OPELOUSAS VOLUNTEERS, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Submitted by: Debbie Carpenter ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ SOURCE: OPELOUSAS 1720 - 1970 Opelousas 250th Anniversary Edition Edition June 1970 Daily World OPELOUSAS VOLUNTEERS Continuing the practice of publishing the rosters of some of the Confederate Army Companies which were recruited in St. Landry Parish and dispatched to we have The Opelousas Volunteers, sixth company to leave the parish. The first three companies were reported by The Opelousas Courier, to have joined the Louisiana Brigade, commanded during most of the war in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania by General Hays. They fought a long, hard, tough war and suffered many casualties. The Opelousas Volunteers, commanded by Capt. Louis Lastrapes, left St. Landry Parish on Sunday, January 12, 1862. The Opelousas Courier, in its edition of Saturday, January 11, 1862, reported the departure of this sixth company of volunteers from this parish as follows. "DEPARTURE OF THE SIXTH COMPANY-Capt. Louis Lastrapes' company, "The Opelousas Volunteers" are leaving tomorrow morning, on board the steamer Alma Perret. This boat was gallantly offered Capt. Lastrapes by O. Hinckley & Co. for the gratutious transportation of his company to New Orleans. This, we think, is the fourth company these gentlemen have transported to the city, a contribution by far the largest and most patriotic we are aware of in our Parish. "In the name of Capt. Lastrapes and his company, we then tender their heartfelt thanks for the mark of disinterestedness towards men who are leaving fathers mothers, brothers, sisters, wives and children to go and fight their country's battles." "As for our brave volunteers, we wish them a glorious and speedy return." The next below news item in the Courier's sparse news space (the newspaper was mainly advertising in those days) read: "Hereafter, the steamer Milton Relf will leave Washington every Wednesday at 10 o'clock A.M. precisely. "See advertisement." Here is the roster of The Opelousas Volunteers, the sixth company to leave St. Landry Parish for the Civil War OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Louis Lastrapes, Capt. Adolphe Broussard 2nd Lt. Ferreoie Perrodin, 1st Sgt. Valery S. Bourque, 3rd Sgt. Rubin Adams 5th Sgt. Elphege D. Daigle, 2nd Cpl. Aurelien Richard, 4th Cpt. James G. Hayes, 1st Lt. Willis Prescott, 3rd Lt. William Hall, 2nd Sgt. William Reeves, 4th Sgt. Robert Sloane, 1st Cpt. Jos. Higginbotham, 3rd Cp. PRIVATES Antoine Arabie Hippolite Arceneaux Joachin Badeau Onezime Badeau Henry Berthoud Jefferson Berwick Jules Brasseur Thomas Budd Louis Carrier Hilaire Couville Ozeme Daigle Leon Dejean Michael Deranger Olivier Derbonne Jean Bt. Devilliers Jean Bte. Diavil Zelien Diavil Theodore Follain Rosemond Fruge Armas Guilbeau Louis Builbeau Mozart Guidry Octave Guillory Charles Goliau Julien Grabot Louis Brabot Alexandre Hamilton Edward Harwell William Hill James Johnson Talbert Joiner Austin Lee Jean Leger Alcide Lejeune Emile Lejeune Michel Lejeune Olivier Lejeune Cornelius Logan Lyttleton Lyons Taylor Lewis Wm. McBride Don Louis Maurin John Meldrum Louis A. Miller Joseph Miller James Passington Wm. Reed Armand Richard Placide Richard Joseph Saunier Josiah Stalvy Placide Trahan Therance Trahan Onezime Veillon Ambroise Webre Jacob Welsh Wm. Welsh Daniel White Martin Whilte Adelbert Willis Archibald McClelland