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This web page is dedicated to the memory of my great-great-grandfather, Ulger Norres, and my great grand-uncles Belaizaire Bodin , Alcee Bodin, Dolze Bodin, and Numa Bodin, and all the brave men of the 7th Louisiana Calvary of the CSA
I do not know all the reasons that each of these men chose to fight , but they and several hundred thousand of their Compatriots fought under the flags of the Confederacy against the Union forces . I honor that decision and their valor in combat with this simple memorial.
Alcee Bodin, 7th La. Cavalry ,CSA
1844-1917
Lastie Matte , Co. D, 7th LA Cav & Wife Cleriza Thibodeaux Matt
Picture provided by James Fontenot, great ,great grandson.
Pvt. Dosithe Doucet Co. D, 7th La Cav
Picture provided by James Fontenot, great ,great grandson.
Joseph Clairville Melancon was part of the 7th LA Calvary Company A. This picture is of Clairville with the following caption from Ancestry.com "Taken circa 1911 in New Orleans, at a reunion of Confederate Civil War veterans. The medal has the following inscription: "DeBlanc Camp 1505, Louisiana Division, Southern Confederates, UCV" (UCV=Union of Confederate Veterans
This picture provided by GGG grandson JONATHAN B. MELANCON
The Final Resting place of Constantino Pierotti aka August Constant Pierrottie
Co. D 7th La Calvary and buried at Carron
Cemetery in Eunice, LA
Picture provided by GGGrandson Murphy Miller of Alachua, FL
I am a member of The General Louis Hebert Camp 2032 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans:
"To you, Sons of
Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we
fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's
good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the
perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which
you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the
South is presented to future generations."
- Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commandeer Geeneral, United Confederate
Veterans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1906
The study of the War For Southern Independence is an interesting and enlightening endeavor and the reasons for this war are complex. I recommend that you read this book ;
The visitor is reminded that all comments on this page are my opinions and mine alone.
Travis J. Callahan
The Service Records of our Ancestors of the 7La. Cavalry
Sgt. Louis Bonin
John M. Fleming
Metairie, La.
My great grandfather was Sgt. Louis Bonin, Company D, 7th La
Cavalry.
He was a resident of Lafayette Parish and had a small cotton farm on
Bayou Que de Tortue. The family still owns this property. In May,1865 he
was discharged from service at Bayou Chicot, La. and accompanied by two
comrades, Jules Gilbert and Oliver Holloway walked home to what is now
the vicinity of Rayne, La. He never surrendered and never took the Oath
of Allegiance to the U.S. He received a Confederate pension from the
State of La. and following his death his wife received a pension. They
both spoke French and both signed the pension applications with a mark
since they could neither read nor write. He is buried in old St. Joseph
cemetery, in Rayne. A number of his comrades are buried in the same
cemetery.
I have in my collection a
documented Mew Model Remington Army pistol, .44 caliber and flap holster
that was brought home from the Civil War by Pvt. James Webb, Co.D, 7th
La Cavalry. I am also related by marriage to Pvt. William Link of the
same Regiment.
Note: John Fleming is past Commander of the PGT
Beauregard Camp, SCV, New Orleans, LA.
Because of the fact that there is very little information about the 7th LA. Cav. on the web, I am asking for your participation in developing this web page. If you know of a source of information, or if you had an ancestor who was a member of the 7th Louisiana Cavalry please contact me at the e-mail address below.
In Honor
In
Memory of our ancestors who served
in the 7th La. Cav.
Listed below are some of the soldiers of the CSA 7th La. Cav. whose names have been submitted by their descendants so that they are never forgotten.
Private Emile Laulan Co. C ,7La Cav was born January 11, 1846 and died January 8, 1930 He was a native of Assumption Parish, LA. His wife Elmina Campo Laulan filed pension application #13454 stating that Pvt. Laulan enlisted in 1862 and served till 1865 when he was paroled at Ville Platt, LA. He is buried in the I.M.C. Cemetery in Napoleonville, LA
Submitted by great grandson Cary J. Lauland
Link to Roster of the Soldiers of the 7th La. Cav.
Steven Cormier's 7th Regiment Volunteer Cavalry
Link to CSA Soldiers graves that I have located
Confederate Soldiers Buried in Vermilion Parish
Some History of The 7th La. Cav.
"Major General Richard Taylor authorized the formation of this regiment to operate against Jayhawkers in southwestern Louisiana. Many of the men who joined it were deserters from infantry units, principally the 10th Louisiana (Yellow Jackets) Infantry Battalion. Colonel Louis Bush mustered in the regiment as the 4th Louisiana Cavalry on March 13, 1864, at Moundville, though its organization remained incomplete. The men retreated to Natchitoches in advance of General Nathaniel Banks’s Union army, which had started its Red River Campaign. The regiment did picket duty between Natchitoches and Alexandria and participated in skirmishes at Crump’s Hill, April 2, and at Wilson’s Farm, April 7. About April 11, the regiment accompanied the 2nd Louisiana cavalry on a raid into the Opelousas and Attakapas region to clear out small bands of enemy soldiers and groups of Jayhawkers. The men had returned to the Red River area by April 22, when they fired on a Union transport about fourteen miles southeast of Alexandria. After a few days in that area, the regiment returned to south Louisiana to recruit and perform outpost duty. From June, 1864, until the end of the war, the men remained in the latter duty, occasionally engaging in campaigns against Jayhawkers or in picket duty near the Atchafalaya River. In October, 1864, the regiment reorganized and changed its designation to the 7th Louisiana Cavalry. Small parties of the regiment, particularly from Companies A and C, made raids into the Bayou Lafourche region in late 1864 and early 1865. These raids had as their objective the acquisition of horses and supplies as well as the harassment of the enemy. The majority of the regiment occupied a camp near Alexandria in May, 1865, when the Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered; but some men received their paroles at Franklin."
Bergeron, Arthur
W., Jr. Guide to
Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865. Baton
Rouge &
Favorite CSA Links
The General Louis Hebert Camp 2032 Web Page
Steven A. Cormier's Acadians In Gray Page
United Daughters of The Confederacy
The Savage/Goodner Camp 1513 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Clip Art Gallery
The 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 28th Thomas' Regiment Louisiana Infantry
Henry Gray's 28th Infantry Regiment
Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Buried in Louisiana
Louisiana Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans
This page last updated 06-26-10
