St. Helena Civil War Veterans, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
From The St. Helena Historical Association Quarterly (Part II)
File prepared by D.N. Pardue and submitted by Inez Bridges Tate
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Reprinted by permission of Inez Bridges Tate and taken from the
publication "St. Helena Parish War Veterans" for the St. Helena
Historical Association, 1982.

CIVIL WAR
1861 - 1865

Participants (Union) - 2,213,000
Deaths in Service (Union) - 364,000
Participants (Confederate) - 1,000,000
Deaths in Service (Confederate) - 133,821
Authorative statistics for Confederate Forces not available.
Estimated 28,000 Confederate personnel died in Union prisons.
Last Union Veteran - Albert Woolson, died August 2, 1956, aged 109 years
Last Conf. Veteran - Walter W. Williams, died December 19, 1959, aged 117 years.
Above from Veterans Administration.

     St. Helena, as did neighboring parishes, saw many of its finest men involved
in this war that often pitted brother against brother.  Booth lists St. Helena
Commands: "The St. Helena Rebels," and Greensburg is listed as having skirmishes
on May 1, 1863, October 5 & 9, 1864; Williams Bridge (Grangeville) May 1, 1863; 
several at Amite River which probably some were in St. Helena.

     We are listing veterans from five sources.  Possibly there are duplications
or omissions.

     "St. Helena Parish Cemeteries", published by St. Helena Historical Assoc.

     Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, La., compiled by Inez B. Tate.

     "The St. Helena Rebels", from the "Greensburg Imperial" dated Oct. 12, 1861,
compiled by Charles Allen.

     "The St. Helena Rifles", a booklet by A.P. Richards, Confederate Veteran,
published after his death in 1968 by Randall Shoemaker and Mr. Richard's daughter,
Mrs. S.E. Johnson.

     "Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Commands", compiled
by Andrew B. Booth, Commissioner, Louisiana Records, published in 1920.

     From the last publication we noted phrases regarding different veterans
(not necessarily from St. Helena) - some sad, some quaint, some poignant, but
all a commentary of the times.  We share some of these with you: "36 when enlisted
- he is an old man - not fit for duty"; "unwilling to attend drill - never ans-
wered name"; "enlistment for two years or the war by reason of Conscript Act
passed April 16, 1862"; "took oath and went north with the Yankees"; "an A No. 1
surgeon and a great lady's man"; "drummed out of service"; "he fell nobly defend-
ing his country"; "drummed out for theft"; "carried the colors of the regiment
in the field, age 17."

     Too, they could hire substitutes to take their place.  Apparently this was
fairly common as this was noted with some frequency in the books.

     We have no separate list of those who lost their lives in service.  Many 
lost their lives on the battlefield, in hospitals or in prison. Many lost an arm,
some both arms, or a leg.  In reviewing the books, the places became so familiar;
Manassas, Missionary Ridge, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Fort Hudson, Vicksburg,
Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Rappahanock, Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga, and
Appamattox Courthouse.

THE ST. HELENA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY
SPRING, 1987
TWELFTH ISSUE

LIST OF PERSONS RECEIVING CIVIL WAR PENSIONS AND RESIDING IN ST. HELENA PARISH
(1906 - 1936)

Allen, Thomas H.
Co F & I, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Allen, William L.
Co D, 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Liverpool

Bazoon, Jesse J.
Co D, 9th La. Cav.
Darlington

Bridges, J.W.
Co F, 14th Conf. Cav.
Liverpool

Brown, T.J.
Co A, 14th Miss. Inf.
Greensburg

Brown, William E.
Co A, 14th Miss. Inf.
Dead

Bennett, S.J.W.
Co I, 9th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Brashear, W.F.
Co H, Ogden's Batt. Cav.
Dennis Mills

Brumfield, Dan E.
Co A, 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Greensburg

Burton, R.Y.
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Bickham, Thomas A.
Co I, 4th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Bond, T.C.
Co E, 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Mayer

Blount, James M.
Co B, Edwards' Batt.
Bunkie

Cabler, Joseph F.
Co E, 37th Miss. Inf.
Howell's Mills

Carter, Thomas J.
Co F, 16th La. Inf. 
Dead

Courtney, William J.
Co F, 16th La. Inf.
Darlington

Cutrer, Ison P.
Co G, 9th La. Batt. Cav.
Dead

Collins, O.L.
Co A, 27th La. Inf.
Chipola

David, Villenue
A Pointe Coupee Art.
Jarreau

Edwards, Baldwin F.
Co F, 18th La. Cav.
Darlington

Freiler, John
5th Co. Wash. Art.
Greensburg

Fletcher, William B.
Pointe Coupee Art.
Montpelier

Fluker, James P.
Cowes' Reg. Miss. I
Liverpool

George, N.I.
Reserve Corps
Montpelier

George, Charles W.
H. 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Montpelier

