Civil War Union Documents
1864-Dated Civil War Period Union Army Enlistment
April 17, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Union Army Enlistment Document, 1st New Orleans Infantry, Choice Very Fine.
The 1st New Orleans Volunteer Infantry was organized in March 1864. The unit was comprised of “mainly of Crescent City immigrants and Southern Mississippi farmers” the mission of the unit was, explicitly and exclusively “the protection and defense of New Orleans.” An original Partially-Printed Document, measuring 8.5” x 11” where Richard Woodruff, a farmer from Georgia has agreed to take an “Oath of Allegiance” into the 1st New Orleans regiment, a Northern unit commanded by Lt. Charles Boothby. Signed on front and back by Charles H. Newton, Captain and Woodruff as having Enlisted for a term of Three Years. A scarce 1st New Orleans Volunteer Infantry enlistment form.
The 1st New Orleans Volunteer Infantry was organized in March 1864. The unit was comprised of “mainly of Crescent City immigrants and Southern Mississippi farmers” the mission of the unit was, explicitly and exclusively “the protection and defense of New Orleans.”

Other occupations represented in Company D of the unit include cooper, musician, shoe maker, paper vendor, and laborer. According to the records in the Charles W. Boothby Papers, several men were transferred to the unit from the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery, while others had been previously enlisted in the 1st Louisiana Infantry (Union). At least one soldier in the company was listed as having been “gained by desertion.”