Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, memoirs, personnel documents, organizational documents, newspapers articles. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Pre-Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Early Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Late Indian Wars, Spanish-merican War, World War I (WWI). Contains information pertaining to the following military units: Louisiana State Militia, Louisiana National Guard. General description of the collection: The Louisiana militia documents collection includes unit reports, orders and other documents; text of newspaper articles; personnel letters; diaries; and a report were researched and organized under a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) the direction of R.L. Murphy from 1936-1940. Biographical information on military and political personnel as well as unit organization is found. Reproduced unit circulars, orders, and reports contain information on changes in uniform items, unit organizational structure, and the election of officers; newspaper accounts of participation in individual and group drill and shooting competitions; conduct of ceremonial functions; and participation in special events are included. Three events of note are escorting an exhibition of the Liberty Bell in 1884, an excursion to the 1891 Chicago's World Fair, and a delegation to the 50th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg in 1913. Specific units include the Continental Guards, Crescent Rifles, Louisiana Field Artillery, Louisiana Greys, Louisiana Legion, Louisiana Naval Brigade, Orleans Grenadiers, Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers, Second Louisiana Regiment, Slocomb's Battery, Southern Athletic Club Battalion, Washington Artillery, and the Washington Guards. There is coverage of the White League, a "shadow" government organized during the Reconstruction period, to attempt to restore white rule to the state by attacking Republicans and blacks statewide.