Grice, J.D.
G 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Guy, M.J.
Co I, 8th Miss. Inf.
Greensburg

Hurst, Thomas W.
Co B, 4th La. Inf.
Lookout

Hurst, William J.
Co D, 9th La. Batt. Cav.
Lookout

Hornsby, Benjamin F.
Co I, 11th Ark. Cav. and 4th La. Batt. Inf.
Grangeville

Hamberlin, William E.
Co E, 18th Miss. Inf.
Greensburg

Hodges, Henry C.
Co E, 3rd La. Cav.
Pine Grove

Harvin, M.B.
Co G, Edward's Batt.
Greensburg

Kemp, Walthall B.
Co F, 16th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Lee, Isaiah E.
Co K, 4th La. Inf.
Dead

Lee, John P.
Co G, 9th La. Inf.
Dead

Leonard, Theo. E.
Co A, 12th La. Cav.
Liverpool

Leonard, Thomas W.
Co A, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Lindsey, Thomas B.
Co I, 8th Ala. Cav.
Greensburg

McGehee, I.B.
Co a, 9th La. Cav.
Harvell's Mills

McLean, J. Wesley
Co A, 27th La. Inf.
Darlington

Mathews, W.W.
Co A, 4th La. Inf. 
Liverpool

Melton, T.B.
Co H, 27th La. Inf. 
Dead

Morgan, Thomas B.
Co K, 7th La. Inf.
Hillsdale

Martin, H.D.
Co E, Carter's Batt.
Liverpool

Newsome, Jacob B.
Co H, 27th La. Inf.
Odell

Nesom, Thomas
Co G, 18th Batt. La. Cav.
Walker

Perryman, Joseph L.
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Gillsburg, Ms.

Raborn, George G.
Co H, 33rd Miss. Inf.
Dead

Reeves, J.H.
Co C, 9th La. Batt. Cav.
Mayer

Redman, Stephen
Co C, Ogden's Batt.
Tinus

Story, George E.
Co F, 16th La. Inf.
Pine Grove

Stewart, F.N.
Co E., 1st La. Cav.
Greensburg

Tate, John M.
Co E., Miles' Legion
Montpelier

Tidwell, Lafayette M.
Co A, 1st Miss Lt., Art.
Greensburg

Tillery, J.A.
Co B, Ogden's Batt.
Montpelier

Thompson, James A.
Co G, 18th La. Cav.
Liverpool

Waskom, J.C.
Co H, 27th La. Inf.
Harvell's Mills

Wheat, Charles B.
Co A, 9th Batt. La. Inf.
Pine Grove

Watson, Willis L.
Co A, 18th Batt. La. Cav.
Greensburg

Williams, James Y.
Co D, 4th La. Inf.
Dead

Williams, Joseph D.
Co B, 33rd Miss. Inf.
Liverpool

Yarborough, John
Co C, 14th Conf. Cav.
Liverpool

Young, William N.
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Dead

WIDOWS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS WHO RECEIVED A PENSION AND WHO RESIDED IN ST.
HELENA PARISH (1906 - 1936)

Adams, Jane E. (Acy A.)
Co D, 3rd La. Cav.
Liverpool

Allen, Mattie (Wm. S.)
Co D, 9th La. Batt. Cav.
Liverpool

Allen, Margania E. (Thos. H.)
Co F & I, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Bates, Sarah R. (Henry D.)
Co D, 9th Batt. Cav.
Franklinton

Bellue, Ellen E. (Leroy B.)
Co H, 27th La. Inf. 
Liverpool

Blount, Josephine (John S.)
Co H, 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Odell

Bazoon, Mary A. (Jesse J.)
Co C, 9th Batt. La. Cav.
Darlington

Brown, Sarah Dykes (Wm. E.)
Co B, 1st La. Cav.
Pine Grove

Bryan, Clarinda D. (Stephen)
Co C., Tex. Cav.
Kentwood

Bond, Emily E. (Theo. C.)
Co E, 9th La. Cav.
Montpelier

Bennett, Florence (S.J.W.)
Co I, 9th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Brashears, Eliza (W.F.)
Co H, 3rd La. Cav.
Weiss

