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1860, 4
1861, 6
1862, 7
1863, 11
1864, 26
1865, 34
Action, battle of Bayou Bourbeux, Louisiana, 22-24
Action, battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, 33
Action, battle of Mansfield, Louisiana, 29, 33
Action, battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 29, 33
Action, skirmish of Lake Providence, Louisiana, 15
Action, skirmish of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, 15-16
Action, skirmish of Richmond, Louisiana, 16-17
Action, skirmish of Young's Point, Louisiana, 15-16
Adams, Russell, 10
Aills, T. P., 23
Alexandria, Louisiana, 4, 14, 19-20, 29, 30
Alsobrook, Dorothy, 1, 3, 7-8, 32, 40-42
Alsobrook, George, 3
Alsobrook, John, 1
Alto, Texas, 36
Arnold, Thomas, 17
Arp, Aled (Capt.), 6
Ashley County, Arkansas, 13
Atchafalaya Bayou, Louisiana, 21, 25
Austin, Arkansas, 8

B. L. Hodge (steamboat), 14
Bailey, David, 24
Bailey, Elijah, 32
Bailey, Joe, 11, 24
Bass, 9
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, penitentiary, 28
Battalion, First, 8
Battery, 25
Baxter, W. F., 9
Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas, 13
Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana, 21
Bayou Macon, Louisiana, 17-18
Beaty, B. P., 9, 27
Beaty, John H., 2
Beaty, Walter, 36
Big Cane, Louisiana, 20-21
Black Lake, Louisiana, 25
Black River, Louisiana, 14
Boice, Thomas, 10
Bonner, Thomas R. (Col.), 16, 25, 34
Bright Star, Arkansas, 8
Brownsville, Arkansas, 10
Buckner, S. B. (Gen.), 31
Burnett, John H. (Col.), regiment, 15
Byrd, William (Lt. Col.), 27

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Calicrat, Harrison, 3
Caliway, Texas, 38-39
Camden, Arkansas, 8, 33-34
Camp Bayou Meto, Louisiana, 10, 19
Camp Bee, Arkansas, 13
Camp County, Texas, 1; wildlife & terrain, 2; schooling, 2-3; salt supply, 4; Secessionists, 5
Camp Magruder, Louisiana, 34
Camp Nelson, Arkansas, 8-9; illness, 10
Camp Texas, Louisiana, 19
Campti, Louisiana, 14, 18
Carell, William (schoolteacher), 5
Carpenter, Gus, 12
Cavalry Division, 25
Cavalry, Confederate, 15, 17-18, 21, 23-24, 29
Cavalry, Union, 23
Cheneyville, Louisiana, 21
Cherokee County, Texas, 36, 38
Cherokee Trace, Camp County, Texas, 41
Cherry, Perry, 7
Clark, Edward (Col.), 9, 26-27
Clarksville, Texas, 7
Clear Creek, Louisiana, 20
Clear Spring Church, Clark County, Arkansas, 7
Clinton, Clem, 32, 35
Clinton, J. C., 31
Coffeeville, Texas, 6, 31-32, 38
Coffman, Kas, 8
Collins, H. W., 10
Company A, 21
Company B, 34
Company C, 16
Company E, killing of civilian, 11
Company K, 23
Confederate Congress, 7
Confederate Conscript Law, 7
Confederate gunboats, 25
Cope, Sam, 33
Cope, W. H. H., 24
Corley, Samuel, 1
Court Martial, 12
Cowley, Vena, 41
Crescent City (see New Orleans, Louisiana)
Crockett, Texas, 35, 37
Crutchfield, 18
Culberson, David B. (Col.), 8-9, 15-16; resignation, 18
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 40

Dale, 12-13
Davis, Mattie Sue "Sudie" (Porter), 40-41
Davis, Millidge, 41
Davis, Mrs., 32
Davis, Newt, 18
De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, 9
Dean, Joe L., 35
Dearo, Joe, 18
Delhi, Louisiana, 16-18
Des Ark, Arkansas, 9
Dock (Porter servant), 1-3, 6-7, 39
Dr. Deaty (steamboat), 13
Drew County, Arkansas, 13
Duncan, J. W. (Capt.), 18

