I would be interested in talking to you by telephone or e-mail about the six Simoneaux's who served in Company H of the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry. I am also very interested in the 2nd and its soldiers and have been collecting information for a while. I can be reached at don.gayle@frontier.com.

If reasonable for you, I look forward to talking to you. To my knowledge, there are no books that specifically address the 2nd LA Cavalry - that is, there is no unit history published. There are, however, many books and articles that mention the 2nd and their activities. A few that I can recommend are the following:

Frazier, Donald S. Fire in the Cane Field. State House Press, 2009.
Frazier, Donald S. Thunder Across the Swamp. State House Press, 2011. (This one is HOT off the presses - I received my copy yesterday - I had pre-ordered it in early January)
Pena, Christopher G. Scarred by War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana. Arthor House, 2004.
Taylor, Richard. Destruction and Reconstruction. D. Appleton & Co., 1879.
Johnson, Ludwell H. Red River Campaign: Politics and Cotton in the Civil War. The Johns Hopkins Press, 1958.
Poche, Felix Pierre. A Louisiana Confederate: Diary of Felix Pierre Poche. Louisiana Studies Institute, NSU-LA, 1972.
Raphael, Morris. The Battle in the Bayou Country. Harlo Press, 1975.
Brooksher, William R. War Along the Bayous: The 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Brassey's, 1998.
Winters, John D. The Civil War in Louisiana. LSU Press, 1963.
Bergeron, Arthur W. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989.

There is also an article in The Louisiana Historical Quarterly from 1923, written by Frank L. Richardson of Co. I (LA Hist Qtrly, Vol VI, pp 89-106 and 223-54)

There are many other references, but these should give you a good start.

Very best - and I hope this is useful information for you.

Don Parker