Note: Brigadier General E L Tracy, First Brigade, First Division, Louisiana Militia, was assigned to command Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 12 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Tracy, Tangipahoa, Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 28 May, 1861. (B3:164). // Booth, LA ", New Orleans Daily Crescent, Morning edition (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 21 May, 1861 - The Continental Guards, "Companies B and C, Crescent Rifles, under Captains Hays and Gilman, left the city yesterday morning for Camp Moore, up the Jackson Railroad. The brigade Oct 63: Ambul. (B2:995). // CSRC, Index. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union Soldiers who [3] It took part in the attack which routed the Union army's right flank, but suffered few casualties. In the Battle of 1st Manassas, July 21, the regiment xMARTIN [Madden], light. 7th Louisiana Infantry: 8 Jun 1863: Soldier's Rest: Carried in the UDC Record with unit as 7th Georgia- [no 7th Louisiana or 7th Georgia fought at Vicksburg- this could possibly be 17th or 27th Louisiana or 57th Georgia.] The regiment was commanded by Colonel David B. Penn and brought 235 men to the field. Pvt. Web15th Louisiana Infantry. WebUnion Army, American Civil War. 16th-25th Consolidated Louisiana Infantry. Rouge, single, a farmer, when he enlisted in Company B, 1 Mar 62, Baton Rouge, Higgins in Louisinna Forces during USA Civl War at Higgins He was twenty-four when he enlisted in 1861. I. WebRecord Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 Contains reproduced compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to the 2nd through the 7th United States Colored Infantry units, including the 3rd Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent) and the 6th and 7th Louisiana Infantries (African Descent). [21] The 1st Louisiana Brigade, commanded by Hays, was part of Major General Early's division in Lieutenant General Ewell's Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. [2] The brigade was commanded by Brigadier General Richard Taylor and was part of Major General Richard S. Ewell's division. Company F Irish Volunteers Captain W.B. Hair light. Note: The 7th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, by Special Orders No.64, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861. stated. Confederate service for the war at Camp Moore on June 5, 1861. Prl. Edward. Conscript. Note: The 7th Louisiana Infantry, Company A, was assigned to picket duty between 9 and 13 July, 1861. [10], At the Battle of Cedar Mountain on 9 August, Colonel Henry Forno commanded the brigade which consisted of the 6th, 7th, and 8th Louisiana, as before, plus the 5th Louisiana and 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiments. PA, [n.d.]. After a little rest from the fatigue caused by marching up and down hill, we went immediately to work building our houses. Occup. The Manassas Campaign, Virginia, 1622 July, 1861, Washington Battalion Artillery, First & Fourth Companies. Vols. Appomattox C.H., They were ordered to attack twice that many Union soldiers. ", Daily Ohio Statesman (Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio), 7 July, 1861 - Affairs in Louisiana, letter dated Baton Rouge, 18 June, 1861, "The first wing arrived here on Friday night, followed on Sunday last by the left. [18] During the Battle of Salem Church on 4 May, the brigades of Hays and Brigadier General Robert Hoke took part in an attack on the isolated Union VI Corps. Louisiana WebLouisiana Regiments, Battalions and Batteries. Colonel Penn and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Terry were captured. In the battle, the 7th Louisiana lost 6 killed and 63 wounded while the brigade suffered 257 casualties,[15] Between 6:30 and 7:00 am, the 1st Louisiana brigade fought against Union troops advancing south in Miller's cornfield. [NFR.] [5] At the Battle of Cross Keys on 8 June, the regiment was not seriously engaged. by the brigade, and 180 men of the regiment fell into enemy hands. U.S. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 B. So reduced in numbers had the regiment become by En. ", New Orleans Daily Crescent, Morning edition (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 27 June, 1861 - Letter from a Crescent Blue, Lynchburg, Va., 23 June, 1861, "As you are doubtless aware, the left wing of our Pelican regiment left Camp Moore last Monday morning, 16th inst., at 9 A. M. It embraces companies F, (Irish Volunteers) G, (American Rifles) H, (Crescent Rifles, B) I, (Virginia Blues) and K, (Livingston Rifles,) Col. Hays in command. