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1st Regiment, Native Guards, Louisiana Militia 914 MEN
1st Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 2 MEN
1st Regiment, Louisiana Reserves 133 MEN
1st Regiment, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Regulars) 1st Regular Artillery Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861 with men from New Orleans
and the surrounding area. The unit contained ten companies, but there were a number of consolidations during the war,
and in 1865 it appears that only four remained. A heavy artillery unit, it served at Forts Jackson and St. Phillip at
New Orleans, then was part of the river batteries at Vicksburg. Here it was captured on July 4, 1863. After being
exchanged and reorganized, it was stationed at Mobile and saw action at Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, and Spanish Fort.
On May 4, 1865, the unit surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers
were Colonels Johnson K. Duncan, C.A. Fuller, and Paul O. Hebert; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Beltzhoover; and Majors
James B. Anderson, W.C. Capers, Henry A. Clinch, and Raymond Montaigne. 3,033 MEN
1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 1st Cavalry Regiment, organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the late summer of 1861, recruited its members
in Baton Rouge and the parishes of East Baton Rouge, Rapides, St. Landry, and Orleans. It skirmished in Tennessee
and Kentucky, fought at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, then was active in the Knoxville Campaign. Later the regiment
was on duty in Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana. In March, 1865, it disbanded. The field officers were Colonel
John S. Scott, Lieutenant Colonel James O. Nixon, and Majors Gervais Schlater and J.M. Taylor. 2,211 MEN
1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Nelligan's) 1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861,
at New Orleans, Louisiana. Its companies were from Alexandria, New Orleans, and Shreveport. Ordered to Virginia, the unit
served in the Department of Norfolk, then was assigned to A.R. Wright's, Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in the many difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor,
marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment reported 214 casualties during the Seven Days'
Battles, 71 at Sharpsburg, and 8 at Fredericksburg. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 125 at Chancellorsville, twenty-three percent of
the 172 at Gettysburg, and twenty-five percent of the 112 at Mine Run. The 1st surrendered with only 1 officer and 18 men. The field officers
were Colonels Albert C. Blanchard, Samuel R. Harrison, William R. Shivers, and W.G. Vincent; Lieutenant Colonels James Nelligan and Michael Nolan;
and Majors Charles E. Cormier and J.C. Wise. 1,978 MEN
1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery St. Mary's Light Artillery also called St. Mary's Cannoneers. was organized during the summer of 1861
with men from St. Mary's Parish. The unit served at New Orleans until that city fell in April, 1862. After the exchange it was assigned
to the Trans-Mississippi Department, attacked Federal gunboats and transports on the Mississippi River, and took an active part in the
operations against Bank's Red River Campaign. In May, 1865, it disbanded in Vermilion Parish. Captain Florian O. Cornay was in command. 282 MEN
2nd Battalion, R.C.D.W. Louisiana 1 MAN
2nd Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery 2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Alexandria, Louisiana, during the fall of 1863 with three companies,
later increased to four. Serving in the Trans-Mississippi Department it was stationed on the Red River near Shreveport until the spring of 1864.
The unit was then ordered to man the heavy guns at Columbia, Louisiana, and later served on the Ouachita River. It was included in the surrender
on June 2, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel George W. Logan was in command. 223 MEN
2nd Battalion, Louisiana Cavalry (State Guards) 6 MEN
2nd Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia 598 MEN
2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 321 Men
2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 295 MEN
2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the southern section of the state. It was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department and served within the boundaries of Louisiana throughout the war. The unit confronted the Federals in many conflicts, but in the fight at Henderson's Hill on March 21, 1864, it had 15 officers and 192 men captured. It continued to serve, then disbanded during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels James D. Blair and William G. Vincent, Lieutenant Colonel Winter W. Breazeale, and Major James M. Thompson. 2,609 MEN
2nd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 2nd Infantry Regiment [also called Louisiana Zouaves] was formed at Camp Moore in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, during the spring of 1861. Its companies were drawn from De Soto, Natchitoches, Lincoln, St. Landry, Claiborne, Rapides, and Caddo parishes. Ordered to Virginia the unit was assigned to the Department of the Peninsula and in April, 1862 totaled 782 men. Later it was placed in H. Cobb's, Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, served with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, then was active around Appomattox. The regiment lost 30 killed and 152 wounded at Malvern Hill, had 25 killed and 86 wounded at Second Manassas, and sustained 62 casualties at Sharpsburg. It reported 15 killed and 90 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 236 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-seven percent were disabled. Only 3 officers and 41 men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Ross E. Burke, Lewis G. De Russy, William M. Levy, and Isaiah T. Norwood; Lieutenant Colonels Michael A. Grogan, Jesse M. Williams, and John Young; and Majors Richard W. Ashton and Martin C. Redwine. 2,048 MEN
2nd Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery Boone's Battery was formed during the summer of 1862 and in August totaled 102 men. It was assigned to Maxey's Brigade, then W.R. Miles' command, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured at Port Hudson in July, 1863. After being exchanged, the unit served in T.A. Faries' Battalion of Artillery in the Trans-Mississippi Department. It saw action in the conflicts at Mansura, Yellow Bayou, Simsport, and Napoleonville. It disbanded during the spring of 1865. Captains R.M. Boone and S.M. Thomas were its commanding officers. 304 MEN

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