The 3rd Louisiana Regiment Native Guard Infantry was a regiment in the
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
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 th ...
.
Port Hudson
The unit was organized at
, November 24, 1862, and remained there until May 1863. Between May and July, the regiment was involved 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.
While Major General#United States, Union Gen ...
.
''Corps d'Afrique''
The designation was changed to ''3rd Regiment, Corps d'Afrique'' June 6 at Port Hudson. The Confederate garrison at Port Hudson surrendered on July 9, five days after the fall of
Vicksburg Vicksburg most commonly refers to:
* Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States
* The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign
* The Siege of Vicksburg, an American Civil War battle
Vicksburg is also the name of ...
farther up the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
.
United States Colored Troops
The unit designation was changed once again to the 75th United States Colored Troops on April 4, 1864.
Dyer
/ref> The 75th participated in the Red River Campaign with engagements at the Battle of Mansura on May 16 and the Battle of Yellow Bayou
The Battle of Yellow Bayou, also known as the Battle of Norwood's Plantation, (May 18, 1864) saw Union Army forces led by Brigadier General Joseph A. Mower clash with Confederate States Army troops commanded by Brigadier General John A. Wharton i ...
on May 18.
The regiment remained on duty in southern Louisiana for the remainder of the war and mustered out November 25, 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 ...
*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 ...
*List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units
Infantry
* 1st Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops
* 2nd Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops
* 3rd Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops
* 4th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops
* 5th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops – Former ...
References
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External links
Union Regimental Histories – Corps De Afrique
Native Guard, 003
Louisiana Native Guard, 003
Military units and formations established in 1862
1862 establishments in Louisiana
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865