[[Category:Louisiana]] [[Category:Louisiana Families Project]] [[Category:Louisiana Categories Project]] [[Category:Native American Tribes of Louisiana]] [[Category:Colonial America]] [[Category:US Pioneers and Settlers]] [[Category:Louisiana First Families]] [[Category: Louisiana, Slavery]] [[Category:Louisiana Immigration]] [[Category:Louisiana Warriors]] {{ProjectLouisiana}} == Early Inhabitants == : Louisiana has always been a melting pot & this page is where to start your search - for the Native Peoples, pioneers, explorers, [[Space:Louisiana_Early_Inhabitants#Acadian_Refugees|refugees]], [[Space:Louisiana_Early_Inhabitants#Louisiana_First_Families|settlers]], [[Space:Louisiana_Early_Inhabitants#Louisiana_Slaves|slaves]], [[Space:Louisiana_Early_Inhabitants#Louisiana_Immigration|immigrants]], soldiers, and deportees who contributed to the rich culture that has condensed into a much smaller area. : If you're looking for the earliest inhabitants, you'll find categories for [[:Category:Native American Tribes of Louisiana|Native American Tribes of Louisiana]], but not very many people in those categories. The [[Project:Native_Americans|Native Americans Project]] may have resources that could help your search. : Among the first Europeans in the area were French trappers - ''coureurs des boisWikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coureur_des_bois Coureur des bois], "primarily or solely fur trade entrepreneurs and not individually well known. The most prominent coureurs des bois were also explorers and gained fame as such."'' - coming down from Canada, and Spanish settlers and soldiers along the Gulf Coast. ''I'm pretty sure there are categories for these groups - I just need to find them. ~ [[Noland-165|Noland-165]] 12:58, 6 July 2017 (EDT)'' : See the [[Space:Spanish_Louisiana|Spanish Louisiana project]] and [[:Category: Luisiana, Nueva España]], and check out other pages included on [[:Category:Louisiana]] (below the categories). : For folks just passing though, check out the [[Project:Westward Ho|Westward Ho! project]] - a subproject of Westward Ho! is [[:Category:US Pioneers and Settlers]]. And there's also a [[Project:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition|Lewis & Clark Expedition]] project. === Louisiana First Families === : The heart of the [[Project:Louisiana_Families|Louisiana Families Project]] are the folks who stayed - [[Project:Louisiana_Families#Louisiana_First_Families|Louisiana's First Families]]. [[:Category:Louisiana First Families]] is for the earliest known heads of families, male and female, in Louisiana. For later immigrants, they should have arrived in time to be in the 1900 US Census. People in this category need to have a place of birth outside of Louisiana or be the earliest known member of the family in Louisiana. See details on the [[Project:Louisiana_Families#Louisiana_First_Families|Louisiana Families project page]]. === Neutral Ground Settlers === : Click [[Space:Neutral_Ground|here]] for more information about this fascinating slice of Louisiana that officially existed outside the jurisdiction of both Spain and the United States from 1806 to 1821. === Acadian Refugees === ==== The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial ==== : This group of settlers, although they came to Louisiana, are more strongly associated with the [[Project:Acadians|Acadians Project]], but they are dear to us, so they get their own heading (two of them!). :: [[:Category:The_Wall_of_Names_at_the_Acadian_Memorial|The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial]] : The Wall of Names lists approximately 3000 persons identified as Acadian refugees in early Louisiana records - we would like to have profiles for all of them. === Louisiana Slaves === : Tracing your roots when your ancestors were uprooted and sold is, to say the least, difficult. WikiTree is working to make that easier with projects and categories. Under the [[Project: US Black Heritage|US Black Heritage Project]] are by-state categories, including [[:Category: Louisiana, Slavery]], and the project page has some excellent resources listed, both [[Space:Slavery%2C_United_States_of_America|general]] and by state: see [[Space:Slavery%2C_Louisiana_Resources|Louisiana]]. === Louisiana Immigration === : Additional categories for specific pioneer groups have been or are being developed. They include * [[:Category:German_Coast_Settlers|Category: German Coast Settlers]], for the pioneer first families of St. Charles, Parish, Louisiana (see [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/207972/ this