HISTORICAL NOTES:

The Louisiana 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Wingfield's) was organized during the late summer of 1864. It was formed by adding four companies to the six companies of the 9th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion. This unit confronted the Federals in Louisiana and Mississippi, then in May, 1865, was included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

FIELD OFFICERS:

James H. Wingfield, Colonel
Obadiah P. Amacker, Lt. Colonel
James De Baun, Major
W. W. Carter, Regimental Surgeon
Ripley Conrad, Adjt.
Hill, Regimental Surgeon
A. Jarvis, Ordinance Sgt.
John Peg Lee, Hospl. Steward N. C. S.
W. S. Ligon, A. C. S.
D. H. Longmire, Qtr. Master Sgt. N. C. S.
Wailes Magruder, Asst. Surg.
William Wilson Matthews, 1st Lt., Adjt.
C. McCain, Adjt. Field and Staff
G. M. Miller, Capt., Asst. Qr. Master,
George H. Decker, Wagon Master, N. C. S.
L. Row, Act. Asst. Surgeon
P. Turner, Chaplain

As the LA 9th Cavalry Battalion


June 2, 1862: Skirmish with a small party of Federals at Woodstock, Louisiana
July 25, 1862 : Engaged by Federals at Benton's Ferry, Louisiana on the Amite River.
July 27, 1862: Engaged a troop steamer at Madisonville, Louisiana
Aug. 1st, 1862: Engaged Federal Cavalry at. Franklinton, Louisiana
August 5, 1862: Engaged at the Battle of Baton Rouge
August 21, 1862: 1st La.Cavalry Regiment, P.R., occupies Baton Rouge when the Federals withdraw.
Oct. 9, 1862: Engaged with Federal Infantry in skirmish near Wilson's Ferry. La.
November 21, 1862: 9th Battalion attacks the armed Steamer "G. Brown" near Bayou Bonfouca, Louisiana and drives it off.
March 10th, 1863- Engaged with the 41st Mass. Infantry at the Comite River.
March 14 - 16, 1863: 9th Batt. engaged with 19th US Corps,1/2 mile south of Plain's Store, skirmishing to delay Union advance on Port Hudson. Union Army retreats. 9th Battalion captures many Union supplies and removes them to Port Hudson.
April 24th, 1863: Two companies of the 9th, under Major De Baun, are dispatched to intercept Greirson's Union Cavalry Raid on Baton Rouge. 9th Batt. intercepted them on May 1st at Walls' Bridge near Osyka, Mississipi and shot up the Raid, but were unable to fully engage because their supporting infantry did not arrive in time
May 1st, 1863: Battle at Wall's Bridge, near Osyka, Miss.
May 2nd, 1863: Engaged with the advancing Union 19th Corps at the Comite River, Louisiana
May 2nd, 1863: Osyka, Miss.
May 2nd, 1863: Greenwell Springs, La.
May 7th, 1863: Livingston, La.,
May 21st, 1863: The Battle of Plain's Store
May 22 -25th: 9th Batt was engaged with 19th Corps to slow the advance on Port Hudson from Bayou Sara, Northwest of Port Hudson.
May 27th: First General Assault on the Confederate Works at Port Hudson.
June 14th, 1863: Second General Assualt on Port Hudson.
July 29th, 1863: Woodville, Miss.
Sept. 14th, 1863 : near Manchac, La.
Sept. 29th, 1863: Baton Rouge or Livingston Par, La.
Sept. 30th, 1863: East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Catlett's, Scott's Ferry, Livingston, Clinton, Edward's Depot, MS - Oct.16-19, 1863 Nov. 22nd, 1863: Near Greenwell Springs, East of Baton Rouge, LA
Natchez, MS - Dec. 2-6, 1863
Clinton/Baker's Creek, MS - Feb. 5, 1864
Feb. 17th, 1864: Bayou Sara, La.
March 20th, 1864: Pearl River, La.
March 21st, 1864: near Alexandria, La.,
March 22nd, 1864: near Port Hudson, La.
March 26th, 1864: Jackson, La.
March 26th, 1864: Port Hudson, La.
March 30th, 1864: Jackson, La.
April 10th, 1864: near Amite, La.
April 23rd, 1864: Jackson, La.
May 8th, 1864: East Baton Rouge, La.,
May 20th, 1864: Letsworth, La.
May 25th, 1864: near Clinton, Miss.
July 5-7th, 1864: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi


As the LA 3rd Cavalry Regiment


Aug. 25th, 1864: Clinton, La.
Oct. 1st, 1864: East Baton Rouge, La.
Oct. 3rd, 1864: Bayou Sara, La.
Oct. 5th, 1864: Battle at Jackson, La.
Oct. 6th, 1864: Clinton, La.
Oct. 7th, 1864: Camp Moore, La.
Oct. 9-10th, 1864: Battle at Bayou Sara
Nov. 1st, 1864: Bayou Sara, La.
Nov. 3rd, 1864: Tangipahoa, La., .
Nov. 15th, 1864: Brookhaven, Miss. - 3rd Louisiana Cavalry's Encampment is overrun by Union Forces
Nov. 16th, 1864: Liberty, Miss.
Nov. 16th, 1864: Clinton, La.
Nov. 17th, 1864: Brookhaven, Miss.,
Nov. 17th, 1864: Liberty, Miss., .
Nov. 18th, 1864: Battle at Liberty, Miss.
Nov. 18th, 1864: Brookhaven, Miss.,
Nov. 18th, 1864: Summit, Miss.
Nov. 19th, 1864: East Louisiana
Nov. 20th. 1864: Jackson, La.
Dec. 24th, 1864: East Baton Rouge, La.,
Dec. 29th, 1864.
Jan. 9th, 1865: East Baton Rouge, .
Jan. 11th, 1865: East Baton Rouge Par., La
Jan. 15th, 1865: Amite Par., La.,
March 20th, 1865: East Baton Rouge, La.
March 31th, 1865: East Baton Rouge, La.
April 1st, 1865: East Baton Rouge, La.
May 12, 1865: Gainesville, Alabama- Final Regimental Surrender and Parole

ROSTERS:

A-Washington?
B-Livingston?
C-Washington?
D-St Helena
E-St Helena-Beaver Creek Rifles
F-E Baton Rouge-Louisiana Guards
G-Livingston?
H-St Helena
I-E Feliciana
K-Washington?

REFERENCES:

Booth - Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands
Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies

The Civil War in Louisiana
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