(Crescent) (Consolidated) Louisiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 24th Louisiana Infantry

• November 2, 1863 - Organized at Simmesport with 14 companies by the consolidation of the (Crescent) Louisiana Militia Infantry and the (Confederate Guards) Louisiana Response Infantry Battalion
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• May 10-22, 1864 - Red River Campaign
• April 8, 1864 - Mansfield
• April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill
• May 18, 1864 - Yellow Bayou
• June 8, 1864 - Atchafalaya River
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's/Polignac's Division / Mouton's/Gray's Brigade (November 1863-September 1864)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / 2nd (Polignac's) Division / 2nd (Gray's) Brigade (September 1864-May 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: James H. Beard (Colonel)
• Abel W. Bosworth (Colonel)
• Mercer Canfield (Major)
• Franklin H. Clack (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Arthur W. Hyatt (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Hugh W. Montgomery (Major)
• James J. Yarborough (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 111, 123-124)