Edwards, (schoolteacher), 3
Edwards, Green, 6
Edwards, Marshall, 6
Enfield rifles, 23
Ervin, Jonas, 24
Evergreen, Louisiana, 20
Executions, military, 12-13

Federal camp, 23
Federal forces, 15-16, 21, 27-28; gunboats, 14-15, 27-28; Gen. Franklin, 21; Kentucky Regiment, 28; Negroes, 17
Felder, (Dr.), 33
Ferry, Madam Divide's, Snaggy Point, Louisiana, 27
Ferry, Morgan's, Louisiana, 25
Flournoy, George M. (Col.), 35
Forney, John H. (Gen.), 35; headquarters, 34
Fort De Russy, Louisiana, 26-27
Fort Donelson, Tennessee, 31
Fort Smith, Arkansas, 10-11
Franklin, (Gen.), Federal forces, 21
Franks, James, 20
Freeman, John, 18, 21, 23-24, 30
Freer, 18
French Fleet, rumor, 35
Fulton, James, 34

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Gaynes, John (Capt.), executed, 34
Georgia, State of, 1; emigration to Texas, 4
Gilliland, A., 6
Gilliland, Abe, 33
Gilliland, Hugh, 6
Godboll's Church, Arkansas, 8
Grand Bluff, Sabine River, 35
Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 22
Grand Ecore, Louisiana, 29
Green, 28
Green, Thomas (Gen.), 22-23; command, 21; dispute with Col. Jones, 24
Greenwood, Louisiana, 31, 33
Greer, Bud, 22

Hackler, John (Serg't.), 24
Hackler, William, 8
Hamburg, Arkansas, 13
Hamelton, 3
Harrison, James Edward (Col.), 22-23, 25
Hart, John, 9
Hathcox, 9
Hawes, James M. (Gen.), 13-15
Hemstead, Texas, 37-38
Hicks, Cora Louisa (Porter), 40-41
Hicks, Hugh, 41
Hogan, (Emily Hogan's father), 39
Hogan, Bennett, 24
Hogan, Elizabeth (Porter), 1, 3, 39
Hogan, Emily, 40
Hogan, James, 3, 39-40
Hopewell, Texas, 40
Houghton, (Maj.), 7
Houston, Texas, 4

Idom, Joe, 36
Indiana No. 2 (steamboat), 30

Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, 7-8, 33; bayou, 3
Johnson, A., 23
Johnson, John, 24
Johnston, Joe (Gen.), 35
Jones, James Bennett, 41
Jones, James H. (Col.), 22-24
Jones, Lucy Adella "Della" (Porter), 40-41
Jones, T. M., 6
Journigan Thicket, Texas, 34

Keatchie, Louisiana, 35
Kickapoo, Texas, 38
King, Alonzo, 2
King, Wilburn Hill (Gen.), 9-10, 19, 21-22, 25, 35
Knox, 31
Knox, Jimmy, 21

Lake Providence, Louisiana, 15
Lamb, Anthony (schoolteacher), 2
Lamb, John H. (schoolteacher), 2, 18
Lee, Robert E. (Gen.), surrender, 37
Lewisville, Arkansas, 8
Lilly, Bolivar, 7
Lilly, W., 23
Lincoln County, TN, 1
Lincoln, Abraham, 5
Line Ferry, Red River, 8
Litters, 16
Little River, Louisiana, 13-14, 20
Little Rock, Arkansas, 8, 10; hospital, gambling, 11
Lock, (Col.), 6
Logansport, Louisiana, 35
Loyd, John, 9

