1st_Louisiana_Regiment_Infantry

1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Union)

1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Union)

Military unit


The 1st Louisiana Regiment Infantry was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1]

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Service

The unit was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 30, 1862, and remained on duty there until January, 1863. They then moved to Baton Rouge where they remained until March, after which they participated in operations against Port Hudson, and in the Siege of Port Hudson culminating in the surrender on July 9, 1863.

The regiment participated in the Red River Campaign from March to May, 1864.

The unit mustered out on July 12, 1865.

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References

  1. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff. Retrieved 17 May 2010.



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