E J. Holley, 20 year old Farmer, Private, Company B,11th Battalion Louisiana Troops*, enlisted May 6, 1862 at Natchitoches by J. D. Shelby for 3 years or the war, captured on board Queen of the West/Grand Lake, La., April 14, 1863, paroled May 11, present at June 3, 1863 muster, description, dark eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, 5' 6-3/4", born in Kershaw District, South Carolina, signs his enlistment papers with an 'X', his mark
* This Battalion was consolidated with the Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry and the 16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry (also known as the Confederate Guards Response Battalion), November 3, 1862, to form the Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry
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E. J. Holley, Private, Company K, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry**, enlisted May 6, 1862 at Ntchitoches by Maj. Shelby for 3 years, died of wound at Mansfield Hospital of wound, April 17,1864
** This regiment was formed November 3, 1863 by the consolidation of the Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry, the 16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry (also known as the Confederate Guards Response Battalion) and the 11th Battalion Louisiana Infantry
M320: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Louisiana