Military Records: Ben F. McGuffee, CSA Vet, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 19, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise

Grandfather of Local Man Tells of Fort's Evacuation in 1862 (1863?)

Uncle Ben McGuffee, Confederate veteran of Harrisonburg, who recently
celebrated his 92nd birthday reminisced recently on the evacuation of the
Harrisonburg fort, historic stronghold of the Civil War.

Uncle Ben is the grandfather of Mr. E. L. McGuffee, employee of the Shaw-
Carter Company here and is hale and hearty in spite of his advanced years. 
The occasion for recalling the first evacuation of the fort was the closing of
a CCC camp which had been occupying the site of the fort for several months.

Uncle Ben told of the Confederate forces leaving the fort on September 5, 1863
a short time after his enlistment in the southern armies in Brookhaven, Miss.

A force under Lieutenant Colonel George M. Logan was occupying the fort and
Mr. McGuffee's force was hurrying to reinforce the garrison when the Union
forces seized the stronghold.

In 1876 Mr. McGuffee moved to Aimwell, La., where he has since made his
residence.  At this time he is the only surviving veteran of the War Between
the States in Catahoula Parish.  He went unscathed through several engagements
of the war only to lose his right eye about 15 years ago when a large nail he
was driving flew up and struck him.