G2G post], Jan. 7, 2016). **''coordinator: [[Girouard-4019|Jacqueline Girouard]]'' * [[:Category: Migrants from Canary Islands to Spanish Louisiana|Migrants from Canary Islands to Spanish Louisiana]]. Settlers from the Canary Islands became a distinct ethnic group living in Louisiana and were known as Isleños ([[:Category:Islenos]]). See also [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/263922/category-should-immigrants-canary-islands-louisiana-placed this G2G post], June 19, 2016. * [[:Category:Louisiana_Acadian_Coast_Settlers|Louisiana Acadian Coast Settlers]] (see [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/230801/acadian-coast-pioneers this G2G discussion], March 17, 2016). * [[:Category:Mississippi_River_Migration_and_Settlements|Mississippi River Migration and Settlements]] (see [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/230936/mississippi-river-migration-settlements this G2G discussion], March 18, 2016). **''coordinator: [[Noland-165|Liz Shifflett]]'' * [[Space:Routes_to_Attakapas|Routes to Attakapas and the Acadian Prairies]], April 2016. * [[Space:Irish_in_Louisiana|Irish in Louisiana]] (see suggestions for categories below also), sub-project started July 28, 2017. :These come under the [[:Category:Louisiana_Immigration|Louisiana Immigration]] category, which also includes categories by nationality (e.g., [[:Category: Louisiana, New France, Immigrants from France|Louisiana, New France, Immigrants from France]]). :Suggestions for additional categories? * Category:New Orleans, Irish Channel or Irish Channel, New Orleans ? ** See [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/229572/ this G2G post]. ** See Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Channel,_New_Orleans Irish Channel, New Orleans] * Category:... Redbones / Category:... Melungeons ** See [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/420712/louisiana-early-inhabitants-and-redbones-and-melungeons this G2G post] * Category: Louisiana Neutral Ground (created); Category: Texas Neutral Ground ? ** See [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/420712/louisiana-early-inhabitants-and-redbones-and-melungeons this G2G post] ** See Wikipedia: [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Ground_(Louisiana) Neutral Ground (Louisiana)] * Category:Vietnamese Immigrants to Louisiana - with major immigration to Louisiana in 1970s, they're not "Early Inhabitants", but Vietnamese immigrants definitely have joined Louisiana's melting pot! ** See New Orleans' [http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/multicultural/multiculturalhistory/vietnamese.html Vietnamese]. ** See Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_in_New_Orleans Vietnamese in New Orleans] == Y'all Come == : [[Project:Louisiana]] covers everything and everyone: Did you step foot in Louisiana? Did you stay? You're family. Were you born here? lived here? married here? died here? You're family. Did you come bearing arms agin us... well, maybe not. But we might have a category for you: Check out [[:Category:Louisiana Warriors]]. Not a category for people but a gateway to projects, categories, and pages related to Louisiana Warriors — those who fought for Louisiana from its earliest days on through modern wars, when fighting in defense of your home expanded to defending your homeland far from your own home. : So if you're from Louisiana or live in Louisiana, or have an ancestor who was or did, this sticker's for you: ::: {{Louisiana Sticker}} : Because there are so many people in Louisiana, please also add a location category too, not just the sticker. [[:Category:Louisiana]] is a top-level category (no people profiles), but it's the place to find more specific location categories. If you don't have anything more specific, use [[:Category: Unknown parish, Louisiana]] : For details about more stickers and templates, check out [[Project:Louisiana_Families#Templates|Templates]] on the project page for [[Project:Louisiana_Families|Louisiana Families]]. === Recap === * Native Peoples: [[:Category:Native American Tribes of Louisiana]], [[Project:Native_Americans]] * Pioneers: [[:Category:US Pioneers and Settlers]], [[Project:Westward Ho]] * Explorers: [[Project:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition|Lewis & Clark Expedition]] * Refugees: [[#Acadian_Refugees]], [[Project:Acadians]] * Settlers: [[:Category:Louisiana First Families]], [[Project:Louisiana_Families#Louisiana_First_Families|Louisiana's First Families, Project:Louisiana_Families]] ** [[Space:Spanish_Louisiana]], [[:Category: