NPS CWS&SS shows:

S. Capps
Regiment Name 2nd Louisiana Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M378 roll 5

2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry
2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the southern section of the state. It was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department and served within the boundaires of Louisiana throughout the war. The unit confronted the Federals in many conflicts, but in the fight at Henderson's Hill on March 21, 1864, it had 15 officers and 192 men captured. It continued to serve, then disbanded during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels James D. Blair and William G. Vincent, Lieutenant Colonel Winter W. Breazeale, and Major James M. Thompson.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Capps
Age in 1860: 32
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1860: Rapides, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Alexandria
Working as a Day Laborer and living in the home of Victor Deville

Louisiana Census, 1791-1890
Name: Samuel Capps
State: LA
County: Rapides Parish
Township: Alexandria P.O.
Year: 1860
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 193
Database: LA 1860 Federal Census Index

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