(Red River Scouts) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • Also referred to as the:
    • Louisiana Red River Sharpshooters Battalion
    • Louisiana Steamboat Cavalry Battalion
    • Louisiana Red River Infantry Battalion, Sharpshooters
  • Late 1863 - Organized with 2 companies from vessels plying the Red River at Shreveport
  • ? - A 3rd company subsequently assigned
  • No field officers ever appointed
  • May 10-22, 1864 - Red River Campaign
  • March 14, 1864 - Fort DeRussy [detachment Company B]
  • May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

  • November 1863-April 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Unattached
  • April-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas and West Louisiana / Unattached

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