David Zable

(1832 - 1908)
Home State: Louisiana
Command Billet: Commanding Regiment
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 14th Louisiana Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Before the war he was a clerk in New Orleans 1, and had sailed to California (for gold?) at age 18 in 1850 2. He was Captain, Company K as it was organized in June 1861, and was appointed Major of the Regiment in February 1862. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in August 1862, and succeeded Colonel Jones in command of the Regigment when that officer resigned.3

In the Antietam Campaign:
It is likely, though not certain, that he was in command of the 14th at Sharpsburg.

The remainder of the War:
He remained in command for the remainder of the War, including in action at Gettysburg. 4 He was promoted to Colonel in May 1864.3

After the War:
He was a businessman and active as a Veteran.1

Birth Date: 9/13/1832 Place of Birth: New Orleans, LA
Death Date: 10/22/1908 Burial Place: Metairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA

Notes

1 Bergeron, Jr., Arthur W., Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996, 14th Louisiana Infantry [AotW citation 270]

2 [staff writer], Passenger Lists, The (New Orleans) Daily Picayune, 1850-01-31 [AotW citation 271]

3 Sifakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, The, State vols., New York: Facts on File, 1995, Louisiana, pp. 96-98 [AotW citation 272]

4 US War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (OR), 128 vols., Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 1880-1901, various citations [AotW citation 273]

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