Version 24.8.2016

 

 

Louisiana:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

 

- Jones. Terry L.: Lee’s Tigers (Louisiana State Univ 1987); Illustrated story of 12,000 Louisiana infantrymen in the Confederate Army of Northern VA from Manassas to Appomattox

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

1st Regiment Louisiana Infantry (Strawbridge's):

s. Col Adley H. *Gladden; Col Daniel Weisinger *Adams; Captain E. D. *Willett; Pvt Frederick *Stromeyer (Co. I)

 

Overview:

1st Regular Infantry Regiment, formerly the 1st Louisiana Militia Infantry, entered Confederate service in February, 1861. Most of the officers and men were from New Orleans and the immediate area. It served at Pensacola, then moved to Tennessee and took an active part in the Battle of Shiloh. After being on duty in Mississippi, the unit was assigned to Deas', Liddell's, and Gibson's Brigade. It participated in many conflicts from Murfreesboro to Nashville, then served at Mobile. This regiment lost 8 killed, 71 wounded, and 23 missing at Murfreesboro, had 4 officers and 64 men in December, 1863, and during the Atlanta Campaign, May 9-27, reported 13 casualties. Only 39 men were present in November, 1864, and half that number were included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Daniel W. Adams, Adley H. Gladden, John A. Jaquess, and James Strawbridge; Lieutenant Colonels S.S. Batchelor, Frederick H. Farrar, Jr., and Frederick M. Kent; and Majors Charles M. Bradford and Douglas West.

 

Aufgestellt im April 1861 vor Pensacola unter Col Adley H. *Gladden, nach dessen Beförderung zum BrigGen übernahm Col Daniel Weisinger *Adams das Regiment (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 30 Anm.).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 unter Regimentskommandeur Captain E. D. Willett zu Nicholl’s Brigade / MajGen Edward Johnson’s Division im II Army Corps Ewell in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

 

1st Regiment Louisiana Infantry (Nelligan's):

s. Pvt Edward *Stromberg (Co. F)

 

Overview:

1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at New Orleans, Louisiana. Its companies were from Alexandria, New Orleans, and Shreveport. Ordered to Virginia, the unit served in the Department of Norfolk, then was assigned to A.R. Wright's, Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in the many difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and en­ded the war at Appomattox. The regiment reported 214 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 71 at Sharpsburg, and 8 at Frede­ricksburg. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 125 at Chancellorsville, twenty-three percent of the 172 at Gettysburg, and twenty-five percent of the 112 at Mine Run. The 1st surrendered with only 1 officer and 18 men. The field officers were Colonels Albert C. Blan­chard, Samuel R. Harrison, William R. Shivers, and W.G. Vincent; Lieutenant Colonels James Nelligan and Michael Nolan; and Ma­jors Charles E. Cormier and J.C. Wise.

 

 

2nd Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col William M. *Levy; Captain / LtCol R. E. *Burke (Co. D); Captain A. H. Martin (Co. B); Captain *Flournoy (Co. I); Captain *Kelso (Co. K)

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu Col George T. *Anderson's Brigade. Eingesetzt während McClellan's Peninsular Campaign im April 1862 bei Dam Nr. 1 bei Lee's Mill (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 211); Verteidigung von Dam Nr. 1 am 16.4.1862 (vgl. Report of Col Levy, OR 11.1 S. 420-421). Im Battle von Dam Nr. 1 war das Regiment detachiert zur Unterstützung von Howell *Cobb's Brigade (vgl. Magruder's Report OR 11.1 S. 407).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 unter Regimentskommandeur LtCol R. E. *Burke zu Nicholl’s Brigade / MajGen Edward Johnson’s Division im II Army Corps Ewell in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

 

3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Louis *Hébert, Major Will F. *Tunnard; Captain *Butler (Co G); Captain John W. *Lavender, Captain W. L. *Gunnells, Surgeon A. D. *Brasher; Pvt William H. *Tunnard; Pvt (?) William *Watson

 

Wilson's Creek 10.8.1861; Pea Ridge Campaign (vgl. Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, S. 23, 38); Regimentskommandeur Maj. Will F. Tunnard (kriegsgefangen), Capt. W. L. Gunnels; Verluste 67 (10 t., 15 verw., 42 verm.) (nach Shea / Hess, Pea Ridge, S. 334).

 

Während der Pea Ridge Campaign im Frühjahr 1862 gehörte das Regiment unter Regimentskommandeur Major Will F. *Tunnard zur Brigade Louis Hébert. Am 7.3.1862 eingesetzt bei den Kämpfen in Morgan’s Woods (vgl. Shea / Hess, a.a.O., S. 125 mit Karte S. 123; 131-133 mit Karte S. 132, 134 ff).

 

Literatur:

- *Tunnard, W. H. A.: A Southern Record. The History of the Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry (Baton Rouge, 1866; Reprint Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1970)

- Watson, William: Life in the Confederate Army (New York 1888; Reprint Time Life, NY 1983); Nevins says of this "...an excellent commentary on Southern military life."

