The 18th 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 ...
. The regiment began forming in October 1861, but did not reach its full complement of 10 companies until January 1862. It served throughout the war in the
Western Theater of the American Civil War. In 1862, the regiment served at
Shiloh,
First Corinth and
Georgia Landing (Labadieville). In 1863, it fought at
Fort Bisland and campaigned in south Louisiana. In November 1863, the unit merged with the 10th Louisiana Infantry Battalion, creating the 18th Consolidated Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The new regiment served during the
Red River campaign in 1864, fighting at
Mansfield,
Pleasant Hill, and
Yellow Bayou. The regiment remained in Louisiana and Arkansas for the rest of the war, before disbanding in May 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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