I am in the process of researching a possible book on the history of the 17th Louisiana. I'm able to collect significant amounts of information on the regiment's organization, officers, movements and battles (Shiloh, Chickasaw Bluffs, Port Gibson, Vicksburg); however, I'm hoping to assemble detailed information on the organization and history of each of the ten companies which comprised the unit. Any letters, diaries, correspondence, or personal information will be most valuable. I already have the letters of E. J. Lee of Company C (Phoenix Rifles) and the diary of Gabriel Killgore (Company H--Claiborne Invincibles).

The ten companies were:
Catahoula Guards
Sabine Rifles
Phoenix Rifles
Simmons Stars
Ouachita Southrons
Caddo Lake Boys
Morehouse Southrons
Claiborne Invincibles
Landrum Guards
Catahoula Rifles