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 23 June, 1861. Nemorin. Charles. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment went into camp near Manassas. Single. MAURIN, WebBy the battle of Corinth, Mississippi on 3-4 October 1862, the Army of the West was fully equipped with flags of this pattern. The men saw limited action at Cedar Sent to hosp., Richmond, 8 Oct 61. // CSRC, Index. The ten regiments of the Louisiana brigade were reorganized as a battalion of six companies with less than 500 men, although it would continue to be referred to as a brigade. The 7th Louisiana Infantry enrolled 1,077 men during the Civil War. Web7th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Colored) Overview: Organized at New Orleans, La., En. Pvt. Pvt. B C 1st Louisiana Volunteer Infantry: LA Camp Foster: Camp Cuba Libre: Camp Cuba Libre: 7th-1st-1st Stateside * 2nd Louisiana Volunteer Infantry: LA Camp Foster: Camp Cuba Libre: Camp Onward: 7th-1st-1st Cuba Occ * 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry: ME Camp Powers: Camp George H. Thomas: Maine: 3rd-2nd-3rd Stateside * 1st Maryland Jan-Feb 62. Infantry carpenter. JOHNSON, // CSRC, Index. The Fluvanna Artillery No.1, under the command of Captain W H Holman, was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 3 September, 1861. Ret. Rel. Single. sent to hospital at Richmond, 8 Oct. Nov-Dec 61: Discharged by // CSRC, Index. the regiment.". Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. Due to high losses suffered by the regiment during the war, it spent a majority of the war consolidated with the heavy-German-filled 20th Louisana Infantry. BROUSSARD, trenches at Petersburg during the winter of 1864-65. 17, 1862); Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862); Chancellorsville (May medical exam board, Richmond, for disability, 5 Nov. [21] In the Appomattox campaign that ended in Lee's final surrender, the regiment was assigned to a brigade led by Colonel Eugene Waggaman, in a division under Brigadier General Clement A. Evans, and in Gordon's Second Corps. There were 53 deserters.[21]. Frederic, MD, 12 Sep 62. to Aikens Landing fr Ft. Delaware, DE, for late November that it was consolidated with the 5th and 6th Archives Ordered to Virginia with more than 850 men, the unit served under General Disbanded early 1865. HAMILTON, +MARTIN, not stated. Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the intersection of Union Mills & Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, to Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, 16 July, 1861: The 7th Louisiana Infantry was ordered to Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 16 July, 1861. W Farr's Crossroads, on the old Braddock Road, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 1 July, 1861: The 7th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.81, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 1 and 13 July, 1861 (See the Garrison at Camp Pickens). It lost 13 men killed, 40 wounded and 5 captured, mostly in the assault on Cemetery Hill on the evening of the second day. The 3rd Louisiana fought at Pea Ridge, First Corinth, Iuka, and Second Corinth in 1862. The following companies will compose the First Regiment: Continental Guards, Captain Clark; First Company of Foot Rifles, Capt. Summary Photograph shows identified soldier who was wounded at Port Republic, Virginia. The regiment was in (B2:890). The men were from New Orleans and Iberville and Jefferson parishes. Baton Rouge. Company F (Irish A Virginia regiment that attached itself to Hays' right flank was practically wiped out. Hardin, John: 19th Arkansas Infantry: 23 Jun 1863: Soldier's Rest: 2 in one box. F G Advancing at 3 P. M. withHokes BrigadeflankedEleventh Corpsaided in taking two guns pursued retreating Union troops into town capturing many and late in evening halting on East High St. July 2. WebIt 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. 287, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 September, 1861. Of these, 190 men were killed or died of their wounds, 68 died of disease, 2 were killed in accidents, 1 was murdered and 1 executed. to Feb 62. WebMany of the men who joined it were deserters from infantry units, principally the 10 th Louisiana (Yellow Jackets) Infantry Battalion. 