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I would be glad to help you. Although I have not been able to connect my line with the English Treadaways, I am a descendant of one Antoine Treadaway who was a Confederate volunteer during the War of Northern Aggression.
He was one of three first cousins to fight in L'Artigues Company, Bienville Guards, Louisiana Militia, attached to Kings Battalion, 5th Louisiana Infantry. This group was organized as sharpshooters and swamp hunters to harass the Federal Navy from the banks of the Mississippi River, during the defense of New Orleans. Following the Battle of Fort St. Phillip, Fort Jackson, they were captured by the U.S. Navy, and held as prisoners of war before being paroled in on April 28, 1862. Some friends & cousins that Antoine fought beside were Felix Treadaway, Victor Treadaway, Theophane Thiel, Esteve Jourdan, Arthur Jeanfreau, Leonce Solis, Joseph Fontenelle, and Esteve Jourdan.
The 5th Louisiana Volunteers apparantly were part of the Army of Northern Virginia at one time as the records for the 5th are included in the archives of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, LHAC. Antoine, his relatives and friends although not proven, may have fought under General Lee.
L'Artigue's Company was composed of the following early residents of Plaq. Parish: Antoine and Jeremiah Treadaway, Ciril Cosse, Gustave Cosse, Charles Dragon, Luke, Noel, Pierre, Rosemone, Salvador, & Theodule Hingle, Alex, Antoine, Arthur, and Auguste Jeanfreau, Esteve & Joseph Jourdan, Antoine, Azenos, Claude, Gerome, Gilbert, J.T, & Armand Lafrance, J.M., Johnson, and Octave Perez, B. Ragas, Alfred, Isidore, L.M., and Lucien Solis, and Theophane Thiel. Captain was Armand L'Artigue, Sgt was Octave Perez, Corporal was B. Ragas, all others listed on muster roll as privates. Reference Reel #411, La. State Archives, Muster Rolls of Bienville Guards, L'Artigues Company. Bienville Guards were part of Company C of the 5th Louisiana Regiment, CSA. The 5th Louisiana was organized at Camp Moore on June 4 1861 with 863 men both regular and militia. L'Artiques company apparantly was detached and participated in 1862 in the defense of New Orleans while the rest of the 5th was attached to the Army of the Peninsula and fought in Virginia. Reference The Compendium of The Confederate Armies by Stewart Sifakis.
Antoines residence at the time of birth of Joseph C. was Petite Prairie in Plaq. Parish, the original name of the Potash/Homeplace/Port Sulphur area. The 1900 census lists Antoine and family, for Plaq. Parish, Census says they had 16 children, occupation was farmer, owned his own land with no mortgage, all in the family could read and write both English and French, 6 children in school in 1900.
Antoine owned no slaves, however his ancestors on the french and spanish sides did. Many of Antoines descendants married into the creole peoples of South Louisiana, mixture of original settlers and creole (some mulatto although they were not treated any different from
the other poor people of that time).
I hope this helps you.
I also have more ancestors that fought in the War of Northern Aggression. One each on my German, French, and Spanish lines.
Sincerely,
Cliff Treadaway
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