The 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
that fought in the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. Formed in June 1861 as the 2nd Regiment, Polish Brigade, the unit was sent to fight in the
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. As the 3rd Louisiana Infantry Battalion, the unit served at
Beaver Dam Creek and
Glendale. After two companies from the 7th Louisiana Infantry Battalion were added in July 1862, the unit reorganized as the 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. It joined the 2nd Louisiana Brigade and fought at
Cedar Mountain,
Second Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederat ...
,
Antietam
The Battle of Antietam (), or Battle of Sharpsburg particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union G ...
, and
Fredericksburg in 1862. It served at
Chancellorsville,
Second Winchester,
Gettysburg, and
Mine Run in 1863. The regiment fought at
the Wilderness,
Spotsylvania,
Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S ...
,
Monocacy,
Third Winchester,
Fisher's Hill,
Cedar Creek, and
Petersburg in 1864. A handful of survivors surrendered at
Appomattox in 1865.
See also
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List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units
This is a list of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units. The list of Louisiana Union Civil War units is shown separately.
Confederate Army
Infantry
The following list includes infantry regiments and battalions.
* 1st Infantry – served wi ...
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Louisiana in the Civil War
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana
1861 establishments in Louisiana
Military units and formations established in 1861
1865 disestablishments in Louisiana
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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