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3rd Louisiana Brigade 1 MAN
3rd Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Benton's) Benton's Battery [also called the Bell Battery] was organized in Madison Parish, Louisiana, during August, 1862, and entered Confederate service in September. It served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and for a time was part of the garrison at Harrisonburg. Later the unit fought at Deloach's Bluff and was active at Morganza. In September, 1864, it was assigned to T.A. Faries' Battalion of Artillery and was stationed at Alexandria. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded. Captain Thomas O. Benton was in command. 101 MEN
3rd Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Garde Francaise) 844 MEN
3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 727 MEN
3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 298 MEN
3rd Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia 629 MEN
4th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 233 MEN
4th Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia 696 MEN
4th Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia 494 MEN
4th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 648 MEN
4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia 264 MEN
4th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry 4th Infantry Battalion was organized during the summer of 1861 and in September its six companies were ordered to Virginia. The men were recruited in the parishes of Madison, Ouachita, Franklin, Tensas, and Concordia. After serving in the Army of the Kanawha, it moved to South Carolina and was active in the conflict at Secessionville. Later the unit was ordered to Mississippi, then was assigned to Wilson's, D.W. Adams', and Gibson's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville and in 1865, aided in the defense of Mobile. The battalion lost 6 killed and 22 wounded out of the 250 engaged at Secessionville, totaled 116 men and 38 arms in December, 1863, and had 71 present for duty in November, 1864. It surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John McEnery, and Majors Duncan Buie and George C. Waddill. 1,148 MEN
4th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 4th Cavalry Regiment was mustered into Confederate service in February, 1864 and was formed by consolidating Louisiana independent companies. It served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and skirmished within the state. The unit disbanded during the spring of 1865. Colonel A. J. McNeill was in command.
4th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 4th Infantry Regiment, organized at New Orleans, Louisiana in April, 1861, contained men from New Orleans and the parishes of St. Helena, Lafourche, West Feliciana, Plaquemines, West Baton Rouge, and East Carroll. The unit served on the gulf coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, then moved to Tennessee where it was engaged in the fight at Shiloh. Later it was assigned to Maxey's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It saw action at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge, and was on duty at Port Hudson. until March, 1863. Sent to Jackson and later Mobile, it then was assigned to Quarles' and Gibbon's Brigade. The regiment participated in the Atlanta and Hood's Tennessee campaigns, and in 1865 returned to Mobile. It sustained 209 casualties at Shiloh, had 403 present for duty in July, 1862, totaled 374 men and 391 arms in December, 1863, and had 161 fit for duty in November, 1864. The 4th was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865.
The field officers were Colonels Henry W. Allen, Robert J. Barrow, and S. E. Hunter, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Pennington, and Majors E. J. Pullen and Thomas E. Vick. 2,391 MEN
4th Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery 3 MEN
5th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at New Orleans, Louisiana, in May, 1861 with men from New Orleans and the parishes of St. Bernard, Bienville, De Soto, Lafourche, and Ouachita. Ordered to Virginia and assigned to the Department of the Peninsula, the unit totaled 744 men in April, 1862. During the war it was attached to General McLaws', Semmes', Hays', and York's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, then was involved in the Appomattox operations. The regiment reported 27 casualties at Manassas Junction, 50 at Sharpsburg, 53 at Chancellorsville, and 7 at Second Winchester. It lost more than thirty percent of the 196 engaged at Gettysburg and had 123 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 1 officer and 18 men surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Henry Forno and Theodore G. Hunt, Lieutenant Colonels William T. Dean and Bruce Menger, and Major Alexander Hart. 2,315 MEN
5th Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry 5th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Regiment] was formed in March, 1864, by redesigning the 3rd (Pargouad's) Louisiana Cavalry Regiment. The unit served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and saw light action within its boundaries of Louisiana. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded. Colonel Richard L. Capers was in command. 479 MEN
5th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry 539 MEN
5th Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Spanish Regiment) 1,034 MEN
5th Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Pelican Light Artillery) 187 MEN

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