- Worley, Ted R. (ed.): The War Memoirs of Captain John W. *Lavender, CSA (Pine Bluff, Arkansas 1956)

 

 

4th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Henry *Allen; John Smith *Kendall; Robert *Patrick; Pvt Charles *Schaeffer (Co. B), Pvt John *Schaeffer (Co. B); Pvt W. E. *Trask (Co. G)

 

Overview:

4th Infantry Regiment, organized at New Orleans, Louisiana in April, 1861, contained men from New Orleans and the parishes of St. Helena, Lafourche, West Feliciana, Plaquemines, West Baton Rouge, and East Carroll. The unit served on the gulf coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, then moved to Tennessee where it was engaged in the fight at Shiloh. Later it was assigned to Maxey's Brigade, De­partment of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It saw action at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge, and was on duty at Port Hudson. until March, 1863. Sent to Jackson and later Mobile, it then was assigned to Quarles' and Gibbon's Brigade. The regiment participated in the Atlanta and Hood's Tennessee campaigns, and in 1865 returned to Mobile. It sustained 209 casualties at Shiloh, had 403 present for duty in July, 1862, totalled 374 men and 391 arms in December, 1863, and had 161 fit for duty in November, 1864. The 4th was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865.

The field officers were Colonels Henry W. Allen, Robert J. Barrow, and S. E. Hunter, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Pennington, and Majors E. J. Pullen and Thomas E. Vick.

 

Das Regiment gehörte zur Brigade Daniel Ruggles’; diese Brigade war Anfang 1862 in New Orleans stationiert und wurde ab dem 12.2.1862 zur Verstärkung von Albert Sidney Johnston’s Department nach Tennessee verlegt (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 60). Im März 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte das Regiment zur 1st Brigade Col Randal L. *Gibson 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Rug­gles II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 320; Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539). Beim Marsch in Richtung Shiloh am 5.4.1862 spielte die Regimentskapelle, obwohl ein Überraschungsangriff geplant war, flotte Melodien, die erst durch das Einschreiten des Brigadekommandeurs Col Gibson gestoppt wurden (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 126).

 

Literatur:

- Kendall, John Smith: "Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer." Louisiana Historical Quarterly, vol. XXIX (October 1946), S. 1041-1071

- Patrick, Robert: Reluctant Rebel: The Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861-1865; ed. F. Jay Taylor (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959); 288 pp; edited by F. Jay Taylor; illustrated. Patrick war a Clerk in the Commissary and Quartermaster Depts of the 4th Louisiana Infantry, recounts siege of Port Hudson and Vicksburg, Battle of Shiloh and the retreat from Atlanta

 

 

5th Regiment Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. Col T. G. Hunt; Pvt John *Albers (Co. G)

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at New Orleans, Louisiana, in May, 1861 with men from New Orleans and the parishes of St. Bernard, Bienville, De Soto, Lafourche, and Ouachita. Ordered to Virginia and assigned to the Department of the Peninsula, the unit totalled 744 men in April, 1862. During the war it was attached to General McLaws', Semmes', Hays', and York's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, then was involved in the Appomattox operations. The regiment reported 27 casualties at Manassas Junction, 50 at Sharpsburg, 53 at Chancellorsville, and 7 at Second Winchester. It lost more than thirty percent of the 196 engaged at Gettysburg and had 123 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 1 officer and 18 men

 

Während McClellan's Peninsular Campaign eingesetzt bei Dam Nr. 1 am 16.4.1862 (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 211).

 

 

6th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Isaac G. *Seymour; Benjamin *Hubert

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. Its members were recruited in New Orleans and the parishes of Union, Sabine, Ouachita, St. Landry, and St. Bernard. Many of these men were of the newspaper trades and half were "Irishmen." Ordered to Virginia, the regiment served under General Ewell at First Manassas, then was assigned to R. Taylor's, Hays', and Tork's Brigade. After participating in Jackson's Valley Campaign, it fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later shared in the Appomattox operati­ons. The 6th reported 66 casualties at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 47 during the Maryland Campaign, 12 at Fredericksburg, and 81 at Chancellorsville. It lost 43 killed and wounded at Second Winchester, and twenty-eight percent of the 218 at Gettysburg. There were 89 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 4 officers and 48 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William Mo­naghan, Isaac G. Seymour, and Henry B. Strong; Lieutenant Colonels Joseph Hanlon, Louis Lay, and Nat. Offutt; and Majors George W. Christy, Samuel L. James, William H. Manning, and Arthur McArthur, Jr.

 

Literatur:

- Gannon, James: Irish Rebels, Confederate Tigers: A History of the 6th Louisiana Volunteers, 1861-1865 (Savas, 1998); 1st Edition, 453 pp, Photos, Illustrations, Maps, Biblio, Index, Rosters. The 6th Louisiana fought in nearly every battle in the Eastern theater including Jackson's Valley Campaign, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Petersburg, Gettysburg and Appomattox.

- Hubert, Benjamin: Letters (Duke University, Manuscript Department, Durham, North Carolina

 

 

7th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Harry Thompson *Hays; Pvt Charles *Baker (Co. B)

 

Overview:

7th Infantry Regiment [also called the Pelican Regiment] was organized in May, 1861, and entered Confederate service at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June. The men were from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, and Livingstone. Ordered to Virginia with more than 850 men, the unit served under General Early at First Manassas. Later it was brigaded under R. Taylor, Hays, and York. It was prominent in Jackson's Valley Campaign and on many battlefields of the Army of Northern Virginia. The 7th served from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It took 827 men to First Manassas, had 132 disabled at Cross Keys and Port Republic, and lost 68 during the Seven Days' Battles and 69 in the Maryland Campaign. The unit sustained 80 casualties at Chancellorsville and 24 at Second Winchester, lost twenty-four percent of the 235 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 180 captured at Rappahannock Station. It surrendered with no officers and 42 men. The field officers were Colonels Harry T. Hays and Davidson B. Penn, Lieutenant Colonels Charles DeChoiseul and Thomas M. Terry, and Major J. Moore Wilson.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Juli 1861 zur Brigade Early in Beauregard’s Army am Bull Run (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 6, 7).

