1st Field Battery
(Edgar's Company, Light Artillery)

Edgar's Battery, recruited in San Antonio, was organized in July, 1861. The unit was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department and participated in numerous conflicts in Louisiana. During the Red River Campaign its guns and 4 officers and 45 men were captured. After being exchanged it was placed in the 4th Artillery Battalion and was near Natchitoches when the department surrendered in June, 1865. Captain William Edgar was in command.

Roster
(Surnames)

First Name	Last Name	Rank_In	Rank_Out
R.B.	Abathnot	Private	Private
L.C.	Abba	Private	Private
George	Adams	Private	Private
Jacob	Adams	Private	Private
Robert	Adams	Private	Private
A.T.	Allen	Private	Private
Alfred	Arandell	Private	Private
Alfred	Arendell	Private	Private
A.J.	Armstrong	Private	Private
Samuel	Armstrong	Private	Private
Thomas	Ashton	Private	Private
Dennis	Barry	Private	Private
Phillip	Barton	Private	Private
James W.	Bates	Private	Private
Joseph W.	Bates	Private	Private
J. M.	Beckham	Sergeant	Sergeant
William	Beets	Private	Private
Arthur T.	Berks	Private	Private
Joseph	Bertro	Private	Private
Henry	Best	Private	Private
William	Bittner	Private	Private
Jacob	Bloomer	Private	Private
Jacob	Blumer	Private	Private
Jacob	Blummer	Private	Private
Patrick	Boothe	Private	Private
Edward	Bothwell	Sergeant	Private
William	Boyle	Private	Private
Cornelius	Bradley	Private	Private
J. J.	Brawley	Corporal	Sergeant
B. G.	Brown	Private	Private
Benjamin G.	Brown	Private	Private
Leon	Bruger	Private	Private
Arthur T.	Burks	Private	Private
John I. H.	Burnett	Private	Private
C. E.	Button	Private	Corporal
Michael	Callahan	Corporal	Corporal
Michael	Callihan	Corporal	Corporal
E. L.	Campton	Private	Private
John	Carpenter	Private	Private
Thomas	Carpenter	Private	Private
John	Carrol	Private	Private
H.	Carter	Private	Private
Daniel	Clark	Private	Private
David	Clark	Private	Private
Michael	Clark	Private	Private
Thomas	Clinton	Private	Private
J.	Cochrain	Private	Private
Jeremiah	Cochrane	Private	Private
Henry P.	Coffman	Private	Bugler
Jacob	Colburn	Private	Private
Jeremiah	Collins	Private	Private
John M.	Corbin	Private	Private
William	Corbitt	Private	Corporal
Patrick	Cosagrove	Private	Private
Patrick	Cosgrove	Private	Private
Patrick	Cosgure	Private	Private
Hugh	Cragan	Private	Corporal
Hugh	Cregan	Private	Corporal
William	Culliton	Private	Private
M.	Cunningham	Private	Private
John D.	Daily	Private	Private
Clement	Davis	Private	Private
Clemon	Davis	Private	Private
Thomas R.	Davis	Private	Private
J. F.	Dawson	Private	Private
Joseph	Dawson	Private	Private
W. W.	Dawson	Private	Private
William W.	Dawson	Private	Private
Nicholas	Day	Private	Private
Lewis	Derr	Private	Corporal
Larry	Devlin	Private	Private
Lewis	Dirr	Private	Corporal
George	Dorain	Private	Private
George	Dorein	Private	Private
Michael	Dougherty	Private	Private
Edward	Downey	Private	Private
Thomas	Doyle	Private	Private
James	Dremner	Private	Private
Leo	Dreouitt	Private	Private
Leo	Dreoutt	Private	Private
L.	Dronett	Private	Private
S.	Drouett	Private	Private
Leo	Drouitt	Private	Private
William D.	Drown	Musician	Bugler
James	Drumm	Private	Private
Philip	Dugan	Private	Private
Dennis	Dunn	Private	Private
Jacob	Dyerty	Private	Private
George	Dykemitz	Private	Private
Jacob	Dykevitz	Private	Private
Jacob	Dykewitz	Private	Private
James	Edgar	Private	Private
William	Edgar	Captain	Captain
William	Egerton	Private	Private
George R.	Fanning	Bugler	Bugler
Charles	Fields	Private	Private
Revaud K.	Fields	Private	Sergeant
August	Fisher	Private	Private
Richard	Fitzgerald	Private	Artificer
Robert	Fitzgerald	Private	Artificer
John M.	Forrest	Private	Private
J.M.	Forshay	Private	Private
John M.	Forshay	Private	Private
John M.	Forshey	Private	Private
Seamon	Fraidrecason	Private	Private
William	Francis	Private	Private
Seamon	Frederickson	Private	Private
James	Gillmore	Private	Private
B. G.	Godberry	Private	Private
R. G.	Godberry	Private	Private
B. G.	Godbey	Private	Private
Benjamin G.	Godby	Private	Private
Nicholas R.	Going	Private	Second Lieutenant
W. S.	Good	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Horace	Grace	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
