1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery

West Point graduate (1847). Professor of Mathematics at Mount Saint Mary's College (Emmitsburg, Md.) prior to the war. Buried on 'The Mount' in Emmitsburg, Md.

Lafayette was in the Orleans Artillery also known as Captain Guyols artillery.

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Pvt. Biggs was born 1839 in Newton County, Mississippi. Enlisted at Enterprise Ms. on May 5, 1863 and remained until the surrender at Mobile Ala. April 1865. Married Elizabeth Monroe 1862 died after 1908 in Hickory, Mississippi.

There was also a Joseph serving with him, perhaps brothers. Ancesters in UK are blacksmiths and stone masons.

Born January 28, 1819. died March 1st, 1893

Company B, 8th Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery

Richard was born 27 Aug 1829 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana. He enlisted at Port Hudson 1 Oct 1862. Enlisted by Capt. Calvert. He has 11 items in his archival file. Battles: Fort Jackson, St Philip, Vicksburg, Fort Gains, Fort Morgan & Spanish Fort. He was captured at Blakely, Ala. 9 April 1865 and sent to Ship Island then to Vicksburg. He married twice and died 14 Feb 1907 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. Texas. Buried in the Annetta Cem. Parker Co. Texas.

Brother to my 3rd great grandfather, Meril Gros. Born Jan. 28, 1834 inb Thibodaux. Lived in Labadieville, Assumption Parish with wife Eulalie Josephine Thibodaux. Conscripted into Co. C, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery on Oct. 20, 1862. Later served in Co. C, 7th Louisiana Cavalry. Survived war, received Louisiana Confederate pension.

My 3rd great grandfather. He was a farmer, born Sept. 26, 1838 in Thibodaux. Lived in Labadieville, Assumption Parish, husband of Pauline Hebert. Conscripted into Co. C of the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery on Oct. 20, 1862. Died of disease at Vicksburg on Nov. 30, 1862.

Brother of my 3rd great grandfather Merile Gros. Also a farmer, born Sept. 18, 1837 in Thibodaux. Lived in Labadieville, Assumption Parish with wife Rosalie Obeline Hebert, sister to Meril's wife Pauline Hebert. Conscripted into Co. C, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery on Oct. 20, 1862. Died of disease at Vicksburg on Dec. 26, 1862.

Richard, Clairville, Pvt. Co. C, 1st La. Hvy. Arty. (Regulars). Rolls Oct. 31, 1862, to April, 1863, Present, conscript, joined Co. Oct. 20, 1862. Rolls Sept., 1863, to Oct., 1864, Absent, sent to U. S., from Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. Roll March and April, 1865, Dropped from Roll, order of Regtl. Comdr. This man was captured at Vicksburg, refused parole, has not since been heard of. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863. Refused Parole. Forwd. to Memphis, Tenn., July 18, 1863. Sent to Gratiot St. Military Prison, St. Louis, Mo., July 26, 1863. Transfd. to Camp Morton, Ind., Aug. 7, 1863. Released on Oath, Jan. 3, 1865. Res. Assumption Par., La., complexion light, hair brown, eyes blue, height 5 ft. 8 1/4 in. Remarks: This man was captured at Vicksburg. July 4, 1863, refused to be paroled, asked to take the Oath of Allegiance to U. S., and be released.

Entered war as private promoted to Sergeant. Captured at Vicksburg.

Albert Self Born July 10, 1827 Autauga County, Ala. Died Jun 23, 1905 Liberty Creek, Vernon Parish, La. Enlisted into the Confederate States of America, first served in Co F 2nd Louisiana Battalion Heavy Artillery, , Co F 8th Louisiana Battalion Heavy Artillery, which consolidated to the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery. Roll of Prisoners of War, surrendered at New Orleans, La. by General E. K. Smith C.S.A. May 26, 1865 and Paroled at Alexandria, La. July 3 to 10, 1865. Residence Rapides Parish, La. Albert Self married ((Sidney Bryan Self 1832-1923, occupation, school teacher, at "Liberty Creek School")). Albert Self and his wife Sidney Bryan Self bought the Reuben and Harriet Price Gill Plantation, Homestead on Liberty Creek, which is located inside the Artillery Range, U.S. Army Base. The Self Cemetery #15, is named after these line of Self's.

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James Simonton Brice was born Sept. 16, 1824 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, the son of Robert & Margaret Brice. In 1857, James Simonton Brice married Elizabeth Strong Moffatt in Troy, Obion Co., Tennessee. They moved to New Orleans, Louisiana; where they had seven children Robert Edgar, James Moffatt, Walter, Mary Louisa, Martha Lee, William Bonar and Charles Strong Brice. James enlisted as a Private in Co. H, 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery and was captured May 4, 1865 at Catonsville, Mississippi & held prisoner at Merdian, Mississippi until released May 14, 1865. James Simonton Brice died June 20, 1877 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.