In the notes on page 135 it states "Captain Vinson, the leader of this intrepid band of scouts, first entered the servicie of the Confederate States as a lieutenant in Col. Charles Dreux's Battalion, the first military organization from the State of Louisiana to take up arms against the United States. Colonel Dreux was one of teh first Confederate officers killed at the commencement of the Rebellion, and Captain Vinson was directed to escort his remains to Louisiana. Captain Vinson was subsequently transferred to the Eleventh Louisiana Volunteers, in which organization he remained until the capture of New Orleans. Captain Vinson then returned to his home in St. Mary's Parish, where he organized a company of scouts, or "Rough Riders," as he termed them. His command made a reputation for dash and daring in the southwestern part of the State that was not excelled by any similar force in the Trans-Mississippi department. Captain Vinson was a brave, honest and impulsive man, true as steel to his friends, and an open and fearless enemy."
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