★★★ Beard, James Hamilton

James Hamilton Beard​

Born: July 28, 1833

Birthplace: Lowndes County, Alabama

Father: Edward Darrell Beard 1803 – 1844

(Buried: Canton Bend Methodist Church, Wilcox County, Alabama)​

Mother: Caroline Videau Rembert 1814 – 1844

(Buried: Canton Bend Methodist Church, Wilcox County, Alabama)​

Wife: Catherine Hoyle "Kate" Tomkies 1835 – 1917

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Frierson, Louisiana)​

Children:

Corinne Gayle "Queen" Beard Scott 1860 – 1947​

(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Frierson, Louisiana)​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Shreveport, Louisiana​

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Steamboat Captain in Louisiana​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain Shreveport Greys Company D, 1st​ Louisiana Battalion​

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1861 – 1862: Major of 1st​ Louisiana Battalion​

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1862: His battalion was disbanded on May 1st​​

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1862 – 1863: Major of 11th​ Louisiana Battalion​

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1863: Lt. Colonel of 11th​ Louisiana Battalion​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of Crescent Consolidated Regiment​

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1864: Killed at the Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana​

Died: April 8, 1864

Place of Death: Mansfield, Louisiana

Age at time of Death: 30 years old

Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Frierson, Louisiana

 

[Pollaco]

The 11th Infantry Battalion was also called the Yellow Jacket Battalion.

 

[Luke Freet]

The 11th Infantry Battalion was also called the Yellow Jacket Battalion.

I thought the 10th (which merged with the 18th Regiment) was the Yellow Jackets...I'll need to read more into that brigade again, because its history is very confusing.

 

[Pollaco]

I thought the 10th (which merged with the 18th Regiment) was the Yellow Jackets...I'll need to read more into that brigade again, because its history is very confusing.

You're right, according to Joseph Crute the 10th was the "Yellow Jacket Regiment". However the 11th is called that in certain on line searches. The 11th later merged with the 24th and the 12th Louisiana to form the Consolidated Cresent Regiment.