This is a list of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units. The
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 ...
is shown separately.
Confederate Army
Infantry
The following list includes infantry regiments and battalions.
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1st Infantry – served with
Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most oft ...
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1st Regulars, also called 1st (Strawbridge's) Infantry – served with the
Army of Tennessee
The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ...
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2nd Infantry
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3rd Infantry
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4th Infantry
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5th Infantry
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6th Infantry
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7th Infantry
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8th Infantry
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9th Infantry
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10th Infantry
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11th Infantry
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12th Infantry
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13th Infantry
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13th-20th Consolidated Infantry
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14th Infantry
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15th Infantry
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16th Infantry
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16th-25th Consolidated Infantry
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17th Infantry
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18th Infantry
* 18th Consolidated Infantry (merged with 10th Battalion, included in 18th Infantry)
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19th Infantry
The 19th Infantry Regiment ("Rock of Chickamauga") is a United States Army infantry regiment which is assigned to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, with the assignment of conducting Basic and Advanced Infantry Training.
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20th Infantry
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21st (Kennedy's) Infantry
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22nd Infantry (Patton's/Higgins', later 21st)
* 22nd (Consolidated) Infantry (included in 22nd Infantry)
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23rd Infantry (Theard's/Herrick's, later 22nd)
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24th Infantry (Crescent Regiment)
* Consolidated Crescent Infantry (24th Infantry merged with 11th and 12th Battalions, included in 24th Infantry)
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25th Infantry
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26th Infantry
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27th Infantry
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28th Infantry (Gray's)
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29th Infantry (Thomas', sometimes shown as a second 28th)
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30th Infantry
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31st Infantry
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Miles' Legion
Miles' Legion was a unit of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. It was commanded by Col. William R. Miles. The unit was officially named the 32nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment but it was never referred to by that name. The legion fou ...
(sometimes called the 32nd Infantry)
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33rd Infantry (short-lived merger of 10th and 12th Infantry Battalions)
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1st (Dreux's/Rightor's) Battalion, Infantry
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1st (Wheat's) Special Battalion, Infantry (Louisiana Tigers)
* 3rd Battalion, Infantry (became the 15th Infantry)
* 4th Battalion, Infantry
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5th Battalion, Infantry (became the 21st Infantry)
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6th Battalion, Infantry (became the 20th Infantry)
* 7th Battalion, Infantry
* 8th Battalion, Infantry (became the 8th Heavy Artillery)
* 9th Battalion, Infantry
* 10th Battalion, Infantry (Yellow Jackets)
* 11th Battalion, Infantry (merged with Crescent Regiment)
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12th Battalion, Infantry (Confederate Guards Response Battalion, merged with Crescent Regiment)
* 13th Battalion, Infantry (merged with 30th Infantry)
* 14th (Austin's) Battalion, Sharpshooters
* 15th (Weatherly's) Battalion, Sharpshooters
* 30th Battalion, Infantry (after 30th Infantry was downgraded)
* 1st (Coppens') Battalion, Zouaves (C.S. Zouave Battalion)
* 2nd (Dupeire's) Battalion, Zouaves
Cavalry
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1st Cavalry
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2nd Cavalry
* 3rd Cavalry
* 3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry
* 3rd (Wingfield's) Cavalry
* 4th Cavalry
* 5th Cavalry
* 6th Cavalry
* 7th Cavalry
* 8th Cavalry
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9th (Ogden's) Cavalry
* 18th Battalion, Cavalry
Partisan Rangers
* 13th Battalion (Partisan Rangers)
Artillery
Light Artillery Battalions
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Pointe Coupee Artillery Battalion
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Washington Artillery
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Battalion
Light Artillery Companies
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1st Louisiana Field Battery (St. Mary's Cannoneers)
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1st Louisiana Regular Battery (Semmes' Battery)
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2nd Louisiana Field Battery (Boone's Battery)
* 3rd Field Battery (Bell Battery)
* 4th Field Battery (Cameron's Battery)
* 5th Field Battery (Pelican Light Artillery)