 

 

8th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Pvt Ezekiel *Strickland (Co. G); Pvt. Thomas *Taylor (Co. K)

 

Overview:

8th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in June, 1861. Its members were from the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Bienville, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Landry, Webster, Rapides, and Plaquemines. Sent to Virgi­nia, six companies (508 men) were held in reserve during the Battle of First Manassas, then the regiment moved to Winchester. During the war it was brigaded under Generals R. Taylor, Hays, and York. It fought in Jackson's Valley Campaign and on many batt­lefields of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 8th went on to participate in Early's ope­rations in the Shenandoah Valley, then shared in various conflicts around Appomattox. It reported 9 killed and 37 wounded at Cross Keys and Port Republic, had 15 killed and 69 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and sustaining 91 casualties in the Maryland Campaign. The unit lost 12 killed and 71 wounded at Chancellorsville and twenty-five percent of the 296 engaged at Gettysburg. It had 162 captured at Rappahannock Station. Only 3 officers and 54 men surrendered. Its commanders were Colonels Alcibiades De­Blanc, Henry B. Kelly, and Trevanion D. Lewis; Lieutenant Colonels Germain A. Lester and Francis T. Nicholls; and Major John B. Prados.

 

 

9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Richard *Taylor, Captain David F. *Boyd; Captain William J. *Seymour

 

Das Regiment traf am 25.7.1861 in Virginia ein und gehörte zur 8th (Louisiana Brigade; bald BrigGen Richard Taylor's Brigade; vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 210).

 

Literatur:

- Boyd, David F.: Reminiscenses of the War in Virginia. Edited by T. Michael Parish (Austin / Texas: Jenkins, 1989)

- Seymour, William J. (Capt 9th Louisiana): The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour: Reminiscenses of Louisiana Tiger (LSU Press); Edited by Terry L. Jones

 

 

10th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Mandeville *Marigny; Col Eugene *Waggaman; Major T. L. *Powell; Sergeant Louis *Aarons (Co. F); Pvt Joseph *Straus (Co. G)

 

Overview:

10th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Moore, Louisiana, during June and July, 1861, and soon moved to Virginia. Its mem­bers were from New Orleans and Bossier and St. Landry parishes. Wearing zouave uniforms, the regiment was composed of many foreigners including Greeks, Italians, and Spainards. In April, 1862, it totalled 595 men and during the war served in McLaws', Sem­mes', Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade. The 10th fought in many engagements of the Army of the Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor. Later, it was active in the Shenandoah Valley with General Early, then took part in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost twenty-seven percent of the 318 engaged at Malvern Hill, had 16 killed, 33 wounded, and 7 missing at Sharpsburg, and 15 killed and 51 wounded at Chancellorsville. The regiment reported 3 wounded at Second Winchester and lost more than forty-five percent of the 226 at Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, only 4 officers and 13 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Mandeville DeMarigny, Henry D. Monier, and Eugene Waggaman; Lieutenant Colonels Jules C. Denis and J.M. Le­gett; and Majors Felix Dumonteil, Thomas N. Powell, and William H. Spencer.

 

Im Juli 1861 eingesetzt unter Magruder auf der Peninsula bei Lee's Mill am Warwick River (vgl. Captain S. W. *Fisk’s Report; in: Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 34). Während McClellan's Peninsular Campaign eingesetzt bei Dam Nr. 1 am 16.4.1862 (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 211).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 unter Regimentskommandeur Major T. L. Powell zu Nicholl’s Brigade / MajGen Edward Johnson’s Division im II Army Corps Ewell in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

 

11th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Samuel F. Marks; Pvt Robert *Schaeffer (Co. L)

 

Overview:

11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in July, 1861. Some of the men were recruited in Catahoula, Poin­te Coupee, and Caddo parishes. The unit fought at Belmont, then in April, 1862, was captured at Island No. 10. After the exchange, it was not reorganized. However, many of its members were transferred to the 13th and 20th Louisiana Infantry Regiments, and the 14th (Austin's) Louisiana Battalion Sharpshooters. The field officers were Colonel Samuel F. Marks, Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow, and Majors E.G.W. Butler, Jr., Alex. Mason, and James A. Ventress, Jr.

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 11th Louisiana Infantry zur 1st Brigade Col Robert M. Russel 1st Division BrigGen Charles Clark I. Army Corps MajGen Leonidas Polk in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi.

 

Am 6.4.1862 gegen 9:00 griff die 11th Louisiana Infantry gegen Waterhouse Battery (Battery E 1st Illinois Light Artillery) nördlich von Rea Field an und wurde durch beträchtliche Verluste zum Rückzug gezwungen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 168 mit Karte S. 165).

 

 

13th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Randall Lee *Gibson

 

 

14th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

Col Jones; LtCol David *Zable (Regimentskommandeur 1863); Reverend James B. *Sheeran; Pvt Frank Kraesig (Co. K); Pvt John *Stropp (Co. D&E)

 

Overview:

14th Infantry Regiment, formerly Sulakowski's 13th (1st) Regiment Polish Brigade, was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, in Au­gust, 1861. Its members were recruited in New Orleans, Louisiana in August, 1861. Its members were recruited in New Orleans and Jefferson, Jackson, Concordia, Assumption, and St. James parishes. The unit moved to Mississippi then Virginia where it served in General Pryor's, Hays', Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade. It was prominent in many battles of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, shared in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and later took part in the Appomattox Campaign. In April, 1862, this regiment totalled 750 effectives, reported 51 killed and 192 wounded at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, and had 6 killed and 47 wounded at Sharpsburg. It sustained 64 casualties at Chancellorsville and lost twenty-three percent of the 281 engaged at Gettysburg. Only 2 officers and 25 men surrendered. The field officers Colonels Richard W. Jones, Va­lery Sulakowski, and Zebulon York, and Lieutenant Colonels William H. Toler and David Zable.