Luisiana, Nueva España]] ** [[#Louisiana_Immigration]] * Slaves: [[Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Slavery]], [[Project:US_Southern_Colonies]]; [[Space:African-American_Project]] * Immigrants: [[:Category:Louisiana_Immigration]], [[#Louisiana_Immigration]] * Soldiers: ... ''thinking specifically Spanish soldiers, but while I'm looking, see [[:Category:Louisiana_Warriors]] (no people but lots of categories/pages),'' [[Project:Military_and_War|Military and War Project]] * Deportees: ... ''I posted something I think is relevant, but I can't find what I'm thinking of yet, so I don't know if I have something for "Deportees" or not'' === Who Dat? What Country? Where are they? === : Just a couple G2G posts encountered when wandering through those tagged {{Tag Link|Louisiana}} that were too good not to share: * [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/373228/what-is-the-difference-between-a-cajun-and-a-creole Cajun, Creole - what's the difference] * [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/331687/how-to-rationalize-louisiana-locations How to Rationalize Louisiana Locations] (or "from France to Spain and Back again... then to Statehood in 1812"). * [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/309879/there-category-louisianan-who-fought-the-revolutionary-war Is there a category for a Louisianan who fought in the Revolutionary War?] (probably could have found it at [[:Category:Louisiana Warriors]] - if not then, you can now! And it's another reason to include Louisiana Warriors on this page!) === Louisiana, Name Studies === : Almost forgot! Check out Name Studies and also head back over to the project page for more information about [[Project:Louisiana_Families#One_Name_Studies|Louisiana One Name Studies]]. == Sources & Resources == * [[Space:Louisiana Families - Resources|Louisiana Families - Resources]] * [[:Category:Louisiana Genealogy Resources]]. == Related Projects and Groups == === [[Space:Chronicles_of_New_France|Chronicles of New France]] === === [[Project:Acadians|Acadians Project]] === https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/acadia.gif === [[Project:Native_Americans|Native Americans Project]] === https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/native_americans.gif === [[Project:US_Southern_Colonies|US Southern Colonies Project]] === https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/southern_colonies.gif * especially these [[Project:US_Southern_Colonies#Each_Sub_Project|subprojects]] ** [[Space:US_Southern_Colonies_French|French Colonies]] ** [[Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Spanish_La_Florida_WEST|Spanish La Florida WEST]] ** [[Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Slavery#Louisiana|Slavery - Louisiana]] ** [[Space:Southern_Pioneers|Southern Pioneers]] === [[Project:Westward_Ho|Westward Ho Project]] === https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/westward_ho.gif * especially the [[Project:Westward_Ho#Current_Sub-Projects|subproject]] ** [[Project:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition|Lewis and Clark Expedition]] === [[Project:Categorization|Categorization Project]] === https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/categorization.gif

[[Category:Louisiana]][[Category:Louisiana Warriors]][[Category:Louisiana Genealogy Resources]][[Category:Confederate States of America, United States Civil War]] Louisiana Resource Page for WikiTree: '''US Civil War: War Between the States Project''' *[[Project:US_Civil_War:_War_Between_the_States | US Civil War: War Between the States Project Page]] *[[Space:Civil_War_Project_Resource_Page | Project Resource Page]] ==Introduction== Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861. New Orleans, Louisiana, the largest city in the entire South, was strategically important as a port city due to its location along the Mississippi River and its access to the Gulf of Mexico, and the United States War Department very early on planned on its capture. It was taken by Federal troops on April 25, 1862. Because a large part of the population had Union sympathies (or compatible commercial interests), the Federal government took the unusual step of designating the areas of Louisiana then under Federal control as a state within the Union, with its own elected representatives to the U.S. Congress. For the latter part of the war, both the Union and the Confederacy recognized their own distinct Louisiana governors.