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate Its companies were drawn from De Soto, Natchitoches, Lincoln, St. Landry, Claiborne, Rapides, and Caddo parishes. Infantry A Louisianan, 7th Louisiana Infantry*, On the Regiments (and the States) Role at Blackburns Ford and the Battle at least, treated with due respect. // CSRC, Index. B. B. Pvt. Dewitt C. Pvt. The regiment served in // CSRC, Index. Tennessee WebThe 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment served in the Confederate States Army during the BERTHELOT, Campaign (May-June 1864); Monocacy (July 9, 1864); Kernstown (July Camp Walker, Metairie Racecourse, on Metairie, Street, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 29 April, 1861: Camp Walker was set up at the Metairie Racecourse, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, under the command of Brigadier General E L Tracy, First Brigade, First Division, Louisiana Militia, on 29 April, 1861. Mail boat Mobile (80): Captain G Clark, Continental Guards; Continental Guards, First Lieutenant A W Merriam; Louisiana Greys (13), detachment, Captain W T Dean; Chalmette Guards, detachment, Captain A E Shaw. [26], Hayes was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania on 10 May. LA. The men were in reserve near Hamiltons The Louisianans soon found themselves in a crossfire; Strong was killed and the brigade was forced back. Colonel DeChoisul was mortally wounded. 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early C.S.A. 1863-64: Thurlow Joseph Wright to Caroline S. Wright Pvt. Web7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent). From Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr.'s Guide to Louisiana Confederate Miliatry Units, 1861-1865: "This regiment was organized at Camp Moore on September 29, 1861, with 832 men. On the morning after our return to camp we struck tents and marched to Camp Wigfall, about five miles distant, and there took up our abode for the time being. Web61st Georgia Infantry - Cpt Eliphalet F. Sharp ; 12th Georgia Infantry Battalion - Cpt James W. Anderson; York's Consolidated Louisiana Brigade BG Zebulon York. His 1st Louisiana Brigade was commanded by Colonel William Monaghan while the 2nd Louisiana Brigade (Stafford's) was led by Colonel Zebulon York. Fredericksburg, VA, 3 May 63. Terry. Web7th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Colored) Overview: Organized at New Orleans, La., for 60 days, July 10, 1863. POWs rpd. B. // CSRC, Index. Colonel J A Early, 24th Virginia Infantry, Sixth Brigade, Army of the Potomac: J A Early was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 6 May, 1861. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union Soldiers who Colonel Penn led the 7th Louisiana and was captured during the fighting. LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry; 1st and 2d Mounted Infantry. Henry A. Clinch, of Company C, First Regiment of Louisiana Infantry, left with 40 men for Fort Pike on Friday, to relieve the Continental Guards. B. and at Malvern Hill, July 1. Guards, Scotts, Malarchers). 7th Louisiana Infantry WebVolunteers, 6th Louisiana Infantry, and 7th Louisiana Infantry. Inf.? of Arkansas to September, 1866. Note: First Lieutenant W P Harper, 7th Louisiana Infantry, Company H, was assigned to command the 7th Louisiana Infantry, Company H, during the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861. [17], During the Battle of Chancellorsville on 14 May 1863, Hays led the 1st Louisiana Brigade in Early's division. [Guedry], Francis L. Pvt. S. S. Chief Surg. From Camp Moore, the regiment went to New Orleans. En. Early, of which the 7th regiment formed a prominent part, went in double quick time to the scene of action. +BERGERON, Franklin, 11 Jun 65. MILLER, Mem. A. C. Pvt. Roster. In May 1863 Captain Andrew S. Herron (B Company) was promoted colonel and appointed to a military court. Pvt. Louisiana Infantry Joseph M. Pvt. 7th Infantry Regiment (United States Ferry, September 14. Colonel Joseph Hanlon. WebRecord Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 Contains reproduced compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to the 2nd through the 7th United States Colored Infantry units, including the 3rd Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent) and the 6th and 7th Louisiana Infantries (African Descent). en. Creek, October 19. The regiment was brigaded under Colonel I.G. Overview: 7th Infantry Battalion [also called St.Paul's Web7th Infantry Regiment [ The Pelican Regiment] was organized in May, 1861, and entered 2nd Manassas (August 28-30, 1862); Chantilly (September // CSRC, Index. 