UCV Marker Found

Over the Christmas break, I had a chance to wander the Old City Cemetery, looking for those markers the UCV placed to mark the graves of unmarked Confederate veterans back in the 20's or so (See the "I Broke a Code Tuesday" post for further info.) I found only one of them in the back … Continue reading UCV Marker Found →

The Monroe Confederate Reunion of 1913

Back in 2018, I made a post about the above photo. You really can't make out who anyone in the photo is, because it is scanned so small. The photo itself is very long, as you can tell. I decided to go to the Special Collections department, where the original is housed, and take close … Continue reading The Monroe Confederate Reunion of 1913 →

Membership List of the United Confederate Veterans

Here is the preliminary list of members of the United Confederate Veterans, Henry W. Allen Camp, Monroe, LA. I found the membership lists at LSU. I also used the 1892 Charter Members List I told you about in an earlier post. The names in bold are those charter members. I found no rosters for 1893-1897, … Continue reading Membership List of the United Confederate Veterans →

A New Treasure

A little over a month ago, a box was donated to Special Collections full of the papers of Judge Americanus Willis, who was here from the late 1800's to the mid 1910's. My boss has slowly been going through them and the historical documents are exciting! Some of them are being prepared to be digitized … Continue reading A New Treasure →