(Crescent) Louisiana Militia Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 24th Louisiana Infantry
- March 1, 1862 - Organized for 90 days in Confederate Service
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- October 27, 1862 - Georgia Landing, near Labadieville
- June 3, 1862 - Disbanded
- November 17, 1862 - Reorganized
- February 16, 1863 - Grand River [Companies F/G/H]
- April 13-14, 1863 - Fort Bisland
- November 3, 1863 - Consolidated with the 11th Louisiana Infantry Battalion and the (Confederate Guards) Louisiana Response Infantry Battalion and re-designated the (Crescent) Louisiana (Consolidated) Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #1 (March 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Corps / Ruggles' Division / Pond's Brigade (March-April 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Corps / Cheatham's/Ruggles' Division / Ruggles' Brigade (April-June 1862)[1]
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Corps / L.M. Walker's Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Jones' Division / L.M. Walker's Brigade (July 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's Brigade (October 1862-November 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Marshal J. Smith (Colonel)
- James H. Beard (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Abel W. Bosworth (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Myford McDougall (Major)
- George P. McPheeters (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- George Soule (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Originally printed 1863, likely a misprint
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 90, 111, 121, 123)