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5th Company, Washington Artillery (Louisiana)
* 6th Field Battery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery)
* Bridges' Battery, Light Artillery
* Crescent Artillery, Company A (Hutton's Battery)
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Donaldsonville Louisiana Artillery (Maurin's Battery, Landry's Battery)
* Fenner's Battery
* Gibson's Battery (Miles' Artillery)
* Holmes' Battery
* King's Battery (Bull Battery)
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Louisiana Guard Battery (Green's Battery)
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Madison Louisiana Light Artillery (Moody's Battery)
* Orleans Guard Battery (LeGardeur's Battery)
* Robinson's Horse Artillery
* Watson Battery
Heavy Artillery
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* 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery
* 2nd Battalion Heavy Artillery
* 8th Battalion Heavy Artillery
* 12th Battalion Heavy Artillery
Militia
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* 1st Chasseurs a pied, Militia
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1st Native Guards, Militia
* Assumption Regiment, Militia
* Beauregard Regiment, Militia
* Cazadores Espanoles Regiment, Militia
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Chalmette Regiment, Militia
* Claiborne Regiment, Militia
* Confederate Guards Regiment, Militia
* Continental Regiment, Militia
* Irish Regiment, Militia
* La Fourche Regiment, Militia
* Orleans Fire Regiment, Militia
* Orleans Guards Regiment, Militia
* Pointe Coupee Light Infantry, Militia
* Pointe Coupee Regiment, Militia
* St. James Regiment, Militia
* St. Martin's Regiment, Militia
* Terrebonne Regiment, Militia
* Vermillion Regiment, Militia
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Louisiana Legion
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* Algiers Battalion, Militia
* Battalion British Fusileers, Militia
* Battalion French Volunteers, Militia
* Beauregard Battalion, Militia
* Bragg's Battalion, Militia
* British Guard Battalion, Militia
* Jackson Rifle Battalion, Militia
* Leeds' Guards Battalion, Militia
* Barr's Independent Company (Blakesley Guards), Militia
* Brenan's Company (Company A, Shamrock Guards), Militia
* Delery's Company (St. Bernard Horse Rifles), Militia
* French Company of St. James, Militia
* Knap's Company (Fausse River Guards), Militia
* Lartigue's Company (Bienville Guards), Militia
* Cavalry Squadron (Independent Rangers of Iberville), Militia
* Cagnolatti's Company, Cavalry (Chasseurs of Jefferson), Militia
* Continental Cadets, Militia
* Crescent Cadets, Militia
* Lewis Guards, Militia
* Mechanics Guard, Militia
* Mounted Rangers of Plaquemines, Militia
* Squadron Guides d'Orleans, Militia
* St. John the Baptist Reserve Guards, Militia
* Lafayette Artillery, Militia
* McPherson's Battery (Orleans Howitzers), Militia
1st Division
1st Brigade
* 3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 4th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
2nd Brigade
* 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
3rd Brigade
* 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
* 4th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
European Brigade
* 1st Regiment, European Brigade, Militia
* 3rd Regiment, European Brigade (Garde Francaise), Militia
* 4th Regiment, European Brigade, Militia
* 5th Regiment, European Brigade (Spanish Regiment), Militia
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6th Regiment, European Brigade (Italian Guards Battalion), Militia
* First Slavonian Rifles, Militia
* Second Slavonian Rifles, Militia
* Cognevich Company, Militia
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French Brigade
* 1st Regiment, French Brigade, Militia
* 2nd Regiment, French Brigade, Militia
* 3rd Regiment, French Brigade, Militia
* 4th Regiment, French Brigade, Militia
State Guards
* 1st Battalion Infantry (State Guards)
* 1st Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
* 2nd Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
Reserves
* 1st Reserves
* 2nd Reserve Corps
Misc
* Bickham's Company (Caddo Militia)
* Bonnabel Guards, Militia
* Borge's Company (Garnet Rangers), Militia
* Catahoula Battalion
* Conscripts, Louisiana
* Dubecq's Company, Cavalry
* Fire Battalion, Militia
* Herrick's Company (Orleans Blues)
* Jeff Davis Regiment, Infantry
* Lewis Regiment
* Lott's Company (Carroll Dragoons), Cavalry
* Louisiana and Government Employees Regiment
* Maddox's Regiment, Reserve Corps
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Miles' Legion
Miles' Legion was a unit of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. It was commanded by Col. William R. Miles. The unit was officially named the 32nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment but it was never referred to by that name. The legion fou ...
** Infantry Battalion
** Cavalry Battalion
* Millaudon's Company (Jefferson Mounted Guards)
* Miller's Independent Company, Mounted Rifles
* Ordnance Detachment
* Pelican Regiment, Infantry
* Red River Sharp Shooters
* Reserve Corps
* Sabine Reserves
* Siege Train Battalion
* Watkins' Battalion, Reserve Corps
* Weatherly's Battalion, Infantry
Artillery
* Beauregard Battalion Battery, Artillery
* Castellanos' Battery, Artillery
* Guyol's (Captain) Company (Orleans Artillery), Artillery
* Kean's Battery (Orleans Independent Artillery), Artillery
Cavalry
* Benjamin's Company, Cavalry
* Bond's Company, Mounted Partisan Rangers
* Cole's Company, Cavalry
* Dreux's Cavalry, Company A
* Greenleaf's Company (Orleans Light Horse), Cavalry
* Norwood's Company (Jeff Davis Rangers), Cavalry
* Nutt's Company (Red River Rangers), Cavalry
* Plains Cavalry
* Webb's Company, Cavalry
See also
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Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
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Confederate Units by State
References
Citations
Bibliography
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National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Website
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Louisiana
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Civil War
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