 

Während McClellan's Peninsular Campaign in der Division Magruder's eingesetzt; beim Rückzug vom *Warwick River bildete die 14th Louisiana Infantry die CS-Nachhut und war in die Kämpfe vor Williamsburg verwickelt (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 211).

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 unter Regimentskommandeur LtCol David *Zable zu Nicholl’s Brigade / MajGen Edward Johnson’s Division im II Army Corps Ewell in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

Literatur:

- Rev. James B. Sheeran (14th Louisiana): Confederate Chaplain (Bruce Publishing 1960); Edited by Joseph Durkin, SJ.

 

 

15th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Major Andrew *Brady; s. Captain Adolphe *Straus (Co. F)

 

Overview:

15th Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment Polish Brigade] was organized near Richmond, Virginia, in July, 1862, by consoli­dating the 3rd and part of the 7th Louisiana Infantry Battalions. The men were from the parishes of Plaquemines, St. Helena, Iber­ville, Catahoula, and Jefferson. It was assigned to General Starke's, Nicholl's, Iverson's, Stafford's, and York's Brigade, Army of Nor­thern Virginia. The 15th participated in many conflicts from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor, served with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox. It reported 11 killed and 53 wounded at Second Manassas, had 3 killed and 12 wounded at Sharpsburg, and had 5 killed and 37 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 186 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were di­sabled. When the unit surrendered, only 2 officers and 17 men were present. Its commanders were Colonels Charles M. Bradford and Edmund Pendleton, Lieutenant Colonels McGavock Goodwyn and Robert A. Wilkinson, and Major Andrew Brady.

Predecessor unit:

3rd Infantry Battalion, organized during the summer of 1861, contained eight companies. Sent to Virginia, the battalion served in Ge­neral J.R. Anderson's Brigade during the Seven Days' Battles. In July, 1862, two companies of the 7th Battalion were added and the unit became the 15th Louisiana Regiment. Lieutenant Colonels Charles M. Bradford, Edmund Pendleton, and Thomas Shields, and Major Robert A. Wilkinson were its field officers.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 unter Regimentskommandeur Major Andrew *Brady zu Nicholl’s Brigade / MajGen Edward Johnson’s Division im II Army Corps Ewell in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

 

16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry:

s. Confederate Guards Response Battalion

 

 

16th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col Rh H. *Lindsay; Major Daniel *Gober; Captain Ezekiel John *Ellis (Co. F&H); 2ndLt Hesekiah J. *Wheat (Co. E); Pvt Alex *Courtney (Co. A)

 

Overview:

16th Infantry Regiment, organized during the fall of 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana, contained men from East Feliciana, Caddo, Li­vingston, Rapides, Bienville, St. Helena, and Avoyelles parishes. After fighting at Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was assigned to Ge­neral D.W. Adams' and Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was consolidated with the 25th Louisiana Regiment from December, 1862 until the late summer of 1864. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and shared in the defense of Mobile. The regiment lost 14 killed, 48 wounded, and 27 missing at Shiloh, then the 16th/25th lost 37 killed, 159 wounded, and 17 missing of the 465 engaged at Murfreesboro and thirty-five percent of the 319 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it contained 265 men and 116 arms. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 8-28, 1864, its casual­ties were 11 killed, 47 wounded, and 5 missing. During November, 1864, the 16th had 115 officers and men fit for duty. It surrende­red with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Daniel Gober and Preston Pond, Jr.; Lieutenant Colonels Robert H. Lindsay, Enoch Mason, and W.E. Walker; and Majors Robert P. Oliver and Frank M. Ra­xs­dale.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Battle of Shiloh unter Führung von Major Daniel Gober zur 3rd Brigade Col Preston Pond 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles II. Army Corps Braxton Bragg in Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539)

 

 

17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. LtCol Charles *Jones; Captain Gabriel M. *Killgore

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 unter Führung des Regimentskommandeurs LtCol Charles *Jones gehörte das Regiment zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen James Patton *Anderson 1st Division BrigGenDaniel Ruggles II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539). Am Morgen des 6.4.1862 Teilnahme am Angriff von Anderson’s Brigade auf die 5th US-Division Sherman’s südlich Shiloh Church (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 167 mit Karte S. 166).

 

Im März 1863 war das Regiment eingesetzt nördlich von Vicksburg (vgl. Bearss: Vicksburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. xv).

 

Literatur:

- Killgore, Gabriel M.: “Vicksburg Diary, the Journal of Gabriel M. Killgore”; edited by Gouglas Maynard. Civil War History, vol. X (1964)

 

 

18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Alfred *Mouton; Major Silas T. *Grisamour

 

1862 während der Shiloh-Campaign gehörte die 18th Louisiana Infantry zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles 3rd Brigade Col Preston Pond (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a,a.aO., S. 321).

 

Zusammen mit der am äußersten CS-Flügel der CS-Army of the Tennessee eingesetzten Brigade Pond ging die Einheit am 6.4.1862 gegen 8:00 links neben Anderson’s Brigade, nach Norden gegen die Shiloh Branch (des Owl Creek) vor und drang anschließend in das fluchtartig verlassene Camp der 6th Iowa Infantry ein (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 173).

