Chuck, here's some Union correspondence regarding Capt. Marcellus Vaugine. This is all I have in my files on this partisan ranger leader. Vaugine was an old prominent family in Jefferson County in antebellum days. They were descended from the original French settlers.

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Headquarters U.S. Forces at Pine Bluff,
Pine Bluff, Ark., May 6, 1865.
Lieut. A. S. Kendrick, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Little Rock.
I have no information of as large a force as you report. Vaugine with about fifty men showed himself at my outpost on the north side of the river to-day. Husband’s company is upon that side about forty strong. I think he will surrender; he has already made informal overtures to me to that effect. I will co-operate with General Salomon in any way he may suggest.
POWELL CLAYTON,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.

Headquarters U.S. Forces at Pine Bluff,
Pine Bluff, Ark., May 10, 1865.
Lieut. Col. John Levering, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Major Davis, Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry, who commands the scout sent from this post to cooperate with that sent by General Salomon informs me that Captain Husband, Captains Maybery and Vaugine, who command three companies of rebels north of Arkansas River, wish to surrender themselves and commands; in all, about seventy men, on condition that they be treated as prisoners of war. Shall I accept their surrender upon those terms? Please answer to-night, as Major Davis is awaiting an answer from me. These commands compose all the troops upon that side of the river.
POWELL CLAYTON,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.

Headquarters U.S. Forces at Pine Bluff,
Pine Bluff, Ark., May 11, 1865.
Lieut. Col. John Levering, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Captain Husband, Lieutenant Stewart, and twenty-four men surrendered to Major Davis this morning as prisoners of war. Captain Husband and ten of his men are very anxious to be paroled here and allowed to return to their homes in Southwestern Texas, retaining their horses to travel upon and their side-arms for self-protection. The rest of his men will turn over their arms, take the oath, and return to their homes in this State and Missouri. As Captain Husband and his company have always carried on an honorable mode of warfare, I respectfully recommend that his request be granted and that the necessary arrangements be perfected here. Vaugine and Mayberry have not yet surrendered, but Major Davis assures me that they will. He (Davis) is still on the north side of the river with 170 men. I will send two companies of infantry to-night down the river by steamer to co-operate with him. Have sent notice to Vaugine’s and Maybery’s commands that unless they surrender by the 15th instant they will be treated as outlaws.
POWELL CLAYTON,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.

Headquarters Department of Arkansas,
Little Rock, Ark., May 12, 1865.
Brigadier-General Clayton, Pine Bluff.
The request of Captain Husband can be granted only in part. The commanding officers may retain their horses and side-arms. The whole party must come to Little Rock and be paroled. Transportation will be furnished them as near their homes as possible. Your message to Vaugine and Maybery is unauthorized. Hunt them down, of course, but don’t trouble yourself about the question of outlawry.
By command of Major-General Reynolds,
JOHN LEVERING,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

Pine Bluff, Ark., May 15, 1865.
Capt. S. M. Cambern, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Sir—Pursuant to orders, on the night of the 11th I returned to the north side of the river with my cavalry, sending Captain Applegate with detachment of infantry per steamer below to General Williams’ plantation to co-operate and prevent any parties crossing the river, and to scout the country from there up. At Lightfoot’s place I detached Captain Norris with forty men to operate in the vicinity of Creed Taylor’s and Swan Lake, while with the remainder of the cavalry I proceeded to Wabbaseca Bayou. As instructed, I succeeded, through a citizen, Sir. Vaughn, in getting a conference with Vaugine and Mayberry, but in no shape in which I could take any advantage of it, as they were very cautious and distrustful. I alone had to run all the risk. Both declare they and their men have fired their last shot at us; that they do not hinder their men or prevent them in any way from coming into our lines and giving themselves up; further, that they advised them to do so. But as to themselves individually, threats had been made against them which made it inconsistent for them to voluntarily surrender at this post, but that it was their intention to leave the country immediately. As to hunting them in the swamps and cane, that was useless, for they would neither fight us nor give us a chance to fight them, which I found to be the case. Some fifteen of Vaugine’s and May-berry’s men voluntarily came out of the woods and surrendered. They informed me that others would be in to-day. I have not heard of the success of Captain Norris or Captain Applegate. I learn, however, that Captain Apple gate has returned to camp. I sent a dispatch to Captain Norris yesterday.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. W. DAVIS,
Major, Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry.

Headquarters Department of Arkansas,
Little Rock, May 16, 1865.
Capt. Jos. McC. Bell, Assistant Adjutant-General.
For information of the major-general commanding division I have to report operations tending to reduce the strength of the enemy, viz: By orders from Lieutenant-General Grant the oath of allegiance was administered to 38 officers and 293 enlisted men, prisoners of war, and they were released on the 7th instant. Since that time one company of rebel cavalry, under Captain Husband, two commissioned officers and twenty-three men have been paroled and sent home. Brigadier-General Clayton, commanding at Pine Bluff, telegraphs this morning that the rebel Captain Mayberry killed his coadjutor, Vaugine, on the 14th instant, in a personal encounter, since which time forty-eight of his men have come into this post and surrendered.
J. J. REYNOLDS,
Major-General.

Headquarters U.S. Forces at Pine Bluff,
Pine Bluff, Ark., May 16, 1865.
Lieut. Col. John Levering, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Vaugine was killed on the 14th instant by the rebel Captain Mayberry in a personal altercation. He was shot through the head and died almost instantly. Nearly all of Vaugine’s and Mayberry’s men have come in and given themselves up. Yesterday twenty-three and the day before eighteen took the oath. Seven deserters came in this morning. Captain Mayberry and a few men it is said have gone to Devall’s Bluff to surrender. There are now no organized rebels north of the river. I sent a party of thirty men down the river yesterday on this side to look after Kidd’s gang.
POWELL CLAYTON,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.