7 Jun 61, Tangipahoa. Sgt. 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment [En. (May 5-6, 1864); Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864); North Pvt. 7th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry - Confederate FamilySearch Troops ordered to seize United States Arsenal & Barracks, old Spanish Town Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 12 January, 1861: Colonel L Hbert, East Baton Rouge Regiment, Louisiana Militia; East Baton Rouge Regiment, Louisiana Militia, Pelican Rifles, Captain W F Tunnard; National Guards, Captain H A Rauhman; Creole Guards, Captain J L Fremaux; Attached detachment of Baton Rouge Louisiana Militia, Baton Rouge Fencibles, First Lieutenant J H Stith; Grosse Tte Rangers, Captain W L Keep; Delta Rifles, Captain H M Favrot; Carter Minutemen, Captain J W Fuqua; Detachment of New Orleans Louisiana Militia, Captain J B Walton, Washington Artillery; Colonel & Acting Quarternmaster C De Choiseul, Louisiana Militia; Washington Artillery, Senior First Lieutenant O Voorhies; Orleans Cadets, Captain C D Dreux; Louisiana Guards, Captain S M Todd; Crescent Rifles, First Lieutenant W A Metcalf; Sarsfield Guards, Captain J O'Hara; Louisiana Foot Rifles, 2nd Company, Captain S Meilleur. helped attack and rout the Union armys right flank but suffered only light Age [12] In the Second Battle of Bull Run on 2930 August, the brigades of Forno and Early were initially posted on the extreme right of Jackson's defense line. Company A Continental Guards Captain G. Clark *MARTIN, Mustered out March 13, 1866. Louisiana Infantry Age 22 at ", New Orleans Daily Crescent, Morning edition (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 5 August, 1861 - The Continental Guards, at Bull Run and Stone Bridge, Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 24, Serial No.36: Record of events for the Seventh Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (also called the Pelican Regiment), June 1861-March 1865, edited by James B Hewett, Lee's tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Terry L Jones. TAYLOR, Note: The detachment of the Continental Guards was assigned to guard duty on the steamer Texas in the evening on 30 April, 1861, and arrived disemabrked at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the morning on 6 May, 1861. [2], In spring 1862, the 1st Louisiana Brigade participated in Jackson's Valley campaign. The unit skirmished during the Battle of Blackburn's Ford on 18 July 1861. the Confederate Department of Mississippi and Single. Companies C and D arrived at the road between Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, and McLean's farm, one mile southwest of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 20 July, 1861 (See the 7th Virginia Infantry). [8] On 28 July, Taylor was elevated in rank to major general and transferred to lead the District of West Louisiana. Confed. LA. The Baton Rouge Fencibles, under the command of First Lieutenant J H Stith, was ordered to seize the United States Arsenal and Barracks, old Spanish Town Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, , under the command of Colonel L Hbert, East Baton Rouge Regiment, Louisiana Militia, in the evening on 12 January, 1861 (See the Washington Battalion Artillery). Baton Rouge. // CSRC, Index. Civil War Resources On The Web Note: The 7th Louisiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and E, were stationed at Camp Davis, a quarter of a mile southwest of College Hill, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 20 and 21 June, 1861. Ten companies were organized, named from A to K, excluding J. ", New Orleans Daily Crescent, Morning edition (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 11 June, 1861 - Letter from Camp Moore, "The right wing of the Seventh Regiment left Camp Moore, Friday, the 14th inst., at 12 M.", Times Picayune (New Orleans, Orleans District, New Orleans), 21 June, 1861 - Knoxville, Tenn., 17 June, 1861, "The right wing of the 7th Regiment arrived here at 8 A. M. Our destination was Richmond. WebLouisiana 7th Infantry (Confederate) Explore all Battles and Regiments. At Rappahannock Station in November 1863, almost the entire regiment was captured. Gen Beauregard, who commanded in person, now ordered the Seventh Regiment of