 

Literatur:

- Grisamore, Silas T. (18th Louisiana): The Civil War Reminiscenses of Major Silas T. Grisamore, C. S. A. (Louisiana State Univ); edited by Arthur Bergeron, Jr., 240 pp; 1st published as Reminiscences of Uncle Silas in 1981. An interesting glimpse of the war on the Civil War's Western Theater

 

 

19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

s. John D. *Cater

 

Literatur:

- Cater, John D.: "As it was": Reminiscenses of a Soldier of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana (The Story of Douglas John Cater's Life) (San Antonio), 1981

 

 

20th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Col August *Reichard; Robert *Clark jr.; Pvt Anton *Schaeffer (Co. F); Pvt Carl *Schaeffer (Co. F); Pvt Daniel *Schaeffer (Co. C)

 

Das Regiment bestand aus Deutschen und Iren aus Louisiana (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 167; Clark, Robert jr.: “The New Orleans German Colony in the Civil War.” Louisiana Historical Quarterly, vol. XX (October 1937), S. 990-1015)

 

Overview:

20th Infantry Regiment [often times called the Lovell Regiment] was assembled and mustered into Confederate service at Camp Le­wis, Louisiana, in February, 1862. Some of the men were recruited in Orleans Parish. The unit participated in the conflicts at Shiloh and Farmington, shared in the Kentucky Campaign, then was assigned to D.W. Adams' and Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was consolidated with the 13th Louisiana Regiment from December, 1862, to April, 1864. The unit fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, served with Hood in Tennessee, and ended the war defending Mobile. At Shiloh this regiment took 507 men into action, but only 289 moved to Farmington. The 13th/20th reported 20 killed, 89 wounded, and 78 missing at Murfreesboro, lost forty-three percent of the 289 engaged at Chickamauga, and totalled 191 men and 71 arms in December, 1863. The 20th had 59 effec­tives in November, 1864 and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Augustus Reichard and Leon Von Zinken, and Lieutenant Colonels S.L. Bishop, Samuel Boyd, and Charles Guillet.

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen James Patton *Anderson 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539). Am Morgen des 6.4.1862 Teilnahme am Angriff von Anderson’s Brigade auf die 5th US-Division Sherman’s südlich Shiloh Church (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 167 mit Karte S. 166).

 

 

21st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Patton's):

 

Overview:

21st Infantry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, and mustered into Confederate service in February. Some of the men were re­cruited in Assumption and St. Helena parishes. The unit was stationed at New Orleans and captured when that city fell in April. After being exchanged, it served in L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured again at Vicksburg. During the Vicksburg siege, the regiment lost 16 killed, 50 wounded, and 1 missing, and after the exchange in December, 1863, only 69 men were present. It was not reorganized. The field officers were Colonels Edward Higgins, Isaac W. Patton, and Mar­tin L. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels Edward Ivy and John T. Plattsmier; and Majors George Purvis and Richard L. Robertson.

 

 

25th Louisiana Infantry Regiment:

 

aufgestellt im Frühjahr 1862; das Regiment traf am 2.4.1862 in Memphis per Schiffstransport ein, besaß jedoch noch keine Waffen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 121).

 

 

22nd Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Captain George *Stromeyer (Co. C); Junior First Lieutenant R. E. *Lehmann (Co. A)

 

das frühere 23rd Regiment Louisiana Infantry

 

Overview:

22nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in March, 1862. Its companies were from New Orleans and the parishes of Jefferson, Washington, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James. The unit was placed in L. Hebert's Brigade, De­partment of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and reported 3 casualties at Chickasaw Bayou and 37 during the Vicksburg siege. After being exchanged, it was reorganized as the 22nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment Consolidated. Its commanders were Colonel Charles H. Herrick, Lieutenant Colonels Samuel Jones and Aristee L. Tissot, and Major Washington Marks.

 

 

22nd Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Infantry:

s. Pvt E. *Lehmann (Co. E); Pvt Jacob *Lehmann (Co. B)

 

Overview:

22nd Infantry Regiment Consolidated was formed in December, 1863, with men from the 22nd Infantry Regiment and other Louisia­na unit that were captured and exchanged at Vicksburg. The regiment served as artillerymen at Mobile assigned to Higgins' and A. Baker's Brigade, District of the Gulf. It fought at Forts Gaines and Morgan, Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely, then surrendered on May 4, 1865. Colonel Isaac W. Patton, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Landry, and Major Washington Marks were in command.

 

 

26th Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

s. Captain John J. *Schaeffer (Co. F)

 

Overview:

26th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 by Colonel A. De Clouet. Many of the men were recruited in Lafa­yette, Assumption, and Allen parishes. It was assigned to General Shoup's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and reported 10 casualties at Chickasaw Bayou and 72 during the siege of Vicksburg. After being exchanged, the unit was attached to A. Thomas' Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department and saw light action within the boundaries of Louisiana during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels Alexander De Clouet and Winchester Hall, Lieutenant Colonels Duncan S. Cage and William C. Crow, and Majors W. Bateman and William W. Martin.

