27th Louisiana Calvary Regiment

27th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Overview: 27th Infantry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862. Its members were raised in the parishes of East Feliciana, Iberville, Rapides, Winn, Bienville, Caddo, and Bossier. This unit was assigned to General Shoup's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and during the long siege of Vicksburg it lost 58 killed and 96 wounded. After the exchange it served in A. Thomas' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department and was active in various conflicts in Louisiana. In July, 1862, the regiment had 26 officers and 249 men present for duty, but only a remnant disbanded in the spring of 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Leon D. Marks and A.S. Norwood, Lieutenant Colonel L.L. McLaurin, and Major George Tucker.

Thomas M. Word of Catahoula Parish, enlisted at Camp Moore on Apr. 29th 186_ by Col. Marks for a period of 3 years or more. National Archives Military Records show he was present on the Rolls of Co. B. as follows:

Present March 25th to May 1, 1862, needs his bounty.
Present May & June, 1862, last paid by McClendon, May 1
Present & paid on June 10, 1862, by T.G. McMackin, amount $50, bounty
Present July 1 to Oct 31, 1862, Last paid by McClendon, July 1
Present Nov & Dec. 1862, Last paid, by McClendon, Nov 1
Was captured & paroled July 4, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS, as a Cpl of the 27th LA Infantry