These types of documents provide interesting intelligence, such as, location, number of men attached, etc.
William B. Denson, age 24, Captain, Capt. W. B. Denson's Cavalry Company, Unattached Brigade*, joined for duty and enrolled March 25, 1862 at Richmond by J. P. Benjamin, Sec. of War, for 3 years, surrendered [Lt. Col.] with Gen. E. Kirby Smith's command and paroled June 22, 1865, resident of Shrevport. La.
* This company subsequently became Company A, 6th Regiment Louisiana Cavalry.
The regiment was first organized in the Trans Mississippi Department during the winter of 1863-64, as Harrison's Battalion Louisiana Cavalry. It was increased to a regiment by the addition of unattached companies and designated the 6th Regiment Louisiana Cavalry