The 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment, also known after September 1863 as the 2nd Louisiana (US) Mounted Infantry, was a unit in the
Union Army
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during the
American Civil War
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.
The regiment served in the Union Army
XIX Corps in Louisiana throughout the war.
Service
The regiment was organized in
in September 1862 and then moved to
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana
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in January 1863. The unit participated in the
Siege of Port Hudson
The siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union (American Civil War), Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.
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beginning with action in May 1863 and culminating with the surrender of the Confederate garrison on July 9, 1863. The regiment fought in the
Second Battle of Sabine Pass
The Second Battle of Sabine Pass (September 8, 1863) was a failed Union Army attempt to invade the Confederate state of Texas during the American Civil War. The Union Navy supported the effort and lost three gunboats during the battle, two cap ...
on September 8, 1863.
The regiment was mounted in September 1863. In 1864, the regiment fought as part of the Cavalry Division in the
Red River Campaign between March and May and then returned to New Orleans in August. The unit was in Baton Rouge or New Orleans until it mustered out on September 11, 1865.
See also
*
Port Hudson order of battle The following is the organization of the Union forces engaged at the Siege of Port Hudson, during the American Civil War in 1863. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
* MG = Major General
* BG = B ...
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List of Louisiana Union Civil War units
This is a list of regiments from the U.S. state of Louisiana that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The list of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units is shown separately.
Artillery
*1st Louisiana Regiment He ...
References
Louisiana Regiment Infantry, 002
Military units and formations established in 1862
1862 establishments in Louisiana
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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