Jay Hawkers,- but. said he was forced into them. Said he
- belonged to 27 La Regmt and was paroled at Vicksburg.'
| Captain Daniel Suully Diary, 1863-1865, Louisiana Histori
Cal Association Collection, Sepcial Collections Division,
Tulane University Library." "Executing a Jayhawker" by
Andhur ¥. Bergeron, Jr,, LOUISIANA HISTORY, Fall, 1972,
Vol. XIII, Noe hy page 390.
Jay Hawkers,. but said he was forced into them, Said he
belonged to 27 La Regmt and was paroled at Vicksburg.'
Captain Daniel Suully Diary, 1863-1865, Louisiana Histori-
Cal Association Collection, Sepcial Collections Division,
Tulane University Library." ‘Executing a Jayhawker" by
Anthur W. Bergeron, Jr., LOUISIANA HISTORY, Fall, 1972,
Vol. XIII, Noe hy page 390.
Jay Hawkers, but said he was forced into them Said he
belonged to 27 La Regmt and was paroled at Vicksburg.'
Captain Daniel Sully Diary, 1863-1865, Louisiana Histori.
Gal Association Collection, Sepeial. Collections aaa
Tala: Library."
Andmur W. Bergeron, Jr. LOUISIANA HISTOR, Fall, 1972,
Vol, XIII, Noe hy page 390.
CONLY, George We
Shot (Military) at Pineville, La., 6-7-186)).
"During the Civil War both Confederate and state authori-
ties in La. were plagued by groups of jayhawkers - bands
of Unionists, draft dodgers, and Confederate army desert-
ers = who fought to retard the Southern war effort, Con-
federate troops eften went into one of the jayhawker
strongholds in the Catahoula swamp area to, clear the re~
gion of the marauders, and the following account describe
the subsequent execution of Pvt. George W. Conly as a jay
hawker: "Tuesday, June Te 186hee.Ordered by Col, Levy, A
I Genl on Genl Taylor's “taff to shoot G, W. Conly, arres
ed as a jayhawker, Had him shot at 12 M (?) at Pineville,
He died very bravely, Was cool and collected.
His death was almost instantaneous, All 6 balls of the
guns loaded passing through his body, 2 through the heart
Admitted a commission had been issued to him as Lt, of
CONLY, George We
Shot (Military) at Pineville, La., 6-7-186).
"During the Civil War both Confederate and state authori-
ties in La. were plagued by groups of jayhawkers = bands
of Unionists, draft dodgers, and Confederate army desert-
ers = who fought to retard the Southern war effort. Con-
federate troops often went into one of the jayhawker
strongholds in the Catahoula swamp area to, clear the re~
gion of the marauders, and the following account describeg
the subsequent execution of Pvt. George W. Conly as a jay-
hawker? "Tuesday, June 1, 186h...0rdered by Col, Levy, A
I Genl on Genl Taylor's “taff to shoot G, W. Conly, arrest
ed as a jayhawker. Had him shot at 12 M (2?) at Pineville,
He died very bravely. Was cool and collected,
His death was almost instantaneous, All 6 balls of the
guns loaded passing through his body, 2 through the heart,
Admitted a commission had been issued to him as Lt, of
CONLY, George W.
Shot (Military) at Pineville, La, 6-7-186).
"During the Civil War both Confederate and state authori-
ties in La. were plagued by groups of jayhawkers - bands
of Unionists, draft dodgers, and Confederate army desert-
ers = who fought to retard the Southern war effort, Oon-
federate troops often went into one of the jayhawker
strongholds in the Catahoula swamp area to, clear the re~
gion of the marauders, and the follewing account describe:
BE CAS aaa oe CEG ied Ce Bs
hawkers “Tuesday, June 7, 166lie..0rdered by Col Levy, A
I Genl on Genl Taylor's *taff to shoot G, W. Conly, arres’
ed as a jayhawker, Had him shot at 12 M (?) at Pineville,
He died very bravely. Was coo). and collected.
His death was almost instantaneous, All 6 balls of th
guns loaded passing iene his body, 2 through the ise
Admitted a commission had been issued to him as lt. ef
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