▁empty ▁of ▁most ▁former ▁slaves . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁" hard " ▁evidence ▁of ▁White ' s ▁Confeder ate ▁service ▁consists ▁of ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁capture ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁in ▁an ▁action ▁in ▁Morgan za ▁in ▁Po inte ▁Coupe e ▁Par ish , ▁which ▁is ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁Official ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁his ▁service ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Archives , ▁document ing ▁his ▁subsequent ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁par ole ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁These ▁records ▁confirm ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁Captain ▁W . ▁B . ▁Bar row ' s ▁company ▁of ▁a ▁Louisiana ▁caval ry ▁regiment , ▁for ▁all ▁practical ▁purposes ▁a ▁lo os ely ▁organized ▁band ▁of ▁irregular s ▁or ▁" sc outs " ▁( gu err illas ). ▁One ▁organ izing ▁officer ▁of ▁this ▁regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" B arrow ' s ▁Regiment " ▁or ▁the ▁" 9 th ▁Louisiana ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ," ▁was ▁Major ▁Robert ▁P ru yn . ▁P ru yn ▁( a ▁post war ▁mayor ▁of ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana ) ▁served ▁as ▁cou rier ▁relay ing ▁messages ▁from ▁Port ▁Hudson ' s ▁commander , ▁General ▁Franklin ▁Gard ner , ▁to ▁General ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Union ▁sie ge ▁lines ▁by ▁sw imming ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁P ru yn ▁escaped ▁from ▁Port ▁Hudson ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁surrender ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner . ▁According ▁to ▁another