 

 

30th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (Sumter Regiment):

s. Pvt John *Stromeyer (Co. E)

 

Overview:

30th Infantry Regiment [also called Sumter Regiment] was organized during the early spring of 1862, and contained men from Or­leans, St. John the Baptist, and St. James parishes. Later reduced to a battalion. The unit served in Maxey's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and fought at Baton Rouge and Port Hudson where it was captured in July, 1863. Exchanged and re­organized, it was assigned to General Quarles', Page's, and Gibson's Brigade. The 30th fought with the Army of Tennessee in the At­lanta Campaign and Hood's Tennessee operations. Later it was ordered to Mobile. It contained 260 effectives in August, 1862, total­led 322 men and 281 arms in December, 1863, and had 161 fit for duty in November, 1864. Few surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonel Gustavus A. Breaux, Lieutenant Colonels Charles J. Bell and Thomas Shields, and Major Arthur Picolet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

 

3rd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's):

s. 2ndLt I. N. *Stone (Co. D)

 

Overview:

3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1863-1864 with men from the southwestern section of the state. For a time it served behind Federal lines, then was attached to the Trans-Mississippi Department. This unit was active within the boundaries of Louisiana and saw action in the operations against Banks' Red River Campaign. Later it skirmished in various con­flicts and disbanded in May, 1865. Colonel Isaac F. Harrison was in command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

 

Donaldsonville Artillery:

eingesetzt im Battle of Fredericksburg 1862. Die Donaldsonville Artillery gehörte zu BrigGen E. A. Perry’s Brigade, Richrd H. Anderson’s Division, First Army Corps Longstreet (vgl. Luvvas / Nelson: Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg; Reihe: The U.S. Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles (University Press of Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas, 1994); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik115, S. 326)

 

Im July 1863 gehörte die Donaldsonville Artillery unter Captain V. *Maurin zur Divisionsartillerie der 2nd Division MajGen Henry Heth III Army Korps LtGen Ambrose A. Hill Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, unter Col John J. *Garnett (*Garnett’s Artillery) (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 463; Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 60)

 

Literatur:

- Landry, Prosper R.: “The Donaldsonville Artillery at the Battle of Fredericksburg”, in: SHSP, 23: 199-202

 

 

Louisiana Guard Artillery; D'Aquin's Battery:

s. Captain Louis E. *D'Aquin

 

D'Aquin's Battery gehörte während Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's neuaufgestellte Army of Virginia im Juli / August 1862 und beim Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 zu der, von A. R. *Courtney befehligten Divisionsartillerie der Division Ewell's (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 54, 69, 362). D'Aquin's Battery eröffnete neben anderen Artillerie-Batterien das Feuer auf die US-Cavalry bei Crittenden House als Eröffnung der Schlacht von Cedar Mountain (vgl. Krick, a.a.O., S. 54; Grimsley: Battles in Culpeper, a.a.O., S. 27; OR 12 [3] 228, 237).

 

 

Moody's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Madison Light Artillery):

s. Pvt John *Dorsey

 

Overview:

Madison Light Artillery was organized at Tullulah, Louisiana, during the winter of 1861-1862 with men from Madison Parish. The company soon moved to Virginia and served in S.D. Lee's, E.P. Alexander's, and F. Huger's Battalion of Artillery. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege and the Appo­mattox Campaign. This unit lost twenty-four percent of the 135 at Gettysburg and surrendered with 3 officers and 41 men. Its com­manders were Captains George V. Moody and Thomas J. Richards.

 

 

Washington Artillery:

s. Col James Birge *Walton (Co. F&S); Captain (Col) James Birge *Walton; Captain Merritt B. *Miller (3rd Co.); Captain William Miller *Owen; Captain Charles *Squires (Co. 1), Lt. (Captain) Gno. B. *Richardson; Lt. Thomas Lafayette *Rosser; Lt (?) Miles Taylor *Squires; Lt (?) Samuel Smith *Squires; Lt *Garnett; Corporal Myron Napier *Bartlett; Pvt Frank *Baker; Pvt Richard *Pugh (Co. 5); Pvt Philip Daingerfield *Stephenson (Loader in the 5th Company of the Washington Artillery);

 

Overview:

Washington Artillery Battalion was organized in 1838 and fought in the Mexican War. It then was known as the "Native American" Battery. Reorganized in 1852 as the Washington Artillery, it was mustered into Confederate service on May 26, 1861 with five com­panies. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Companies fought at First Manassas and in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virgi­nia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg. They were involved at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, then participated in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The battalion lost 4 killed and 26 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, had 3 killed and 22 wounded at Fredericksburg, and of the 329 engaged at Gettysburg, eighteen percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, only 3 officers and 22 men were present. The 5th Company fought at Shiloh, was active in the Kentucky Campaign and the Battle of Murfreesboro, then moved to Mississippi. Later it participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville and in 1865 shared in the defense of Mobile. The company lost 1 killed and 4 wounded at Murfreesboro, had 5 officers and 132 men fit for duty in January, 1863, and reported 10 killed and 20 wounded at Chickamauga. It totalled 118 men in December, 1863, and 116 in April, 1864. Most of the unit was captured when Mobile fell, but a small number surrendered at West Point, Georgia, in mid-April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel James B. Walton, Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F. Eshlman and William M. Owen, and Major Merrit B. Miller.

 

5th Co.: s. Militia

 

CS-Col James Birge *Walton kommandierte seit 1857 eine Miliz-Artillerie, die sog. "Washington Artillery", die älteste Milizeinheit im Staat Louisiana. Alexander (Fighting for the Confederacy, a.a.O., S. 168) gibt irrtümlich deren Stärke nach Ausbruch des Bürgerkrieges mit 3 Kompanien an. Tatsächlich umfaßte die Einheit während nahezu des gesamten Krieges 5 Kompanien, davon 4 Kompanien in der Army of Northern Virginia und eine weitere im Westen (vgl. Alexander, a.a.O., S. 578, Anm. 6; vgl. auch Angaben bei *Stephenson).

