First Brigade, Army of the Potomac

Private T Taylor, 8th Louisiana Infantry

Eighth Louisiana Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service on 23 June, 1861, and arrived at Manassas on 30 June and 1 July, 1861. Not enfaged in the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL H B KELLY
LIEUTENANT COLONEL F R T NICHOLLS
MAJOR J B PRADOS

Company A Creole Guards: CAPT. J L FREMAUX
The company was attached to the East Baton Rouge Regiment, Louisiana State militia, and was organised at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 9 May, 1861 (See the Washington Battalion Artillery).
Company B Bienville Rifles: CAPT. A LAROSE
The company was organised at New Orleans, Louisiana, and was mustered in Confederate service at Camp Moore, Louisiana, on 23 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.
Company C Attakapas Guards: CAPT. A DEBLANC
The company was organised at Saint Martin, Louisiana.
Company D Sumter Guards: CAPT. F NEWMAN
The company was organised at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Company E Franklin Sharpshooters: CAPT. G A LESTER
The company was organised at Winnsborough, Louisiana, on 22 April, 1861, and was ordered to Camp Oakley, Louisiana, for military instruction under Captain Stone. The company was ordered to proceed to Camp Moore, Louisiana, on 12 June, 1861, and arrived on 16 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service on 19 June, 1861, and was ordered to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, on 23 June, 1861. The company arrived on 1 July, 1861, and was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.
Company F Opelousas Guards: CAPT. J C PRATT
The company was organised at Saint Landry, Louisiana, on 9 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed to Camp Moore, Louisiana, on 12 June, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service on 23 June, 1861, and was ordered to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, the same day. The company arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, on 1 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant A Dejoan with sixteen recruits was assigned at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction. The company was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861. A detachment was stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana, between 26 June, 1861, and 25 June, 1861.
Company G Minden Blues: CAPT. J L LEWIS
The company was organised at Minden, Louisiana, on 19 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service at Camp Moore, Louisiana, on 23 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.
Company H Cheneyville Rifles: CAPT. P F KEARY
The company was organised at Cheneyville, Louisiana, and was stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 8 June, 1861.
Company I Rapides Invincibles: CAPT. L CRANDALL
The company was organised at Alexandria, Louisiana, on 26 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service at Camp Moore, Louisiana, on 19 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, on 22 June, 1861, and arrived on 30 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.
Company K Phoenix Company: CAPT. L D NICHOLLS
The company was organised at Asension and Assumption Parishes, Louisiana, and was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.

Sources

"There was not a single man of the 8th Regiment injured in that engagement. Six of its companies were stationed all day at Mitchell's Ford, on Bull Run, and were under fire of the enemy's batteries for most of the time; but being entrenched, they met with no casualty."

The Daily Delta, 13 August 1861: Jackson Barracks, historical military data on Louisiana militia, Volume 113, pp. 10–15

"Several of Hay's companies and all of the 6th and 8th Louisiana Volunteers were particularly outraged because they were detailed to guard supplies and act as reserves during the historic battle."

Lee's tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Terry L Jones

"This company (Franklin Sharpshooters) was one of the six companies of the 8th Louisiana Infantry that were ordered out of Camp Pickens, to Bull Run on the 17th and held the position at Mitchell's ford during the engagements of the 18th and 21st of July, 1861. Returned to Camp Pickens on the 23rd of the same month."

Records of Company E, Eighth Louisiana Infantry, the Franklin Sharpshooters, Housed in the National Archives

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 69, Serial No.81: Record of events for the Eighth Louisiana Infantry, May 1861–March 1865, edited by James B Hewett

A guide to Louisiana Confederate military units 1861–1865, by Arthur W Bergeron, Jr.

Notes

The 8th Louisiana Infantry was organised at Camp Moore, near Tangipahoa Station, Louisiana, and was mustered in Confederate service for twelve months on 23 June, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, 30 June and 1 July, 1861: The 8th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to proceed to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, on 22 and 23 June, 1861, and arrived on 30 June and 1 July, 1861. The 8th Louisiana Infantry, Companies B, E, F, G, I, and K, was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, as a reserve, under the command of Colonel H B Kelly, on 18 July, 1861, and Companies A, C, D, and H remianed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, as part of the garrison (See the Camp Pickens Garrison). Companies B, E, F, G, I, and K were assigned to the entrenchments at Mirchell's Ford, Virginia, and guarding supplies on 21 July, 1861, and were not engaged in the first battle of Manassas.

After the first battle of Manassas the 8th Louisiana Infantry, Companies B, E, F, G, I, and K, was ordered to return to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, on 23 July, 1861. The regiment was ordered to Camp Bienville, near Centreville, Virginia, and assigned to the Eighth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 18 September, 1861.

Camp Moore, near Tangipahoa Station, Louisiana, 11 May, 1861: On 18 April, 1861, the secretary of war made a requisition for 3000 troops for twelve months service and on 21 April, 1861, made another requisition for an additional 5000 troops. Camp Walker was establised at Metairie Racecourse, near New Orleans, Louisiana, under the command of Brigadier General E L Tracy, Louisiana militia, on 29 April, 1861. Governor T O Moore ordered Lieutenant Colonel H Forno, 5th Louisiana Infantry, and Captain J H Wingfield, to establish a camp along the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northen railroad on 9 May, 1861, and Lieutenant Colonel H Forno with the Irish Brigade, Company A, under Captain S L James, proceeded to Tangipahoa Station, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, on 11 May 1861. Brigadier General E L Tracy was ordered to transfer the troops at Camp Walker, Louisiana, to Camp Moore, near Tangipahoa Station, Louisiana, on 12 May, 1861, and was completed by 15 May, 1861. Brigadier General E L Tracy was ordered to assume command of the post which was named in honour of Governor T O Moore.

On 25 July 1861, the Army of the Potomac was reorganised and the 8th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to the Eighth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the temporary command of Acting Brigadier General I G Seymour, senior colonel, 6th Louisiana Infantry (See the 6th Louisiana Infantry).

Orders of Battle