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4th Battalion Louisiana Infantry

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Company Unknown

Corporal

Was in unit from beginning to end. Spent at least part of the time as color bearer for the batallion. Post-war whereabouts unknown but originated from Winnsboro, Louisiana.
Contributor PATRICK STEWARTHomepage NADate added 8/10/2009

Company Unknown

Corporal

Enlisted at Richmond, Louisiana
Contributor Cline AverettDate added 5/19/2005

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

Daniel McEachern and John T Mason were half-brothers
Contributor Cline AverettDate added 9/19/2013

Company B

Sergeant

Enlisted with his brother Thomas D. Holley at Monroe, LA on June 4, 1861 in the 'Quachita Blues'. Was wounded and separated from his brother at Chickamauga, GA.Sent to hospital. Captured near Atlanta, GA Aug 3 or 5, 1864. Sent to prison at Louisville, Ky by way of Nashville, TN and then to Camp Chase, Ohio. Paroled Feb. 12, 1865. Exchanged at Boulwares and Coxes Wharf,James River, VA, Feb. 20-21, 1865. Moved to East Texas after war.
Contributor Ernest Kobs,IVHomepage www.wauls-texas-legion.comDate added 12/29/2009

Company B

Musician

Enlisted with his brother George Jethro Holley at Monroe, LA on June 4, 1861 in the 'Quachita Blues'. Captured at Chickamauga, GA Sept. 19, 1863 and separated from his brother George Jethro Holley. Sent to prison at Louisville, Ky and then to Camp Douglas, Ill Oct 4, 1863 and remained there as a POW until April, 18, 1865 at which time he was 'galvanized' and enlisted in the 5th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Organized at Alton and Camp Douglas, Ill., March to May, 1865. Ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 3, 1865. Assigned to duty in District of Upper Arkansas from Little Arkansas River to Fort Dodge and Cimarron Crossing. Duty in Districts of Nebraska, Colorado and Utah and the Plains till November, 1866. Mustered out November 13, 1866.
Contributor Ernest Kobs, IVHomepage www.wauls-texas-legion.comDate added 12/29/2009

Company B

Private

LIsted incorrectly as deserter. Shows on rolls later and was paroled in Trans-Miss. Was reassigned to QM Dept west of the river last two years of the war. Fought at Sessionville, SC
Contributor Traci DayDate added 8/19/2012

Company B

1st Sergeant

Isaiah is listed on film number M378 roll 28. He was killed in The Battle of Chickamauga, Tenn., 19 Sept. 1863
Contributor Charles E. StokesDate added 2/5/2010

Company B

Private

Michael Sullivan was born in England around 1825 after his parents left Ireland. From there he Immigrated to the United States and wound up in Ouachita Parish, LA. He was the father of Graton Sullivan, and married Adline Impson (she was previously married to George Brown. Reel: CP1.134 -- Microdex 2 -- Sequence 27 Target card: SULLIVAN, MRS. A. L. BROWN Applicant Information & Name Variations: BROWN, A. L., MRS. SULLIVAN, CARMICHAEL, MRS. SULLIVAN, MRS. A. L. BROWN Parish: OUACHITA -- Pages: 2 Soldier Information & Variations: SULLIVAN, CARMICAL State: LA Branch: INFANTRY Unit: 4TH BATTALION Company: CO. B Remarks: BROWN, MRS. A. L.: MARRIED 1. MR. BROWN AND 2. CARMICHAEL SULLIVAN
Contributor Luke J. LetlowHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8660338/person/-914042482Date added 1/17/2010

Company B

Private

Killed in fighting around Atlanta, GA. Gone, but not forgotten.
Contributor Josh DowdyDate added 4/25/2004

Company C

Major

Service Record: Captain/Major-Enlisted: 8/1/1861 at Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA. Roll for 7/1861 through 8/1861: Present, elected Captain on 8/8/1861. Rolls for 9/1861 through 4/1862: Present. Roll for 5/1862 through 6/1862: Present, promoted to Major on 5/30/1862. Rolls for 7/1862 through 8/1862: Present. Roll for 9/1862 through 10/1862: Absent on furlough. Roll for 1/1863 through 2/1863: Absent,Commanding 47th Georgia Infantry at Red Bluff, SC since 2/24/1863. Rolls for 9/1864 through 2/28/1865: Absent,wounded in the Battle of the Poor House, near Atlanta, GA on 7/28/1864; Absent on detached service. Roll for 3/1865 through 4/1865: Absent,on detached duty at Columbus, GA. **For all who have an interest in this unit, please see my book entitled 'The Fourth Louisiana Battalion in the Civil War: A History and Roster' published by McFarland & Company Publishers, Inc.
Contributor Terry G. ScriberDate added 3/29/2004

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Tammie SmithDate added 6/19/2010

Company C

Private

My uncle served whole war with the Fourth surrendered Citronelle Al.
Contributor Grover SmithDate added 8/3/2013

Company C

Private

served with his brother and brother in law and future father in law . enlisted 29 Aug 1861 received a surgeon discharge Dec 1861 . I think it might been kidney stones . Reenlisted 28th Ms. Cav. became POW. Exchanged Feb 1865 . Returned to rejoin his brother D. Wansely Elliott and Co. C 4th Inf. Batt. where he surrendered Citronelle Al. Having served with the fourth at Spanish Fort battle of Mobile .
Contributor Grover SmithDate added 8/3/2013

