The Beauregard Fencibles were organized at Montgomery, Louisiana in July 1861 from surrounding communities in the southwestern corner of Winn Parish bordering the Red River. The ladies of Montgomery hand sewed and presented the company with a 1st National pattern Confederate flag at departure ceremonies held at Mount Zion Methodist Church. This flag was adopted by the 12th Louisiana Infantry as its regimental standard at Camp Moore. Men from this company served as the regimental Color Sergeant throughout the war. Discussion of the possible survival of this flag and its location in the collection of Confederate Memorial Hall in New Orleans is presented on the Flag Page in this website. This can be reached by clicking on the flag icon above.

Henry V. McCain, a 23 year old mercantile clerk in Montgomery in 1861, was elected Captain at Camp Moore and served in this capacity until his promotion to Major of the 12th Louisiana in the spring of 1864. Thereafter the company was commanded by 1st Lieutenant John F. Kelly who commanded the company until his wounding at Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864. Kelly returned to command the company during the ill fated march into Tennessee in late 1864. He was captured at Nashville and imprisoned at Johnson's Island until the end of the war.

The 12th Louisiana Infantry went to North Carolina in early 1865 from Tupelo, Mississippi. The regiment fielded enough present for duty to maintain its separate identity under the April 9, 1865 army re-organization in North Carolina. However, Companies A and D were consolidated and James M. (Matt) McCain was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of the consolidated company.

Many of the men from Company D were on detached duty in Charlotte, NC under the command of a Captain J. C. Kelly when Johnston's army surrendered. This detachment in Charlotte was noted to be from Loring's division. Captain Kelly's identity is not yet known.

COMPANY D ROSTER

The Compiled Military Service Records are organized alphabetically by regiment. 

This company roster was derived from the author's 12th Louisiana database

and is not available as such from the National Archives.

Copyright registered with the Library of Congress.

Data presented below:  (1) name as it appears in the Compiled Military Service Records with spelling variations, (2) highest rank held in the company, and (3) initial enrollment data. Camp Moore volunteers are designated by the letters CM. Volunteers who joined after the regiment left Camp Moore are designated by the year of their enrollment. Asterisks indicate service at regimental or higher headquarters.

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