1st Louisiana Special Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the:
- 2nd Louisiana Infantry Battalion
- Louisiana Tigers
- May 25, 1861 - Organized with 4 companies for the war
- June 5, 1861 - Battalion organization completed
- June 6, 1861[1] - Mustered into Confederate Service at Richmond, Virginia
- June 9, 1861[2] - Mustered in for the war
- July 21, 1861 -
Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
- May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
- May 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Somerville Heights
- May 23, 1862 - Front Royal
- May 24, 1862 - Middletown
- May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester [not engaged]
- May 31, 1862 - 7th Louisiana Infantry Battalion attached
- June 1, 1862 - Mount Carmel
- June 9, 1862 - Port Republic
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- June 28, 1863- Skirmish at Seneca, Potomac River
- August 21, 1862 - Broken up as unmanageable
DESIGNATIONS
- Army of the Potomac / Evans' Brigade (July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Evans' Brigade (July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / W.H.T. Walker's/Taylor's Brigade (July-October 1861)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / E.K. Smith's Division / Taylor's Brigade (October 1861-January 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / Taylor's Brigade (January-March 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / Taylor's Brigade (March-May 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Taylor's Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Taylor's Brigade (June-July 1862)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Chatham R. Wheat (Major)
- Robert A. Harris (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Jones, Terry L. Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 61-62, 67, 80)