Battle Flag
of the
18th Regiment Louisiana Infantry
...Flag design is based on a small torn
section of the regimental battle flag which is on display in
the Confederate Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana. May 19,
1865.When the 18th Regiment was disbanded
the flag was torn into ten pieces and a piece given
to each of the ten company commanders. (Placement of
Battle Inscriptions is specualtive and based on similar
Confederate battle flags of the same period.)
A. M. Gremillion, Pvt., Co. F.
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A. M. Gremillion
Pvt., Co. F.
~ Military Record ~
Gremillion, A. M. (Aristide Martin),
Pvt. Co. F., 18th La. Inf. En. Sept. 26, 1862,Camp
Pratt. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Present. Federal Rolls
of Prisoners of War, Captured Bayou Teche, La., April 14,
1863. Sent to New Orleans, La., April 25, 1863. Paroled
below Port Hudson, La., May 11, 1863.
~ Biography ~
Born 1841 in Avoyelles Parish, served 4 years
in 18th. Regt., CSA participating in the battles of
Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and with gunboats and various
skirmishes. Captured at Franklin, LA. After the war, he was
engaged in merchandizing and taught school for some time. He
was assessor and register of Avoyelles Parish and served one
term as mayor. Married in 1864 to Miss Hermentine Bomnette
and they were the parents of six children, to wit: Alice,
Irene, Rosney, Annie, Mary (correct: Marie) and James.
A.M.'s parents were Martin and Clemence (Rabalais)
Gremillion.
Information reprinted from:
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of
Northwestern Louisiana
p. 633-634
Additional Information: (Updated on 10
November 2003) Aristide M. (Martin) Gremillion was born in
1841 in Avoyelles Parish. His parents were Martin and
Hermentine Bonnette. Aristide married Miss Hermentine
Bonnette in 1864. Aristide Martin served four years in the
18th Louisiana in Company F. The marriage of Aristide and
Hermentine produce six children: Alice, Irene, Rosney, Annie
(Annie Gremillion Smith), Marie and James. After the war, he
was engaged in merchandizing and taught school for some
time. He was assessor and register of Avoyelles Parish and
served one term as mayor. Aristide Martin Gremillion passed
away as a result of a stroke in 1925. He is laid to rest at
the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, Louisiana. According to records, a Pension
Application for Benefits was filed on his and his wife's
behalf for the State of Louisiana.
11 November 2003 -
Information Provided by
Granddaugher
- Rita Smith Heard
A special THANK YOU goes out
to Edgar F. Cook for providing the above biographical
information about A. M. Gremillion, Pvt., Co. F
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