Second Troop Cavalry, First Squadron, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Jane Sanford Keppler
Source: DeSoto Parish GenWeb 

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          Second Troop Cavalry, First Squadron 
         Louisiana State Militia, DeSoto Parish 

During the early years of this century, robbery and murder were 
common occurrences on the roads of the North Louisiana country 
uplands.  It was necessary to maintain law and order on these 
roads by the use of the State Militia.  Most of the militia 
companies in these years were cavalry companies.  The Second 
Troop Cavalry from DeSoto Parish was used to maintain law and 
order on the Natchez Trace West, from Natchitoches to Vidalia, 
La., on the Mississippi River.  The following is a list of 
officers and militiamen who were mustered out July 8, 1907. 


ANTHONY, John B.-----Sgt.           JACKSON, Henry----------Crp.
ASHLEY, Henry----------Pvt.         JOHNSON, Milton---------Pvt.
BAKER, Lorenzo---------Pvt.         LACY, Henry-----------------Pvt.
BICE, Henry G.-----------Crp.       LEWIS, E.---------------------Pvt.
BICE, Joseph P.-----------Crp.      LEWIS, Robert--------------Pvt.
BILBRAY, Claude--------Pvt.         MILLER, Sam---------------Pvt.
BILBRAY, Gerson--------Pvt.         NABORS, John M.----1st Sgt.
BILBRAY,James A.------Pvt.          NIX, Paul-------------------Pvt.
BOZEMAN, Richard-----Pvt.           NORWOOD, James B.----Pvt.
BRUCE, John M.----------Pvt.        PATTERSON, Leslie-------Pvt.
BUTLER, Joseph P.-------Pvt.        PHILLIPS, George----------Pvt.
BUTLER, Edwin G.-------Pvt.         PIKE,  Ward-------------------Pvt.
BUTLER, Uriah B.--------Sgt.        RENOIS, Peter---------------Pvt.
CARTWRIGHT Walter--Trump            STILES, Arthur--------------Trump.
CHESTER, James---------Pvt.         STILES, Bennett-------------Pvt.
COLEMAN, James-------Pvt.           STILES,  Charles-------------Pvt.
CRANFORD, Roy--------Pvt.           STILES, William T.----------Sgt.
CROOP, Benjamin--------Crp.         STOKES, Cooper-------------Sgt.
DAVIS, Lora----------------Pvt.     WAGGONER, Charles C.---Pvt.
DeVALZE, Andrea-------Pvt.          WALLACE, Fred--------------Sgt.
DeVALZE, Joe------------Pvt.        WIGGINS, Frank-------------Pvt.
DeVALZE, John----------Pvt.         WOODS, Simon A.-----------Pvt.
HESSER, Adolph---------Pvt.         WRIGHT, Tom E.------------Pvt.
HESSER, Alex------------Sgt.        YOUNG, Ben S.---------------Pvt.
HOGAN, Ben R.---------Crp.          YOUNG, Oliver---------------Sgt.
HOLDER, Albert---------Pvt.

BILLINGSLEY, W. R. ----Capt. 

YARBOROUGH, R. W. ---1st Liet. 

BUTLER, J. H.---------------2nd Liet.