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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
"3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1863-1864. It was made up of four cavalry regiments and was very active during the Red River Campaign, March–May 1864. It returned to northeast Louisiana. Later that fall the brigade went into Arkansas with the Army of Western Louisiana. Later it skirmished in various conflicts in the Monroe area and disbanded in May, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [ | "3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1863-1864. It was made up of four cavalry regiments and was very active during the Red River Campaign, March–May 1864. It returned to northeast Louisiana. Later that fall the brigade went into Arkansas with the Army of Western Louisiana. Later it skirmished in various conflicts in the Monroe area and disbanded in May, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> <ref>Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., ''Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865,'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1989), 44. {{WorldCat|45731931|At various libraries, WorldCat}} {{FHL|417262|item|disp=FHL Book 976.3 M2ba}}</ref><br> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Louisiana in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Louisiana in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Louisiana in the Civil War|Louisiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Louisiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Louisiana in the Civil War|Louisiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Louisiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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