Capt. Lawrence Drake Nicholls, CSA

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Nicholls, Lawrence D.,1st Lt. Capt. Co. K, 8th La. Inf. En. June 19, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on Rolls to Oct., 1861. Signs Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1861, Comdg. Co. Roll for Dec. 31,1861, to June 30, 1862, Killed in battle before Richmond, June 27, 1862. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C., June, 1903, Born La., occupation lawyer, Res. Donaldsonville, age when enlisted 35, married. Killed at Battle of Gaines's Mill (First Battle of Coal Harbor) during the Peninsula Campaign. Was in command of company, was promoted to Capt. in June 1861.

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