4th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry
4th Infantry Battalion was organized during the summer of 1861 and in September its six companies were ordered to Virginia. The men were recruited in the parishes of Madison, Ouachita, Franklin, Tensas, and Concordia. After serving in the Army of the Kanawha, it moved to South Carolina and was active in the conflict at Secessionville. Later the unit was ordered to Mississippi, then was assigned to Wilson's, D.W. Adams', and Gibson's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville and in 1865, aided in the defense of Mobile. The battalion lost 6 killed and 22 wounded out of the 250 engaged at Secessionville, totalled 116 men and 38 arms in December, 1863, and had 71 present for duty in November, 1864. It surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John McEnery, and Majors Duncan Buie and George C. Waddill.
Also serving in this unit:
Fife, B. P.
Co C Private Private
Fife, John M.
Co C Private Private
Fife, S. S.
Co C Private Private
Fife, W.
Co C Private Private
Co C = Lake Providence Cadets
Confederate Research Sources
Volume 1 F page 841
Fife, R. C.,Pvt. Co. C, 4th Battn. La. Inf. En. April 14, 1862, Winnsboro, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct., 1862. Rolls from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 1863, Absent without leave.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: R. C. Fife
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Louisiana
Regiment Name: 4 Batt'n Louisiana Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 4th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry
COMPANY: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M378 roll 10
Source Information:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online
Ransom Fife
Regiment Name 24th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M232 roll 13
24th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Moorman's)
Crute's compendium contains no history for this unit. See Mormon's Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry.
Also serving in this unit:
Fife, Blass
Co's F,B Private Private
Fife, Henry H.
Co E Private Private
Fife, Isaac
Co's D,E Private Private
Fife, Reuben N.
Co E Private Private
Fife, West
Co F Private Private
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: R C Fife
Age in 1860: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1860: Copiah, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
R C Fife 33 Overseer B. MS
Clarissa Fife 20 b. MS
Enos Fife 2 b. MS
Mississippi Census, 1805-90
Name: R. C. Fife
State: MS
County: Copiah County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1860
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 913
Database: MS 1860 Federal Census Index
Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925
Name: Enos Fife
Spouse: Atalie White
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1878
Marriage Place: Ascension
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Enos M Fife
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 8, Ascension, Louisiana
Age: 41
Birth Date: Jan 1859
Birthplace: Mississippi
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Name: Clarisa
Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana
Spouse's Name: Atalie
Marriage Year: 1878
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 22
Residence : Ward 8 (T.8-9/R.2 E.), Ascension, Louisiana
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Enos M Fife 41
Atalie Fife 45 wife b. Apr 1855 Louisiana mother of 10; 5 still living
William M Fife 21 son b. Nov 1878 LA single farm laborer
James R Fife 18 son b. Mar 1882 LA single farm laborer
Joseph B Fife 17 son b. Mar 1883 LA single farm laborer
Sidney L Fife 12 son b. Nov 1888 LA single
Selser M Fife 10 son b. Nov 1889 LA single
Clarisa Ducksworth 61 Housekeeper
Henry West 20 Farm Laborer
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Enos M Fife
Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 8, Ascension, Louisiana
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Attallie
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Enos M Fife 71 married age 19
Attallie Fife 75 wife married age 23
Mary Fife 25 granddaughter single
Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949
Name: Enos M Fife
Death Date: 13 Mar 1941
Estimated Birth Year: 1858
Age: 83 Years
Gender: Male
Race: White or Mexican (White)
PARISH: Ascension
Certificate Number: 3159
Volume: 08
Title: Louisiana Statewide Death Indices 1940-1944
Ancestry.com. Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
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Name: Enos M Fife
Issue Date: 23 Oct 1894
State of Record: Louisiana
Acres: 122.24
Accession Number: LA0410__.349
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: New Orleans
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Document Number: 5057
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
12 9-S 2-E St Helena Ascension
7 9-S 3-E St Helena Ascension
Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
Louisiana Land Records
Name: Enos M Fife
Land Office: NEW ORLEANS
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 5057
Total Acres: 122.24
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 14373
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 23 Oct 1894
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Land Description: 1 NENE ST. HELENA No 9 S 2 E 12
2 W½NW ST. HELENA No 9 S 3 E 7
United States, Bureau of Land Management. Louisiana Land Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997. Original data: United States, Bureau of Land Management. Louisiana Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1993.
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