David Washington Self joined the Confederate Army as Captain and later became Major. He was in Company 'B' 17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, Field & Staff. The company from Sabine Parish Louisiana was known as the Sabine Rebels. He was present for muster call on Sept 30, 1861. March and April 1862 absent for wound recieved near Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1862 roll of prisoners of war captured near Vicksburg, Miss. David Washington Self received a field commission to Major May 21, 1862. Federal report of killed, wounded and missing for 6th & 7th of April 1862.

(ref: microfilm at the State Library in Baton Rouge, Louisiana).

O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME X/1 [S# 10]
April 6-7, 1862..--Battle of Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh, Tenn.
No. 175. -- Report of Lieut. Col. Charles Jones, Seventeenth Louisiana Infantry.

HDQRS. SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT LOUISIANA VOLS., Camp, Corinth, Miss., April 11, 1862.

On the morning of the 7th I sent my adjutant on to form the regiment, or such portions of it as he could find, near the Big Spring. When I came up with my small command I found that my adjutant had joined some other brigade with what number he could find. I, with what few men I had, managed to gather together about 200 in all, composed of stragglers from different regiments, with the aid of Capt. D. W. Self, of Company B, who had now for the first time appeared upon the field, and some other officers, managed to form a line and keep it in place until ordered by General Ruggles to advance. The general at this instant rode in front of the lines, and, seizing the flag from the hands of the color-bearer, gallantly led them to the charge. In this charge he was assisted by Col. S.S. Heard. Captain Self, of Company B, fell severely wounded. Our forces now began to retire from the field.

Major Self was paroled in Natchitoches, Louisiana on June 12, 1865.

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