Previously, he served in the Confederate States Army and as Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana.

[2] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army and served as lieutenant of the Caddo Rifles.

After one year of fighting, Boarman was promoted to the rank of captain in the Confederate States Army, which he held until 1865.

Joseph Taylor, acting aide-de-camp, who behaved with much courage, gallantry, and efficiency, and greatly assisted me in the engagement.

[1] His service terminated on August 30, 1916, due to his death while on a visit in Loon Lake, Franklin County, New York.