Cutrer, Sarah J. (Isom P.)
Co H, 9th La. Batt. Cav.
Mayer

Carter, Isabella A. (Thomas J.)
Co F, 16th La. Inf.
Pine Grove

Carruth, Nancy S. (Michael M.)
Co D, 3rd La. Cav.
Liverpool

Courtney, Adelia (Wm. J.)
Co F & K, 6th La. Inf.
Darlington

Dean, Rachel H. (Alvert C.)
Co I, 4th La. Inf.
New Orleans

Davidson, Margaret (Wm. A.)
Co B, Pte. Coupee Art.
Montpelier

Durnin, Mary Ann (John)
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Hillsdale

Day, Mary (John S.)
Co C, Power's Miss. Cav.
Kentwood

Foster, Emily E. (Jesse M.)
Co B, Pte. Coupee Art.
Greensburg

Freiler, Dora L. (John)
5th Co Wash. Art.
Greensburg

Fletcher, Mrs. Wm. B. (Wm. B.)
Co A, Pte. Coupee Art.
Montpelier

Fluker, Fannie M. (M.B.)
Powers' Miss. Cav.
Greensburg

Guy, Martha J. (G.M.)
Co I, 8th Miss. Inf.
Greensburg

Grice, Omar (J.D.)
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Harvin, Pauline C. (M.B.)
Co B, Edwards' Batt.
Greensburg

Harrell, Mrs. N.A. (A.S.)
Co C, 18th Batt. La. Cav.
Dennis Mills

Hayes, Sue M. (Wm. Henry)
Texas Escort for Gen. J.B. Magruder
Montpelier

Hamberlin, Charity A. (Wm. Ewell)
Co E, 18th Miss. Inf.
Greensburg

Hutchinson, Ruth V. (Peter I.)
Co D, 3rd La. Cav.
Greensburg

Hurst, Mrs. T.W. (T.W.)
Co F, 4th La. Inf.
Felixville

Keene, M.J. (Mathison J.)
Co E, 45th Miss. Inf.
Pine Grove

Lee, Emily D. (Not listed)
Co G, 9th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Lee, Sarah A. (Isaiah E.)
Co K, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Leonard, Mary J. (Thomas W.)
Co A, 18th La. Cav.
Darlington

Milton, Adaline (Thomas G.)
Co H 27th La. Inf.
Kentwood

Methvein, Elizabeth A. (R.L.)
Co A, 12th La. Inf.
Harvell's Mills

Moore, Margaret J. (James M.)
Co E, 3rd La. Cav.
Tangipahoa

McGehee, Sarah A. (I.B.)
Co A, 9th La. Cav.
Greensburg

Pipkin, Josephine I. (Wm. C.)
Co F, 16th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Pipkin, Mrs. Lewis M. (Lewis M.)
Co F, 16th La. Regt.
Darlington

Phillips, Martha Jane (Wm. D.)
Co B, 10th La. Cav.
Liverpool

Ratcliffe, Martha R. (Not listed)
Co H, 27th La. Inf.
Hyde

Redmond, Elizabeth (Steve)
Co C, Ogden's Batt.
Greensburg

Smart, Azenith P. (Not listed)
Co K, 4th La. Inf.
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Strickland, Nancy A. (Boswell)
Co A, 9th La. Cav.
Kentwood

Strickland, Elizabeth (H.K.)
Co H, 27th La. Inf.
Tinus

Sullivan, Susan (Levi)
Co G, 9th La. Inf.
Montpelier

Tabor, Sarah Ann (John F.)
Co C, 18th La. Cav.
Dennis Mills

Tyner, Louisa G. (James)
Co B, 1st Miss. Cav.
Pine Grove

Travis, Becky M. (Clay)
Co I, 4th La. Inf.
Greensburg

Tillery, Julia W. (J.A.)
Co B, Ogden's Bn. La.
Montpelier

Varnado, Tempy J. (Frances M.)
Co E, 22nd Miss. Inf.
Kentwood

Woodward, Minerva (W.J.)
Co A, 27th La. Inf.
Odell

Williams, Addie (Charles W.)
Co D, 3rd La. Cav.
Montpelier

Wascom, Margaret D. (J.C.)
Co H, 27th La. Inf.
Odell

Warren, Sarah W. (Daniel R.)
Co B, 16th La. Inf.
Grangeville

Williams, Anna C. (J.D.)
Co B, 33rd Miss. Inf.
Kentwood

Wheat, Prude T. (Charles B.)
Co A, 9th La. Inf.
Pine Grove

Young, Winnie (W.N.)
Co G, 4th La. Inf.
Liverpool

Young, Theodosia E. (B.F.)
Co F, Powers' Reg.
Kentwood