Military Records: Winn Men in the Civil War, 1938, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: September 9, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise Young Men of '61 Close Shop to Fight For Confederacy Winn Parish was a prosperous growing community prior to the Civil War. Farming and stockraising was conducted on a large scale. Land owners were slave owners as well, and at the close of the conflict many free men remained to work for their former masters. Not a few accompanied their white folks to war, fighting with them and serving them in any manner they thought would be for their master's comfort. The Confederate ranks are slowly decreasing, but in '61 they were the men who fought an even greater battle than those recorded in history, the battle of conquering the wilderness. So when the call to arms was sounded the men of this section answering were not softies. They left homes and fields to join, they left little white signes tacked to the doors of their places of business, these were handhewn and those little white signs read, "Closed, Gone to War." This article is dedicated to those boys in gray, many having already answered the last call, a few are left, God bless them! Company C (Winnfield Rifles)[actually Winn Rifles] Third Louisiana Infantry, was mustered into the Confederate service with the regiment in May, 1861 with D. Pierson (David Pierson), captain (promoted lieutenant colonel), Asa Emanuel, first lieutenant, W. C. Lurry, second lieutenant, W. Strather (Strother) second junior lieutenant, N. M. Middlebrook, first sergeant, A. W. McCain, second sergeant, W. H. Alford, third sergeant, and J. Copeland, fourth sergeant. McCain was killed at Duka, (Iuka) September 19, 1862, and Alford at Elk Horn, March 7, 1862, while First Sergeant Middlebrook was wounded at Oak Hills and at Vicksburg, but recovered and was promoted to captain and W. T. Fagan was made a second lieutenant. Deaths among members of this company up to the close of the 1865 are as follows: A. W. McCain, W. H. Alford, W. Bugler, died at Camp Mullock, Arkansas, J. Sholars, J. Crew, and H. Bonnet in August, 1861, B. Cockerham, George Dunn, John Teagle, W. Collum, at Fort Smith, in June, 1861, H. M. Crew, killed at Inka (Iuka), W. F. Davis, died at Corinth, W. A. Hallamon, killed at Vicksburg, B. F. Philpot, killed at Inka (Iuka), W. G. Philpot died at Mount Vernon, Mo., W. R. Smith and T. J. Teddlie killed at Vicksburg. Captain J. C. Dixon's company of 12th Louisiana infantry was organized in the fall of 1861. Captain Dixon was promoted Major. Captain Cooper's Company F of 27th Louisiana Infantry, Captain William Stovall, Dr. Wesley Cockerham, and John Watson were lieutenants. George A. Kelly, John Albright, Wade E. Wright, and William Price, sergeants. Captain Cooper was major at surrender and William Stovall, captain. The company was mustered in 1862 at New Orleans, 100 strong, but owing to losses at Vicksburg and other places only forty men reported after the fall of Vicksburg. In the 28th Louisiana Infantry were three companies from Winn. Company E was commanded in May 1862 by J. T. Lewis, who was killed at Mansfield in 1864 and J. W. Barnes took his place. G. W. Dyass (Dyess) died, was first succeeded by J. W. Robertson, Jesse Gulledge, succeeded by R. C. Jones, and Joel G. Gulledge, succeeded by D. M. Stone, lieutenants. The strength at organization was ninety, of whom approximately thirty returned after the war. Captain Bradford's company of the 28th was partly raised in this parish. Company K was organized in May 1862, with William Walker captain, promoted to colonel. Darling Morris was subsequently captain, James Walker, Austin Banks, and Edwards, lieutenants. The company suffered severely so that of the original company about twenty five men returned. This company served on the "Diana" gunboat, where many members were killed. Company G was commanded by Captain David Hardy and Lieutenants Sharp, Joseph Robins and Charles Fittz. There were several desertions from Companies E and K to the Union ranks.