 

Die Artillerie-Battery unter Captain Washington stammte aus New Orleans / Louisiana (vgl. Longstreet: From Manassas to Appomattox, a.a.O., S. 37: Photo von Captain Washington)

 

Teilnahme an der Schlacht von 1st Manassas am 21.7.1861; Verluste 1 Gefallener, 5 Verwundete (vgl. Confederate Military History, a.a.O., vol. X, S. 210, Anm.).

 

The Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, fought with the Confederate Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Chickamauga, from Perryville to Mobile, and from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi Artillery. Slocomb's Battery, as it was also known, won repeated praise from every commander of that army. Although it sustained high losses, the company was recognized as a cohesive, well-disciplined organization that fought boldly and tenaciously and was considered the Army of Tennessee's finest close-combat battery (vgl. Hughes, a.a.O., vgl. Philip Daingerfield Stephenson, a.a.O.).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, a.a.O., vol. I: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg, S. 150 (at Camp Lewis), 156, 200, 303, 1320

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, a.a.O., vol. II: Vicksburg to Appomattox, a.a.O., S. 504, 536

 

Literatur:

- *Bartlett, Napier: A Story of the War Including the Marches of Washington (New Orleans, 1874)

- Boatner a.a.O., S. 893

- Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs: The Pride of the Confederate Artillery: The Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee (LSU Press). The Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, fought with the Confederate Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Chickamauga, from Perryville to Mobile, and from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi. Slocomb's Battery, as it was also known, won repeated praise from every commander of that army. Although it sustained high losses, the company was recognized as a cohesive, well-disciplined organization that fought boldly and tenaciously and was considered the Army of Tennessee's finest close-combat battery.

- *Owen, William Miller: In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans (Boston: Ticknor and Comp, 1885, re­print Gaithersburg, Maryland: Butternut Press) (Bibliothek Ref, download, Washington Artillery)

- *Stephenson, Philip Daingerfield, D.D.: The Civil War Memoir of Philip Daingerfield Stephenson, DD (UCA Press 1995); edited by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.; 1st edition, 411 pp, Index, Photos, Notes, Maps. Stephenson's memoirs were originally issued in the Southern Historical Society Papers. Stephenson served as a Private in Co "K", 13th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. and as a Loader in the 5th Company of the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. Written in 1865, when he was twenty, Stephenson's diary relates his observations and reminiscences in painstaking detail. A private who became a veteran infantryman and artilleryman, Stephenson witnessed the death of Leonidas Polk and shared a blanket with a sleeping General Breckinridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Militia:

Louisiana-Governor Thomas O. *Moore stellte auf Anforderung von Beauregard vom 21.2.1862 ca 1500 Mann Militia auf, die für 90 Tage mit Zustimmung des CS-War Departments eingezogen wurden; die Truppen umfaßten die Washington Artillery (5th Co.), Orleans Guard Artillery, Orleans Guard Battalion, Crescent Regiment und Confederate Guards Reponse Battalion (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61).

 

 

1st Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia:

s. Pvt L. *Lehmann (Co. C)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Garde Francaise):

s. Pvt(?) L. *Lehmann (Co. No. 5)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia:

s. Pvt. G. *Lehmann (Co. E); Pvt Hermd *Lehmann (Co. D); Pvt O. H. *Lehmann (Co. A)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Confederate Guards Response Battalion (16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry):

s. Major Franklin H. *Clack; Joseph *Lyman

 

Louisiana-Governor Thomas O. *Moore stellte auf Anforderung von Beauregard vom 21.2.1862 ca 1500 Mann Militia auf, die für 90 Tage mit Zustimmung des CS-War Departments eingezogen wurden; die Truppen umfaßten die Washington Artillery (5th Co.), Orleans Guard Artillery, Orleans Guard Battalion, Crescent Regiment und Confederate Guards Response Battalion (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61).

 

Die Einheit gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles 2nd Brigade BrigGen Patton Anderson (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321). Am Morgen des 6.4.1862 Teilnahme am Angriff von Anderson’s Brigade auf die 5th US-Division Sherman’s südlich Shiloh Church bei Rea Field (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 167 mit Karte S. 166).

 

1863 mit anderen Einheiten zur Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry zusammengefaßt

 

Literatur:

- Lyman, Joseph: Letters (Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut)

 

 

Confederate Guards Regiment Louisiana Militia:

s. Pvt J. W. *Stone (Co. H)

 

Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry:

 

The Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry was formed by consolidating the Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry (also known as the 24th Regiment), the 16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry (also known as the Confederate Guards Response Battalion) and the 11th Battalion Louisiana Infantry on Nov. 3, 1863. You can read about the Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry & the three Company’s that made it up in the book, Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865 written by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. published by the Louisiana State University Press (vgl. Charolette and Deborah Foshee; Email: cmfoshee@yahoo.com sackettdaxx@yahoo.com).

 

 

Crescent Regiment (“Kid Glove Regiment”):

s. Col Marshall J. *Smith; Captain S. W. *Fisk

 

Die Milizeinheit wurde am 15.4.1861 unter Führung von Captain S. W. Fisk von New Orleans / Lousiana nach Pensacola / Florida verlegt (vgl. Evans: Confederate Military History, vol. X, S. 29).

 

Louisiana-Governor Thomas O. *Moore stellte auf Anforderung von Beauregard vom 21.2.1862 ca 1500 Mann Militia auf, die für 90 Tage mit Zustimmung des CS-War Departments eingezogen wurden; die Truppen umfaßten die Washington Artillery (5th Co.), Orleans Guard Artillery, Orleans Guard Battalion, Crescent Regiment und Confederate Guards Reponse Battalion (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61).

 

Die Einheit gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zum II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles 3rd Brigade Col Preston Pond (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321).

