I do not find him in the records of Nelligan's regiment. But I do find the following by that surname.

George Martin

Private H. H. Sample, enlisted in Company E, 2nd Louisiana Cavalry (State Guards), January 28, 1863 at Camp Bisland, regiment surrendered at New Orleans by General E. K. Smith to Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby, USA, May 26, 1865, and paroled at Natchitoehes. Lousiana June 8, 1865,

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Private H. H. Sample, enlisted in Captain J.H. Beard's Co. (Shreveport Grays), Dreux;s Batttalion, Louisiana Infantry**, April 1, 1861 at New Orleans, wounded July 1, 1862 at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, no further records

**This company subsequently became Company D, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's), Louisiana Infantry

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4st Sergeant Hiram Sample, (Old) Company D, 1st Special Battalion (Wheat's), Louisiana Infantry, ** enlisted June 8, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana, (his name appears on the muster rolls for the period Jun/Jul 1861 and Sep/Oct 1861, his presence is noted as "not stated")

**This company subsequently became Company H, 7th Battalion Louisiana Infantry

4th Sergeant H. Sample, enlisted June 9, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana in Company B, St. Paul's Battalion, Louisiana Foot Rifles,**

**This company was formerly Company D, 1st (Wheat's) Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry. St. Paul's Battalion Louisiana Foot Rifles, was also known as the 7th Battalion Louisiana Infantry.

This Battalion was organized about October 1861, by the consolidation of Capt. St. Paul's Independent Company, Louisiana Foot Rifes: (Old) Company B, Crescent Blues, Louisiana Volunteers. The Battalion was broken up about August, 1862. Company A becoming Captain Rene's Company (E), C. S. Zouave Battalion, Louisiana Volunteers; and Companies B and C becoming Companies I and K, respectively, of the 15th Regiment Louisiana Infantry.

2nd Sergeant Hiram Sample, age 20, born in Penn., Farmer, resident of Trinity,single, enlisted in Company I, 15th Louisiana Infantry,** June 9, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana, sick in hospital from October 15, 1862, captured at Winchester, Virginia December 22, 1862, paroled at Fort McHenry, Maryland, n.d., subsequently promoted to 1st Sergeant, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and taken prisoner July 4, 1863, confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, sent to Fort Deleware July 1863, exchanged March 7, 1865,

**This company was formerly Company B, 7th Battalion Louisiana Infantry