Detiege-Honore Family papers

This small collection consists predominantly of photocopies of original documents collected about the history of the Detiege-Honore family of St. Martinville, Louisiana. Most materials concern Emile Detiege, a Civil War veteran and politician during the Reconstruction period who served in both the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives. Detiege was a free man of color, and he organized a battalion of Black troops, the First Regiment, Corps d'Afrique in 1862. He became First Lieutenant of Co. C, Seventy-Third United States Colored Infantry.

Of note is the one original document in this collection, a hand script history of the Black infantry in which Detiege served as an officer marked "Secret for the Grand Army of the Rep. do not open the within tear & burn the same, Emile."

Other materials include a photographic print of Charles Honore, brother of Emile Detiege; photocopies of a roster for Co. A 2nd Battalion Infantry; a list of marriage, birth, and death dates of family members from 1891-1950; and a ledger book for the Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 of St. Martin. This ledger book includes the articles of incorporation and meeting minutes.