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6th Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Italian Guards Battalion) 462 MEN
6th Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery) 92 MEN
6th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 6th Cavalry Regiment was assembled near Minden, Louisiana, in January, 1864. The unit was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department and saw light action in Louisiana. Later it operated a courier-line between Camden, Arkansas and Alexandria, Louisiana. In March, 1865, the regiment was patrolling along the west bank of the Mississippi River, then disbanded. Colonel William Harrison was in command. 798 MEN
6th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 6th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. Its members were recruited in New Orleans and the parishes of Union, Sabine, Ouachita, St. Landry, and St. Bernard. Many of these men were of the newspaper trades and half were "Irishmen." Ordered to Virginia, the regiment served under General Ewell at First Manassas, then was assigned to R. Taylor's, Hays', and Tork's Brigade. After participating in Jackson's Valley Campaign, it fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later shared in the Appomattox operations. The 6th reported 66 casualties at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 47 during the Maryland Campaign, 12 at Fredericksburg, and 81 at Chancellorsville. It lost 43 killed and wounded at Second Winchester, and twenty-eight percent of the 218 at Gettysburg. There were 89 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 4 officers and 48 men surrendered.
The field officers were Colonels William Monaghan, Isaac G. Seymour, and Henry B. Strong; Lieutenant Colonels Joseph Hanlon, Louis Lay, and Nat. Offutt; and Majors George W. Christy, Samuel L. James, William H. Manning, and Arthur McArthur, Jr. 2,616 MEN
7th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 7th Infantry Battalion [also called St. Paul's Foot Rifles] was organized before the war and entered Confederate service during the summer of 1861. The men were from New Orleans and Iberville and Jefferson parishes. Originally a six-company battalion, Companies C and D were sent to Virginia and the other four served in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The two companies in Virginia fought at Williamsburg and Seven Pines, then merged into the 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The four serving in the West disbanded during August, 1862. It was commanded by acting Majors McGavock Goodwyn and Henry St. Paul. 449 MEN
7th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 626 MEN
7th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 7th Infantry Regiment [also called the Pelican Regiment] was organized in May, 1861, and entered Confederate service at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June. The men were from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, and Livingstone. Ordered to Virginia with more than 850 men, the unit served under General Early at First Manassas. Later it was brigaded under R. Taylor, Hays, and York. It was prominent in Jackson's Valley Campaign and on many battlefields of the Army of Northern Virginia. The 7th served from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It took 827 men to First Manassas, had 132 disabled at Cross Keys and Port Republic, and lost 68 during the Seven Days' Battles and 69 in the Maryland Campaign. The unit sustained 80 casualties at Chancellorsville and 24 at Second Winchester, lost twenty-four percent of the 235 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 180 captured at Rappahannock Station. It surrendered with no officers and 42 men. The field officers were Colonels Harry T. Hays and Davidson B. Penn, Lieutenant Colonels Charles DeChoiseul and Thomas M. Terry, and Major J. Moore Wilson. 2,334 MEN
8th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 400 MEN
8th Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery 8th Artillery Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 with men from the New Orleans area. Serving as heavy artillery and containing four companies, the unit was stationed at Forts Jackson and St. Phillip. Later it was ordered to Mississippi and attached to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. Garrisoned at Vicksburg for more than a year, it was captured when the city fell in July, 1863. That December only 42 men were present, and they moved to Mobile. Here the battalion served at Forts Gaines and Morgan, and in August, 1864, most were captured. The unit no longer existed. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel William E. Pinkney and Major Frederick N. Ogden. 389 MEN
8th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 8th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in June, 1861. Its members were from the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Bienville, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Landry, Webster, Rapides, and Plaquemines. Sent to Virginia, six companies (508 men) were held in reserve during the Battle of First Manassas, then the regiment moved to Winchester. During the war it was brigaded under Generals R. Taylor, Hays, and York. It fought in Jackson's Valley Campaign and on many battlefields of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 8th went on to participate in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, then shared in various conflicts around Appomattox. It reported 9 killed and 37 wounded at Cross Keys and Port Republic, had 15 killed and 69 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and sustaining 91 casualties in the Maryland Campaign. The unit lost 12 killed and 71 wounded at Chancellorsville and twenty-five percent of the 296 engaged at Gettysburg. It had 162 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 3 officers and 54 men surrendered. Its commanders were Colonels Alcibiades DeBlanc, Henry B. Kelly, and Trevanion D. Lewis; Lieutenant Colonels Germain A. Lester and Francis T. Nicholls; and Major John B. Prados. 2,969 Men
9th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion [also called 17th Battalion] was formed at Camp Moore, Louisiana, during March, 1862. It contained four companies, and some of the men were raised in Rapides Parish. The unit served in Gregg's and Maxey's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was captured in the fight for Port Hudson. After being exchanged, it was not reorganized. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Boyd and Major Tom Bynum were its field officers. 598 MEN
9th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 2 MEN
9th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 9th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in May, 1861 and soon moved to Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the following parishes: Rapides, Bossier, Bienville, De Soto, Livingston, Jackson, Washington, Claiborne, East Carroll, and Madison. The unit served in General R. Taylor's Brigade during Jackson's Valley Campaign and the Seven Days' Battles, then was assigned to Starke's, Hays', and York's command. It fought in many conflicts from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor, was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and later shared in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 4 killed and 36 wounded at Cross Keys and Port Republic, had 21 killed and 55 wounded at Sharpsburg and 25 killed and 57 wounded at Chancellorsville. It reported 14 casualties at Second Winchester, lost twenty-one percent of the 347 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 130 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 4 officers and 64 men surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonels William R. Peck, E.G. Randolph, Leroy A. Stafford, and Richard Taylor; Lieutenant Colonels John J. Hodges and N.J. Walker; and Majors James R. Kavanaugh, A.A. Singletary, and Henry L. N. Williams. 2,894 MEN
9th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Louisiana Militia 1 MAN
10th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 10th Infantry Battalion [also called Yellow Jacket Battalion] was organized during the fall of 1862. The unit served in Mouton's Brigade, District of Western Louisiana, until the winter of 1863-1864. It then merged into the 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Valsin A. Fournet and Major Desire Beraud were in command. 533 MEN
11th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion was formed during the summer of 1862 and served in Mouton's Brigade in the District of Western Louisiana. In August, 1863, it contained about 300 effectives and merged into the Crescent Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The unit was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Shelley and Major James H. Beard. 906 MEN
12th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 12th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in August, 1861. Its companies were from the parishes of Caldwell, Claiborne, Vermilion, Cameron, Calcasieu, Jackson, Ouachita, Bossier, and Iberia. Sent to Missouri, the unit was captured at Island No. 10 in April, 1862. After being exchanged, it was assigned to Rust's, Buford's, T.M. Scott's, and Lowry's Brigade. It fought at Champion's Hill and Jackson before participating in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Resaca to Bentonville. In July, 1862, the unit contained 41 officers and 546 men, reported 11 killed, 57 wounded, and 5 missing out of the 318 engaged at Peach Tree Creek, lost many during Hood's Tennessee Campaign, and surrendered with only a remnant on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Thomas M. Scott; Lieutenant Colonels James A. Boyd, Wade H. Hough, Noel L. Nelson, and Thomas C. Standifer; and Majors John C. Knott and Henry V. McCain. 2,585 MEN
12th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 5 MEN
13th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 11 MEN
13th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 11 MEN