T. H.	Greathouse	Private	Private
John D.	Gumbes	Musician	First Lieutenant
J. D.	Gumbs	Musician	First Lieutenant
Jacob	Hacklar	Private	Private
John	Hadley	Private	Private
Henry	Hall	Corporal	Second Lieutenant
Henry	Hall	Private	Private
Thomas	Hall	Private	Private
Thomas	Hall	Private	Private
William	Hall	Private	Private
Michael	Hannan	Private	Private
Cornelius	Hanson	Private	Sergeant
Henry	Harding	Private	Sergeant
Henry	Harding	Private	Private
Peter	Harmell	Private	Private
William	Harmell	Private	Private
John T.	Harmon	Private	Private
William	Harrell	Private	Corporal
I.H.	Hatter	Private	Private
Martin	Healy	Private	Private
Jacob	Hecklar	Private	Private
Jacob	Heckler	Private	Private
Alexander	Henderson	Private	Corporal
William	Heufey	Private	Corporal
William	Hollander	Private	Private
J.R.	Hord	Private	Private
R.J.	Hord	Private	Private
R.P.	Hord	Private	Private
E.B.	Howe	Private	Sergeant
E.C.	Hungerford	Private	Private
John	Hunter	Private	Private
Isham	James	Private	Private
J.	Jarvis	Private	Private
J. W.	Jastine	Private	Private
Rufus	Jemison	Private	Private
Rufus	Jennison	Private	Private
William	Johnson	Private	Private
J. C.	Jones	Private	Private
J. W.	Jones	Private	Private
John	Jones	Private	Private
Joseph	Jones	Private	Private
Josul	Jordan	Corporal	Corporal
-	Jourdan	Corporal	Corporal
J. W.	Justine	Private	Private
Patrick	Kane	Private	Private
Andrew	Keenan	Private	Private
Thomas	Kellar	Private	Private
Thomas	Keller	Private	Private
David J. P.	Kennedy	Private	Private
B.	Keorps	Private	Private
Samuel	Kerr	First Sergeant	Private
Samuel	Kew	First Sergeant	Private
Lawrence	King	Private	Private
Philip	King	Private	Private
Christian	Koch	Private	Private
Harry	Lee	Private	Sergeant
Henry	Lee	Private	Sergeant
Peter	Lenard	Private	Private
Peter	Leonard	Private	Private
Joseph	Lesher	Private	Private
John	Loftus	Private	Private
Frederick	Luck	Corporal	Second Lieutenant
Michael	Martin	Private	Private
James	McCanna	Private	Private
Thomas	McCarthy	Private	Private
George	McColgan	Private	Private
John	McCool	Private	Private
James	McDaniels	Private	Private
Samuel	McDaniels	Private	Private
G. W.	McDonell	Private	Private
G. W.	McDowell	Private	Private
Edward	McEnen	Private	Private
Edward	McEwen	Private	Private
William	McGill	Sergeant	Sergeant
E. G.	McGowan	Private	Private
Robert	McHood	Private	Private
E.	McKeown	Private	Private
James	McLouley	Corporal	First Sergeant
J.	McMahan	Private	Private
James	McSoley	Corporal	First Sergeant
James	McSorley	Corporal	First Sergeant
James	McSouley	Corporal	First Sergeant
Robert	McWood	Private	Private
Charles	Miller	Private	Private
Jehu	Mixon	Private	Private
John B.	Montgomery	Private	Private
Henry	Moore	Private	Private
John	Moore	Private	Private
Henry	Morris	Private	Private
Martin	Murphy	Private	Private
William	Murphy	Private	Private
Abner	Musselman	Private	Private
Abraham	Musselman	Private	Private
A.	Mussleman	Private	Private
J. Q.	Neel	Private	Private
R. L.	Neil	Private	Private
R. Q.	Neil	Private	Private
J. G.	Neill	Private	Private
J. Q.	Niell	Private	Private
Patrick	Noland	Private	Private
George E.	Northcut	Private	Private
Morris	O'Conner	Private	Private
George H.	Parker	Private	Private
Benjamin	Pennel	Private	Private
Andrew	Penuel	Private	Private
Thomas	Phillip	Private	Private
Michael	Pickett	Private	Private
Jules	Pigeot	Private	Private
Julius	Pigeot	Private	Private
John	Portenn	Private	Private
L. A.	Pratt	Private	Private
F. J.	Pryor	Private	Private
Henry	Rabbe	Private	Private
James M.	Ransom	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
J. M.	Rawsan	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
J. M.	Rawson	Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
William	Ray	Private	Private
Maurice	Richter	Private	Private
Maurice	Riechter	Private	Private
J. N.	Rills	Private	Private
Edward	Rine	-	-
John	Rogan	Private	Corporal
Joseph	Ross	Private	Artificer
Mathew	Rossman	Private	Private
John	Rowe	Private	Private
Edward	Ryan	-	-
J. M.	Salter	Captain	Captain
Frederick	Sanders	Private	Private
C. J.	Sands	Private	Sergeant
Charles	Sands	Private	Sergeant
George H.	Saw	Private	Private
August	Schnabal	Private	Private
Philip	Schraub	Private	Private

