Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-06

sian river years ago, / shall not re-
veal his identity.
After the stage plank was drawn
abord, and the Keene set in motion
on her course up the river, Captain
ton Of the original muster roll Of the
'Tensas Cavalry" now on file in the
War Department, which was captured
with other rolls and records by the
Federal army when it entered Rich
mond, after the evacuation by Gen.
eral Lee, all of which have since been
preserved in the archives of the Fed
eral War Department. / am indebted
to the kindness and courtesy Of my
friend and comrade, the late Thos.
w. Castelman, who was resident OF
st. Joseph at the time he enlisted, for
such copy of the Muster Roll. He
had been appointed by (the them
Governor Sanders as Commissioner OF
Louisiana Military Records, and it
was only through his indefatigable
exertions and persistent efforts, that
the Secretary Of War-after several
rebuffs-fnally eceded from his po-
sition of declination, and consented
to permit him to make Photographic
reproductions of the original Louisi-
ana muster rolls, but accompanied
with the proviso that it should be
done under the surveillance Of War
Department employee.
I shall reproduce. only the names,
a. it would have the result of encum-
bering the record too greatly, to quote
all the roll contains, such as the
places of residence and ages of the
men and appraisement Of their
horses, which generally averaged
from $3.50 to $500, as they were all
good horses.
I have alr-ady stated, the "Tensas
Cavalry" which became Company A,
Of Colonel We t Adams Cavalry Reg
iment, but known as the first Mis-
sissippi Cavalry, was mustered into
the service of the Confederate Stetes
at Memphis, Tenn, for three years
or during the war, on the 29th day
Of August, 1861.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
I. G. Harrison, Captain, A. Bondu-
rant, First Lieutenant, G. w. Mont
gomery, Second Lieutenant. H. s.
Doniphan, Third Lieutenant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
J. d. s. Newell, First Sgt, ]. K.
Routh, Second Sgt, G. L. Ellis, Third
Sgt, Jas. Nichols, Fourth Sgt, W. J.
C. Austin, Fifth Sgt. VIM. West First
Corporal, Lee Briscoe, Second Cor
poral. C. H. Snyder, Third Corporal,
John Register, Fourth Corporal.
PRIvATES
Adams, w. A., Anderson Simeon,
Bondurant, H., Bowie, G. O., Bowie.
A. G., Jr., Buckner, w., Bonham, ].
NJ, Coppage, s. s., Chamberlain, L.
G., Christian. d. H., Clarkson, w. G.,
Castleman, R. l., Compton, E. G.,
Christmas, ]. Y, Christmas, H. H.,
Crossgrove, 8. D., Crossgrovs, C. H.,
Campbell, W. s., Davidson, A. 8.
Dobbins, W. l., Diamond, w., Dali
tn. J. J.. Ewing, J. g., Fischsl. L..
HalImsr. W. J.. Esrd, h. W. Fair
bud1n, ". ~, Guinn, W., Goa, G.,
certsn. p. A., Green, A. ", Holstsin.
K. G.. Hodkins, e. L., Harper, E. L..
Hughes, W. G., Howse. n, Hays, B.
H.. Kline. NJ, Ksvanaugh, p. NJ,
Lewis, H. L., Leatherman, G. w.,
Lewis, J. c., Lovlace, G. w., Martin,
Jas., Majors. J. s., Mccall, E. s.,
Mobley, W. c., Murphy, J. s., Mont
gomsry, T., Moore, F. w., Newell, L.,
Nichols, C. J., Nicholson, J. E., Os-
den. J. r., Osborne. J. c., Peck, w.
g., Perriston, c., Peck, J.. G., Routh,
A., Reed, L. w., Randall, s.. Smiley,
J. J.. Scott, W. s., Smith, H., Tay-
lor, D., Tolsr, p. H., Underwood, j.,
Vanderwater, w., Williams, G. A.,
Wales, A. n, VIM, n. c., Wynne,
R. H., Wardlaw, G. B., Whitaker, J.
r., Whitaker, J. NJ, Young, w. c..
The Tensas Cavalry was encamped
at Memphis for some time after the
Muster in," before marching orders
were received from the War Depart
ment. Indeed. it was some time in
the ensuing autumn, a. the weather
was becoming appreciably colder.
/ received letter from my friend
and comrade, Andrew s. Routh. from
Orion, Georgia, Of date March s,
1916. in which he assured me that he
was ~ years old. weighed ESQ pounds
and in the best Of health. have not
heard from him since that time, but
learn thst he ID still alive and well
and h making his home with . daugh-
ter and grandson at Mentone, Ala.
Upon such assumption, II correct, he
and the writer are the only surviv-
ing members. 20 far - have been
able to ascertain, Of the original
Company, which I have shown herein,
to have been mustered into service
on August 29th. 1861.
VIM. B. Diamond, residing near
Winnsboro, Franklin parish, who en-