May 9Th. 1851.
18th Battles OF Mansfield and Pleasant
Hill. with changes, CASUALTIES, &C.. to Alex
andria. from May :. 1864, TO July 81. 1854,
10th. March TO Monroe, Monticello, Cam
den. Rocky Mount aud to Minlen, from Au-
gust l, 1864 to January 10. 1863.
nth. From Mlnden to Alexandria ,,1 -
Natchltoclirs, with changes. caSualt;os a.
from January IL. istG5, 10 May 81. Is6,
18th. Disarmament and return bnn. Ir,o
1865.
18th. List of : slant acts performed by
members of the company.
Goth. List Of tn. various marches. with
approximate distances travelled, by land, by
water aud by rnl.
2lSt. List OF members killed IN battle.
@2ne. List OF members who were wounded,
captured and tiied in captivity.
BIRD. Roll of members who were vOund.
ed III service, and Of those who died f.om the
effect OF wounds.
24th. Roll o~fmembers at the surrender in
June. 1865.
18th. List of members who died in service.
of iisease.
Goth. List of members who we're honor
ably discharged.
9th. Statement of the rank, promotion
and history of each member of the company.
with their subsequent destiny, when known
2sth. Additional memoranda and remarks.
10Th. Resume.
Both. Iudex.
Respectfully Submitted,
81. GRISAMORE.
On motion of Mr.. Seelv. seconded by Mr..
kraemer. the following resolution was imam
mously adopted.
Resolved. that this PoIice will receive
me manuscript presented by Major S. Il.
Grisamore and hereby tenders t. him a vote
OF thanks, not only from this body, but in the
name OF the members of the company whose
military record is SO ininutely detailed. and
their friends vino survive, for such a yaiua.
bic contribution to the history of the Parish
OF I.afourcie.
Resolved, that the Clerk of this ,Jurv ba
and is hereby authorized to file this mann.
script book among the records in the Office Of
me Parish recorder, to be kept therein ever
after. subject to the perusal and inspection of
whom it may concern.
The jury then adjourned till Tomorrow at
9 o'clock A.. NJ.
II. n. COULON,
President.