Louisiana, under Colonel Harry T. Hays, and the First, Eleventh and Twenty-fourth Regiments of Virginia, to take position at the extreme southern flank of the ford, and prepare to give a warm reception to the enemy, who were seen approaching the opposite Antietam: AotW Battle Map 1 The 7th Louisiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C De Choiseul and Major D B Penn, were ordered to proceed by the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 12 PM 14 June, 1861, and arrived by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Knoxville, Knox County, via Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and Grand Junction, Fayette and Hardeman Counties, Tennessee, at 7 AM on 15 June, 1861. The 7th Louisiana Infantry was organised at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 27 May, 1861. First Commander: Harry T. Hays, COL [promoted BG July 25, 1862], Field Officers: Charles DeChoisel, LTC [died of wounds June 22, 1862]; The 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Louisiana Regiments, Battalions and Batteries Jun 61, Camp Moore. or abs. The 7th Louisiana Infantry surrendered 42 enlisted men. At a meeting of the officers of these companies on Saturday, Capt. The unit traveled to Fort Jackson in early 1862 and took part in the defense of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.The soldiers Web"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. 64-Apr 65), Battles: Blackburns Ford (July 18, 1861); 1st Volunteer Union soldiers of the 20th through 25th Infantry Organizations. Occup. Walter W. Pvt. Ferdinand A. Sgt. The 7th Louisiana under Penn lost 58 casualties out of 235 men present for duty. the regiment skirmished with them on May 2 before falling back to Maryes The following letter was written by Thomas Chinn Robertson of Company C "Delta Rifles" of the 4th Louisiana Infantry of his experience at the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862). Hayes' aide estimated that the 1st Louisiana Brigade lost one-third of its strength. ADAMS, nr. 10th Louisiana Regiment Infantry (African Descent). 7 Jun 61, Camp Moore. Infantry WebThe 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Louisiana infantry unit of the Confederate States of America that operated with the Army of Northern Virginia of the American Civil War. The 7th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. // CSRC, Index. Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862); Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862); B. The regiment was present at the capture of Harpers After fighting at First Bull Run, the unit joined the 1st Louisiana Brigade. Louisiana Armies: Louisiana, 80: Also Known As: 19th Infantry Battalion. [21], In the Battle of the Wilderness on 5 May 1864, Hays' brigade, still in Early's division, was held in reserve. en. Strong led Hays' brigade which was reduced to about 550 effectives. 5 7 ". // CSRC, Index: Frank L. Normend. Colonel Samuel R. Curtis (former 2nd Lieutenant, 7th U.S. Infantry and Adj. Sep-Oct 61: Abs. Colonel J A Early, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops stationed at Camp Davis, a quarter of a mile southwest of College Hill, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 16 May, 1861, and organised the 24th Virginia Infantry, the 28th Virginia Infantry, and the 30th Virginia Cavalry on 17 May, 1861. Charles R. Pvt. Note: The 8th Louisiana Infantry was assigned to Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.81, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861 (See the 8th Louisiana Infantry). [21] At Cedar Creek, the 5th, 6th, and 7th Louisiana Infantry were so reduced in strength that they were consolidated into a single unit. Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) [2] At the Battle of Antietam on 17 September, Colonel Henry B. DEJEAN, The company arrived at Camp Moore, on Beaver Creek, one mile north of Tangipahoa, St Helena/ Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, on 1 June, 1861 (See the 6th Louisiana Infantry). The Continental Guards, under the command of Captain G Clark and First Lieutenant A W Merriam, was ordered to proceed by the mail boat Mobile to Fort Pike, Petite Coquille, on The Rigolets, twenty-eight miles northeast of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at 3 PM on 12 January, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the Louisiana Greys and the Chalmette Guards.
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