 

The Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry was formed by consolidating the Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry (also known as the 24th Regiment), the 16th Battalion Louisiana Infantry (also known as the Confederate Guards Response Battalion) and the 11th Battalion Louisiana Infantry on Nov. 3, 1863. You can read about the Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry & the three Company’s that made it up in the book, Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865 written by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. published by the Louisiana State University Press (vgl. Charolette and Deborah Foshee; Email: cmfoshee@yahoo.com sackettdaxx@yahoo.com).

 

 

Orleans Guard Artillery:

 

 

Orleans Guard Battalion:

s. Major Leon *Querouze; Pvt Edmond Emoul *Livaudais

 

Die Orleans Guards wurden Ende 1860 in Second Bezirk von New Orleans aufgestellt (vgl. Evans: Confederate Military History, vol. X, S. 3)

 

Die Milizeinheit wurde am 15.4.1861 unter Führung von LtCol Chas. D. Dreux von New Orleans / Lousiana nach Pensacola / Florida verlegt (vgl. Evans: Confederate Military History, vol. X, S. 29).

 

Im Sommer 1861 wurde die Einheit auf Virginia Peninsula zusammen mit den anderen CS-Einheiten unter Gen. Gen. John B. Magruder eingesetzt und nahm am Battle of Big Bethel am 10.6.1861 und am Gefecht von Young’s Mills am 5.7.1861 teil (vgl. Evans: Confederate Military History, vol. X, S. 31)

 

Louisiana-Governor Thomas O. *Moore stellte auf Anforderung von Beauregard vom 21.2.1862 ca 1500 Mann Militia auf, die für 90 Tage mit Zustimmung des CS-War Departments eingezogen wurden; die Truppen umfaßten die Washington Artillery (5th Co.), Orleans Guard Artillery, Orleans Guard Battalion, Crescent Regiment und Confederate Guards Reponse Battalion (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61).

 

Die Einheit gehörte im Battle of Shiloh zur 3rd Brigade Col Preston Pond 1st Division BrigGen Daniel Ruggles II. Army Corps Braxton Bragg in Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539); die Einheit verlor in Shiloh 90 Casualties (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 312). Zusammen mit der am äußersten CS-Flügel der CS-Army of the Tennessee eingesetzten Brigade Pond ging die Einheit am 6.4.1862 gegen 8:00 links neben Anderson’s Brigade, nach Norden gegen die Shiloh Branch (des Owl Creek) vor und hatte erhebliche Schwierigkeiten mit der Flußüberquerung. Die Shiloh Branch war tiel eingeschnitten, auf der Südseite war tiefer undurchdringlicher Morast, weshalb die Einheit zurückgenommen werde mußte und an einer anderen Stelle erneut die Überquerung vornahm (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 173). Im Zuge des weiteren Angriffs gegen die rechte Flanke der US-Truppen bei *Jones Field geriet die Einheit aufgrund ihrer blauen Uniformen unter Feuer durch die links eingesetzte Pond’s Kentucky Brigade und mußte sich zurückziehen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 190). Die Story wonach die Einheit zurückschoß, obwohl sie Pond’s Brigade als eigene Truppe erkannte (vgl. Duke: History of Morgans’s Cavalry, a.a.O., S. 1848-49) gehört ins Reich der Fama (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 190 mit S. 358n83).

 

Literatur:

- Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61, 93, 173, 190, 240, 278-79, 289, 302, 312-313

- Journal of the th Orleans Guard (Historic New Orleans Collection)

- Woods, Earl C. (ed.): The Shiloh Dairy of Edmond Emoul Livaudais (New Orleans, 1992)

 

 

Washington Artillery (5th Co.):

s. Captain Irving *Hodgson; Gordon *Bakewell; Richard *Pugh

 

Louisiana-Governor Thomas O. *Moore stellte auf Anforderung von Beauregard vom 21.2.1862 ca 1500 Mann Militia auf, die für 90 Tage mit Zustimmung des CS-War Departments eingezogen wurden; die Truppen umfaßten die Washington Artillery (5th Co.), Orleans Guard Artillery, Orleans Guard Battalion, Crescent Regiment und Confederate Guards Response Battalion (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 61).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte die Washington Artillery (5th Co) unter Captain Irving Hodgson zur 2nd Brigade BrigGen James Patton *Anderson 1st Division BrigGenDaniel Ruggles im II. Army Corps MajGen Braxton Bragg und war am Morgen des 6.4.1862 beim Angriff auf die 5th US-Division Sherman’s ca 800 yards südlich von Shiloh im CS-Artillerie­schwerpunkt neben Shoup’s Artilery eingesetzt gegen die US-Artillery Battery E 2nd Illinois Light Artillery von Lt George L. *Nis­pel (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 167).

 

Gegen 12:30 fuhr die Battery, während des CS-Angriffs gegen den rechten US-Flügel und die Brigade John A. *McDowell, südlich von *Jones Field im geräumten früheren Camp der 20th Illinois Infantry auf, und eröffnete das Canister Feuer auf die US-Truppen, Die Battery geriet schnell in Scharfschützenfeuer, verlor eine Menge Zugpferde und mußte sich zunächst zurückziehen. Sie fuhr jedoch bald wieder auf und unterstützte den links der Battery angesetzten Angriff der 4th Kentucky Infantry (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 190).

 

 

Photo;

- Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., nach S. 160

 

Literatur:

- Bakewell, Gordon: “Orderly That Was of the the Fifth Company Washington Artillery at Shiloh!” Illinois Central Magazine, October 1915, S. 18-20