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Madam Divide's Ferry, Snaggy Point, Louisiana, 27
Madisonville, Texas, 37-38
Magruder, John B. (Gen.), 34
Majors, James Patrick (Gen.), 23
Malone, Cora (Porter), 39-41
Malone, William A., 40
Mansfield, Louisiana, 35
Mansura, Louisiana, 26
Marksville, Louisiana, 26
Marole, (Capt.), 27
Marshall County, Mississippi, 1
Marshall, Texas, 31, 33
Mason, (Judge), 31
Mayberry, (Capt.), 27
McCullouch, Henry E. (Gen.), 8-9; brigade, 15
McCurdy, T. S., 23
McGee, John, 19
McGraw, C. P., 40
McGraw, Susan (Porter), 1, 32, 39-40
McNutt's Hill, Louisiana, 20, 34
Meek, John, 10, 12-13
Millican, Texas, 37
Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, 15; skirmish, 16
Minden, Louisiana, 34
Mississippi River, Louisiana, 4, 15, 18, 25, 28-29, 35
Monroe, Louisiana, 13-14, 16; hospital, 18
Montgomery, Mrs., 32
Montgomery, W. L., 23
Montgomery, William, 32
Monticello, Arkansas, 13
Morgan's Ferry, Louisiana, 25

Navasota, Texas, 37
Nebraska (steamboat), 30
Neches River, Texas, 36, 38
New Orleans, Louisiana, 28-30
New Salem, Texas, 36
New, Martin, 30
Newberry, Gus, 16
Newberry, Isaac, 35
Nolan, John, 34

Ochiltree, William Beck (Col.), 8, 13; regiment, 7
Opelousas, Louisiana, 22, 24
Orr, James H. (Lt.), 19
Ouachita City, Louisiana, 13
Ouachita River, Louisiana, 13-14
Owen, 8

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Palestine, Texas, 38
Palmetto Swamp, Louisiana, 15
Parson, William Henry (Col.), command, 17; regiment, 18
Patterson, J. L., 30
Petty, G. W., 37
Philpott, Benjamin A. (Col.), 14
Pickayune Cotton Press No. 4, 29
Piedmont Springs, Texas, 37
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 11-14
Pineville, Louisiana, 20
Pitts, William Harrison (Maj.), 3
Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, 3, 6
Plaquemine, Louisiana, 25
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 35
Polar Star (steamboat), 29
Polignac, Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de (Gen.), command, 19
pontoon bridge, 11, 18, 25
Port Hudson, Louisiana, 28
Porter, Benjamin Alexander, 40-42
Porter, Benjamin Franklin, 2
Porter, Benjamin Philips, 1-3, 6-7
Porter, Caroline, 1, 39
Porter, Cora, 39-41
Porter, Cora Louisa, 40-41
Porter, Dorothy (Alsobrook), 1, 3, 7-8, 32, 40-42
Porter, Dorothy Anna, 2
Porter, Dorothy Annie, 39-41
Porter, Elizabeth, 1, 3, 39
Porter, Emily (Hogan), 40
Porter, Hezekiah, 1, 6-7
Porter, homestead, 1-7, 41; land map, 1a
Porter, Ionia Eugenia, 40-42
Porter, John C., 1, 39; neuralgia, shoes, 20; promoted Serg't., 27; captured, 27-28; end of war, 37; death, 42
Porter, Lucy Adella "Della", 40-41
Porter, Martha, 1, 40
Porter, Mattie Sue "Sudie", 40-41
Porter, Nancy, 2
Porter, Robert Obediah, 4
Porter, Sallie, 2
Porter, Sarah, 40-41
Porter, Susan, 1, 32, 39-40
Porter, Vena (Cowley), 41
Porter, Vida (Tittle), 42
Porter, William "Willie" Hezekiah, 40-42
Praria County, Arkansas, 8
Princeton, Arkansas, 8
Pucket, William, 14
Purcell, R., 19

