Brothers at the Front The Wade letters, 1862–1864

Louis G. Simmons

Lives Behind the Letters 176th New York, 1862–63

Louis G. Simmons, 21, enlisted in New York City on September 11, 1862, for nine months, and was mustered in as a private in Company B of the 176th New York. He was killed in action at La Fourche on June 21, 1863 (176th roster, p. 1033).

James wrote that “Harry Barton and Simmons were shot dead at the first fire” at Lafourche Crossing (James, July 6, 1863).

Mentioned in 1: 1863 Jul 6