[[Wikipedia:Louisiana in the Civil War]]. === Free Sites === *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/resources.html National Archives] *[http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/civil-war-resources.html Military Resources Civil War] *[http://www.civil-war.net/ The Civil War Home Page] *[http://www.lib.lsu.edu/cwc/ LSU Special Collections] *[http://www.louisianacivilwar.org/p/resource-links.html?m=1 Louisiana in the Civil War Resource Links] *[http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/stateconfed.htm State Archived not in the Holdings of the Federal Archives] *[http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/classroom/archival_resources.html PBS Civil War Classroom] *[http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana_in_the_Civil_War Family Search Louisiana in the Civil War] *[http://blueandgraytrail.com/battles/Louisiana The Blue and Gray Trail] ==== Union ==== *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionla.htm Civil War Archive: Louisiana Union Regiments] *[http://www.suvcwdb.org/ Louisiana Sons of Union Soldiers Grave Registration] *[http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/daughters-of-union-soldiers-honor-their-ancestors/ndPnd/ Daughters of Union Soldiers] ==== Confederate ==== *[http://youngsanders.org/youngsanderssoldierscommands.html Military Records of Louisiana Confederate - Young Sanders Center] *[http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/LocateHistoricalRecords/Pages/ConfederatePensionDatabase.aspx Confederate Pension Database] *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/military/wbts.htm US GenWeb Louisiana Confederate Soldiers] *[http://www.sonofthesouth.net/ Sons of the South Harper's Weekly] *[http://www.louisianaudc.org/ Louisiana UDC] *[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana,_Civil_War_Service_Records_of_Confederate_Soldiers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Family Search Lousiana Confederate Records] *[http://www.penandsaber.com/grays28th/index.html Gray's 28th Infantry Louisiana Muster Roll] === Paid Sites === [http://www.civilwardata.com/ American Civil War Database] Annual Membership $25, visitor pass $10. I haven't used this site, so cannot review. [http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] Annual Membership, $79.95. Coupons and discounts are available online for certain groups, including veterans. An Ancestry site. Has many military record images (not all), census records. Navagation/searches can be difficult. Record images are very good. [http://go.fold3.com/special/?iid=446 7 Day Free Trial] could be used if you amass a number of searches and complete them at one time. NOTE: Check the project page for members who are willing to do a look up based upon their membership. === Categories Existing on WikiTree === ==== Louisiana POW Camps ==== ==== Cemeteries ==== *[[:Category: Louisiana, Cemeteries|Louisiana, Cemeteries]] *[[:Category:Alexandria_National_Cemetery%2C_Pineville%2C_Louisiana | Alexandria National Cemetery]] Pineville ==== Units ==== ===== Louisiana Units CONFEDERATE ===== *[[:Category: Louisiana, United States Civil War| Louisiana CSA Units]] ===== Louisiana Units UNION ===== *[[:Category: Louisiana (Union), United States Civil War | Louisiana Union Units]] === Cemeteries === *[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-cemeteries.htm National Parks Service] records search for national cemeteries. *[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Louisiana/Baton_Rouge_National_Cemetery.html Alexandria] *[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Louisiana/Chalmette_National_Cemetery.html Chalmette] *[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Louisiana/Port_Hudson_National_Cemetery.html Port Hudson] *[http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/batonrouge.asp Baton Rouge National Cemetery] *[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator] ===POW Camps=== *[http://www.youngsanders.org/youngsandersprisonlife.html Camp Pratt] === Conflicts in Louisiana === ''As listed by the National Park Services'' *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la003.htm Baton Rouge] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la020.htm Blair's Landing] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la004.htm Donaldsonville] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la013.htm Donaldsonville 2] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la006.htm Fort Bisland] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la017.htm Fort De Russy] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la001.htm Forts Jackson & St. Phillip] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la005.htm Georgia Landing] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la014.htm Goodrich's Landing] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la007.htm Irish Bend] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la015.htm Kock's Plantation] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la012.htm LaFourche Crossing] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la018.htm Mansfield] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la022.htm Mansura] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la011.htm Milliken's Bend] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la021.htm Monett's Ferry] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la002.htm New Orleans] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la009.htm Plains Store] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la019.htm Pleasant Hill] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la010.htm Port Hudson] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la016.htm Stirling's Plantation] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la008.htm Vermillion Bayou] *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/la023.htm Yellow Bayou] ''part of the [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Campaign Red River Campaign''] ====Other Battles and Skirmishes==== *[[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Baton_Rouge_(1862) | Battle of Baton Rouge]] === Flags === *[http://www.loeser.us/flags/civil.html Historical Flags of Our Ancestors] *[http://www.loeser.us/flags/civil-southern.html Southern Civil War Regimental and Unit. Flags] === Maps === *[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/LAmap.htm Map of Louisiana Civil War Sites] *[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plan_de_Baton_Rouge_en_1862.jpg Map. Depicting Battle of Baton Rouge] === Medals === ''57 Medals of Honor were awarded for actions "on the ground" in Louisiana during the Civil War.'' :''ALBERT WEISBOGEL received TWO Medals of Honor for two separate non-combat actions to rescue fellow sailors from drowning.'' *[http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/states/la.html Home of Heroes, Louisiana] === Museums === *[http://www.campmoorela.com Camp Moore Museum and Cemetery] *[http://confederatemuseum.com/ Louisiana Confederate Museum] *[http://www.neworleansonline.com/directory/location.php?locationID=1253 Louisiana's Civil War Museum, New Orleans Online] === Timeline of Events in Louisiana=== === Parish (County) Resources === ==== Acadia ==== *[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia Wikipedia:Acadia in the Civil War] ==== Allen ==== *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/desoto/military/civilwar/infantry/cres00af.txt Consolidated Crescent Regiment] ==== Ascension ==== *[http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ascension/military/cannon30gmt.txt Ogden's Regiment] ==== Assumption ==== ==== Avoyelles ==== ==== Beauregard ==== ==== Bienville ==== ==== Bossier ==== ==== Caddo ==== ==== Calcasieu ==== ==== Caldwell ==== ==== Cameron ==== ==== Catahoula ==== ==== Claiborne ==== ==== Concordia ==== ==== De Soto ==== ==== East Baton Rouge ==== [[:Category:Siege_of_Port_Hudson|Siege of Port Hudson]] ==== East Carroll ==== ==== East Feliciana ==== ==== Evangeline ==== ==== Franklin ==== ==== Grant ==== ==== Iberia ==== ==== Iberville ==== ==== Jackson ==== ==== Jefferson ==== ==== Jefferson Davis ==== ==== La Salle ==== ==== Lafayette ==== ==== Lafourche ==== ==== Lincoln ==== ==== Livingston ==== ==== Madison ==== ==== Morehouse ==== ==== Natchitoches ==== ==== Orleans ==== *[http://www.hnoc.org/pdf/manuscripts/Vol%204.pdf New Orleans Transcript Archives] *Cypress Grove Cemetery #2 is located beneath Canal Blvd adjacent to Greenwood Cemetery, 2,892 Burials. [[Space:Cypress_Grove_Cemetery_No._2|Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2]] ==== Ouachita ==== ==== Plaquemines ==== ==== Pointe Coupee ==== ==== Rapides ==== ==== Red River ==== ==== Richland ==== ==== Sabine ==== ==== St. Bernard ==== ==== St. Charles ==== ==== St. Helena ==== ==== St. James ==== ==== St. John The Baptist ==== ==== St. Landry ==== ==== St. Martin ==== ==== St. Mary ==== ==== St. Tammany ==== ==== Tangipahoa ==== *[http://www.campmoorela.com Camp Moore Museum and Cemetery] ==== Tensas ==== ==== Terrebonne ==== ==== Union ==== ==== Vermilion ==== ==== Vernon ==== ==== Washington ==== ==== Webster ==== ==== West Baton Rouge ==== ==== West Carroll ==== ==== West Feliciana ==== ==== Winn ==== == Sources ==