Company C

Private

My Uncle - Enlisted 8Aug61 from Winnsboro, La. Served until disabled by surgeon's certificate. Would like more info about the service of this unit. (Flinn)
Contributor Roy Hammett, Jr.Date added 12/1/2005

Company C

Private

Herrin, David J., Pvt. Co. C, 4th Battn. La. Inf. En. Aug. 8, 1861. Winnsboro, La. Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1861, Present on detached service at date of last muster. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1862, Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability.
Contributor David HerronHomepage mrdherron2000@gmail.comDate added 8/24/2026

Company C

2nd Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor BabsDate added 11/11/2013

Company C

Private

My g-g-grandfather, Elisha Whatley, son of Elisha Whatley, Sr., was born a few months after his father's death in 1838. He married Louisa Maria Frazier.
Contributor Kathryn McCorkleDate added 7/3/2008

Company D

Private

Not sure of my relation to Pvt. Wm Leavenworth. I know he was KIA at the Battle of Shiloh on Apr 6 1862. I would like to know more of his Civil War experience and perhaps use this as a living history program.
Contributor William Pierce LeavenworthDate added 10/6/2008

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Robin E FarrisDate added 7/13/2009

Company E

Private

Trapley Jenkins born 1845 died 1925 buried it Oak Grove Cem. in Clearwater, La. Enlisted 13 May 1862, proled 10 May 1865.
Contributor David W JenkinsDate added 1/18/2013

Company F

Private

Martin Bryant enlisted April 2,1862. Company F. of the Fourth Louisiana Infantry Battalion was the last company to join the Battalion. They left Ouachita Parish in the spring of 1862 and joined the Battalion on James Island a few months prior to the battle of Secessionville, in June of 1862. It appears that Lt. Colonel John McEnery raised this company while home in Monroe on furlough. This company was known as the Ouachita Rebels.
Contributor Charles LongHomepage http://www.facebook.com/charleslong5604Date added 10/2/2011

Company F

Private

In remembrance of McEnery''s Battalion. DEO VINDICE!!
Contributor Josh DowdyDate added 4/25/2004

Company F

1st Lieutenant

Herron , D. B. , 2nd Lt. 1st Lt. Co. F , 4th Battn . La . Inf . En . March 24 , -- Monroe , La . Roll for March and April , 1862 , Absent on duty at Montgomery , Ala . Rolls from May to Dec. , 1862 , Present . Roll for Jan. and Feb. , 1864 , Present on picket duty . Roll for March and April , 1864 , Absent without leave since March 8 , 1864 . Appears on Roster not dated , promoted April 24 , 1863 , 1st Lt.
Contributor David HerronDate added 6/25/2026

Company F

Private

Herron , J. E. , Pvt . Co. F. 4th Battn . La . Int . En . May 15 , 1862 , Monroe , La . Present on Roll to June 30 , 1862 . Roll for Sept. and Oct. , 1862 , Absent with leave . Roll for Nov. and Dec. , 1862 , Present . Roll for Jan. and Feb. , 1863 , Absent , sick , in Hospl . , Wilmington , N. C. On Hospl . Register , Admitted to C. S. A. Gen. Hospl . No. 4 , Wilmington , N. C. , Jan. 22 , 1863 . Released from Hospl . , Jan. 29 , 1863 . Rolls from Aug. , 1864 , to April , 1865 , Present . Rolls of Prisoners of War , Paroled Meridian , Miss . , May 10 , 1865 . Res . Monroe , La . Herron , John , Pvt . Co. G. Pelican Regt , La . Inf . Rolls of Prisoners of War , Paroled Meridian , Miss . , May 10 , 1865 . Res . Monroe , La .
Contributor DavidHomepage Mrdherron2000@gmail.comDate added 6/25/2026

Company F

Private

Herron , S. A. , Pvt . Co. -- 3rd La . Inf . Herron , S. J. , Pvt . Co. F. 4th Battn . La Inf . En . March 24 , 1862 , Monroe , La . Present on Roll to April 30 , 1862 . Roll for May and June , 1862 , Died May 9 , 1862 .
Contributor David HerronHomepage Mrdherron2000@gmail.comDate added 6/25/2026

Company F

Private

Herron , T. C. , Sergt . Pvt . Co. F. 4th Battn . La . Inf . En . March 24 , 1862 , Monroe , La . Present on Roll to April 30 , 1862 . Roll for May and June , 1862 , Died May 9 , 1862 .
Contributor David HerronHomepage mrdherron2000@gmail.comDate added 6/25/2026

Company F

Private

Enlisted 3/24/62 at Monroe, LA, Res. Union Parish. Was at the Battle of Spanish Ft, AL.
Contributor Traci DayDate added 8/19/2012

Company F

Captain

Elected Captain March 25, 1862. Absent on sick furlough, dated Oct. 28, 1862 after being wounded at Seccessionville SC. Resigned April 24, 1863. Spent last months of the war as tax collector in Columbia County Arkansas. Successor G. N. Conner.
Contributor Robert ButlerDate added 1/2/2010

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