Captain Andre Cailloux 1st Louis

Cailloux, Andre. Captain, 1^st Louisiana Native Guards, 1861-2, Mustered in Union Army, 1^st La. Native Guards, ???then 96^th USCT???. Killed leading charge at Port Hudson. Married Felicie Coulon, in New Orleans, June 22, 1847. Daughter Athalie was born on August 20, 1850 in New Orleans, and daughter Odile was born seven years later, on May 15, 1857. Member of the “Friends of the Order.” Per Christian Recorder: “Capt. Caillioux was a fine looking mulatto, and in his military dress, had an imposing appearance. I remember seeing him at Gen. Bank’s Headquarters, in company with at least fifteen of our prominent military officers, and he was a marked personage among them all. “