William	Scofield	Private	Private
Bryan	Sheehe	Private	Private
James	Shelton	Private	Private
Timothy	Sherrell	Private	Private
Timothy	Shevel	Private	Private
Peter	Shoemaker	Private	Private
A. G.	Smith	Private	Private
Anthony	Smith	Private	Private
C. T.	Smith	Private	Private
Edward W.	Smith	Private	Private
George W.	Smith	Private	Private
Joseph	Smith	Private	Private
Moran	Smith	Private	Private
William H.	Smith	Private	Private
John	Spun	Private	Private
John	Spurr	Private	Private
Newton	Squire	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Samuel M.	Stults	Private	Private
Samuel M.	Stultz	Private	Private
Edward	Sumpter	Private	Private
J. J.	Swindle	Private	Private
Dennis	Toomy	Private	Private
Dennis	Tournay	Private	Private
Dennis	Towmay	Private	Private
Edward	VanDorp	Private	Private
Albert	VonKeitzel	Private	Private
Albert	VonKietzel	Private	Private
Martin	Wagoner	Private	Private
John	Walker	Private	Private
Thomas	Walker	Private	Private
David	Ward	Private	Private
William G.	Ward	Private	Private
E. J.	Warren	Private	Private
Phillip	Waters	Private	Private
Phillip	Watters	Private	Private
Charles	Weidenaur	Private	Private
Charles	Weidineur	Private	Private
Alexander	Weir	Private	Private
James	Welch	Private	Private
James	Welsh	Private	Private
J. W.	Whitley	Farrier	Private
J. M.	Wicker	Private	Private
Charles	Williams	Private	Private
Robert	Williams	Private	Private
-	Williamson	Private	Private
Mathew	Wilson	Private	Sergeant
William H.	Wilson	Sergeant	Private
Herman	Wiltieu	Private	Private
Charles	Young	Private	Private
Dorsey	Young	Private	Private

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