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This is a work in progress. Nathan Tisdale is the great grandfather of Irmalee Ingrham. He served with the Army of Tennessee Louisiana Division during the War Between the States. He was working in Algiers Orleans, west across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana as a ship builder when the war broke out. He joined the Algiers Gaurds hoping to be stationed near his brothers in Virginia. He was severely wounded and lost his right eye in the siege of Mobile, Alabama. The Louisiana Division started the war with over 5,000 men. Nathan served from 1861 to 1865. When Nathan was released by federal troups in Meridian, Mississippi after the defeat of the Confederate States of America there were only 516 men in the division. He elected to be buried with his army unit at the time of his death in 1901.
The service ribbon for the Army of Tennessee Louisiana Division.
Army of Tennessee Louisiana Division tomb in Metairee Cemetery New Orleans, Louisiana. The statue of the officer on top of the tomb is Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston who was killed at the battle of Shiloh. Notable officers buried here are Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, who ordered the first shot fired on Fort Sumpter. Additionally, Col. Charles Didier Dreux and Richard "Dick" Taylor are also buried here. Dreux was the first Confederate officer killed in the war, and Taylor was the son of President Zachary Taylor.
This is a close up of the soldier seen in the lower right corner of the above picture. It is a statue of a Confederate officer calling the roll of the dead.
A view looking into the tomb from the entrance. The vertical, dark panels lining each side of the tomb are the vaults containing those buried here.
This is the engraving on Nathan's burial vault. Like so many other men who saw combat it was his wish to be buried with the men he served with rather than at a family site.
General Johnston must have been greatly admired by his men. This memorial covers the vault where he is buried.
Following is a plaque listing the battles fought by the Louisiana Division. I regret I didn't get a picture of the full list. I will try to complete the list through research.
Tisdale, N., Pvt. Co. A, 30th La. Inf. En.
Algiers, La., or New Orleans, La., April 23, 1862. Rolls from April, 1862, to Oct. 31,
1862, Present. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, Absent on detached service at Charleston, S. C.
Roll May and June, 1863, Absent, detached service Montgomery, Ala. Rolls from July, 1863,
to April, 1864, Absent, detached service at Mobile. Roll Nov. 1, 1864, to Feb. 28, 1865,
Present. Roll of Prisoners of War of Quintard Hospl., C. S. A., Paroled Meridian, Miss.,
May 10, 1865. Res. New Orleans, La. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Meridian,
Miss., May 14, 1865. Res. Algiers, La. |