Randal, Horace (Gen.), 8; brigade, 15; regiment, 35
Red River County, Texas, 6
Red River, Louisiana, 20, 26, 30
Red River, Line Ferry, 8
Reeves, Mrs., 32
Reeves, Sam, 32
Regiment, 10th Texas Cavalry, 6-7
Regiment, 11th Texas Infantry, 21-23, 26
Regiment, 14th Texas Infantry, 9, 26
Regiment, 15th Texas Dismounted Cavalry, 21-23
Regiment, 17th Texas Infantry, 35
Regiment, 22nd Texas Infantry, 34
Regiment, 8th Texas Dismounted Cavalry, 26-27
Richmond, Louisiana, 15; skirmish, 17
Richmond, VA, arsenal, 9
Roberts, Oran M. (Col.), 22, 25
Robertson, (Lt.), 10
Robertson, (Maj.), 16
Robertson, James, 33
Roger, ("Uncle Bud"), 8
Rusk, Texas, 36

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Sabine River, Texas, 35, 38
salt, 4
Schoolteacher, Cavell, William, 5
Schoolteacher, Edwards, 3
Schoolteacher, Lamb, Anthony, 2
Schoolteacher, Lamb, John H., 2, 18
Schoolteacher, Turner, W. S., 4
Scott, (Capt.), 17
Seale, N. A., 31, 34
Sears, William, 9
Shaver, (Maj.), 33
Shelby County, Texas, 41
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, 1
Sheppard, Andrew M. (Corp.), 34
Shreveport, Louisiana, 30-31, 33, 35
Shriver, (Col.), 33
Simmesport, Louisiana, 14, 25
Simpsonville, Texas, 38-39
Skeen, 13
Skeen, T. L. (Lt.), 24
Smith, Caroline (Porter), 1, 39
Smith, James, 39
Snaggy Point, Louisiana, 14, 27
South Carolina, 1; secession, 5
Spratt, (Capt.), 38
Star sugar mill, 22
Steamboat, B. L. Hodge, 14
Steamboat, Dr. Deaty, 13
Steamboat, Indiana No. 2, 30
Steamboat, Nebraska, 30
Steamboat, Polar Star, 29
Steed, 39
Steed, T. N., 32, 37
Steelman, Jesse, 20, 22-23
Stephens, T. W., 10
Stevens, (Capt.), 27, 30
Styles, 9
Sullivan, Henry, 17
Sulphur Springs, Texas, 22
Sunport, Yellow Bayou, Louisiana, 25-26

Tappan, James Camp (Gen.), brigade, 17
Tennessee, State of, 2
Tensas Bayou, Louisiana, 13-15
Thomas, Joe, 10
Thompson, 9
Three Levies, Arkansas, 11
Tittle, Dorothy Annie (Porter), 39-41
Tittle, Henry Clay, 41
Tittle, Vida, 42
Traveler's Rest, Little Rock, Arkansas, 11
Trenton, Louisiana, 13-14
Trinity City, Louisiana, 13-14
Tucker, G. W., 37
Turner, W. S. (schoolteacher), 4
Tyler, Texas, 37-38

Upshur County, Texas, 1
Ursery, (Dr.), 12

Van Zandt County, Texas, 38
Vicksburg, Mississippi, defense, 15-16; surrender, 18

Walker's Division, 14, 19, 25
Walker, John G. (Maj. Gen.), 10, 14, 16, 21, 26
Walters, Henry, 40
Walters, Sarah (Porter), 40-41
Washington, George, at Trenton, 14
Washington, Louisiana, 21-22
Water's Bluff, Sabine River, Texas, 38
Waterhouse, Richard (Gen.), 8; regiment, 12; brigade, 35
Watson, Benjamin W. (Lt. Col.), 25
Watts, Charley, 41
Watts, Ionia Eugenia (Porter), 40-42
Waul, Thomas Neville (Gen.), brigade, 35
White River, Arkansas, 9
Wich, 13
William (Porter servant), 1
Williams, Hun, 33
Williams, William, 8

Yankipin (Yoncopin, water lily), 21
Young's Point, Louisiana, skirmish, 15-16
Young, Overton C. (Col.), 8, 13

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