Captain Joseph Alexander La Rue was born on 7. Mar. 1831 at Englishtown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Joseph I. La Rue and
Hannah Conover. Captain Joseph Alexander La Rue Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., September, 1861. Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 4-November 8. Moved to Rolla, Mo., November 8, and duty there till February, 1862. Curtis' Campaign against Price in Missouri and Arkansas February and March. Advance on Springfield, Mo., February 2-11. Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14-29. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6, 7 and 8. March to Batesvilie April 5-May 3. Moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo., May 11-22; thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., May 23-26. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., May 27-30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. At Rienzi till August 26. Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, August 26-September 4; thence to Louisville September 17-19. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Reconnoissance to Mill Creek November 27. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863, At Murfreesboro till June. Expedition toward Columbia March 4-14. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Fairfield June 27 and 29. Estill Springs July 2. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Reconnoissance from Cowan to Anderson July 11-14. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (GA) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24, Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8. Campaign Ia East Tennessee December, 1863, to February, 1864. Charlestown, Tenn., December 28, 1863. About Dandridge January 16-17, 1864. Moved to Chattanooga, thence to Cleveland, Tenn., and duty there till May. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton, Ga., May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Assigned to garrison duty at Dalton, GL, May 14 to September. Action at Dalton August 14-15. Mustered out October 1,1864.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 85 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 94 Enlisted men by disease. Total 188. He married
Jeanette Anderson Rice, daughter of
Thomas William Rice and
Jeanette (Unknown). Captain Joseph Alexander La Rue was shown in the census on 2. Jun. 1880 as a dry goods merchant.
Captain Joseph Alexander La Rue and
Jeanette Anderson Rice appeared on the census of 2. Jun. 1880 at Lincoln, Lincoln County, New Mexico. Captain Joseph Alexander La Rue died in 1916 at Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico.