5th Louisiana Cavalry
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- February 20, 1864 - Organized by the increase of the 13th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion to a regiment
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- February-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Sub-District of North Louisiana / Harrison's Louisiana Cavalry Brigade
- September-October 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Harrison's Cavalry Brigade
- December 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / 1st Louisiana Cavalry Division / (Harrison's/Gray's) 3rd Louisiana Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Richard L. Capers (Colonel)
- James H. Capers (Lieutenant Colonel)
- W.H. Corbin (Major)
- John S. Young (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 51, 54)