Madison 'Meet Us' infantry Louisiana. Button

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Louisiana Madison Infantry ""MEET US"" Coat Button. It is the coat button that was worn by a member of the Madison Infantry of Madison Parish, Louisiana. They served as Company A, 4th Battalion Louisiana Infantry. When they first made it up to Virginia they served as bodyguards for Jefferson Davis. Then they guarded Libby Prison and then were sent to defend Savannah, Georgia. In 1863 they went back towards home to fight at Jackson, Mississippi and then at Vicksburg. Later that year they went to fight at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The next years saw more fierce fighting at Resaca, New Hope and Jonesboro. That is covering some territory! The buttons were made by Bellenot and Ulrich of New Orleans. The button has stars around the face with 'MADISON INFANTRY"" and in the center of the button it has their motto of ""MEET US"".

 

 

 

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4th Battalion Volunteer Infantry

 

 

[Companies A B C D E F ?]

 

 

From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 157-58:

 

"This battalion was organized on July 10, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia, with five companies and 561 men. The battalion acted as President Jefferson Davis' bodyguard and as guards at Libby Prison until the fall. After being reorganized on September 19, the battalion moved to what is now West Virginia. There the men served in the Kanawha Valley and skirmished with the enemy at Cotton Hill, November 1-10. In December, the battalion returned to Richmond but remained there only a short time. The battalion received orders to travel by train and report for duty in South Carolina. It was assigned to occupy Skid[a]way Island on the Georgia coast south of Savannah. On March 17, 1862, the battalion moved to the Isle of Hope, and on April 21, it moved to Camp Mercer near Savannah. About this time, Company F joined the battalion. On June 4, the battalion moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and was assigned to duty on James Island. The men fought in a skirmish on the island on June 10. They arrived on the field at the Battle of Secessionville, June 16, in time to repulse the second enemy attack. In the battle, 6 men of the battalion were killed and 22 were wounded. On July 7, the battalion returned to Savannah and did picket and guard duty there until December 14. The men moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where they stayed until February, 1863. Returning to Savannah, the battalion was once again on the move in May. Early in that month, the men went to Jackson, Mississippi. They fought in the Battle of Jackson, May 14, and then served in General Joseph E. Johnston's army to protect the city during the Siege of Vicksburg. The battalion participated in the Siege of Jackson, July 9-16, and in August reported to the Army of Tennessee in northern Georgia. At the Battle of Chicksmauga, September 19-20, the men saw heavy fighting on the first day. Every commissioned officer present, except 1 lieutenant, was killed or wounded; and more than 50 percent of the enlisted men became casualties. On November 12, the battalion was assigned to General Randall L. Gibson's Louisiana brigade and fought in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25. The brigade spent the winter and early spring [of 1863-64] at Dalton, Georgia. During the Atlanta Campaign, the battalion participated in the battles of Resaca, May 13-16, and New Hope Church, May 25-28. At the Battle of Ezra Church, July 28, the battalion captured an enemy artillery flag. The men fought on August 31 in the Battle of Jonesboro. During the invasion of Tennessee, November-December, the battalion guarded a pontoon bridge over the Duck River and saw no fighting. In February, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama, the battalion was consolidated with the 25th Louisiana Regiment. The men participated in the Siege of Spanish Fort, March 27-April 8. Following the evacuation of Mobile, Companies A, B, and D of the battalion became Company F, and Companies C, E, and F became Company G of the Pelican Regiment. They surrendered as such at Gainesville on May 8, 1865."

 

 

 

CSRC, M320, rolls 143-147

 

 

 

ROSTER

 

 

 

Company A (Madison Infantry, Powells) [later part of Company F, Pelican Regiment Infantry]

 

Madison

 

 

 

ADAMS, Littleton T. Sgt. // CSRC, Index.

 

HAMILTON, S. W. 1LT. // CSRC, Index.

 

MILLER, John. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

 

SMITH, Zachariah. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

 

YOUNG, Frank. Pvt. // CSRC, Index.

 

5 Co. A, 4th Bn. Inf.

 

Individuals from non-Cajun families, CSRC Index

 

ALLNUTT, George. Pvt. ALLNUTT, James S. Pvt. ALLNUTT, William. Pvt. AMIS, A. B. Pvt. ANDERSON, Armstrong. Pvt.

ANDERSON, Petus A. Pvt. ARMSTRONG, Daniel. Pvt.

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