(Gober's) Louisiana Mounted Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as:
- (Gober's) Louisiana Cavalry
- (May 1864) - 9th Louisiana Infantry Battalion / Company A mounted and added to this battalion
- June 1864 - Organized
- (Early 1864) - Members of (Miles' Legion) Louisiana Infantry Battalion east of the Mississippi River became part of this battalion
- ? - Transferred to Confederate Service
- May 18-19, 1863 - Skirmish at Merritt's Plantation
- August 5, 1864 - Skirmish at Doyal's Plantation
- October 1864 - The 6 Louisiana companies of (Powers') Confederate States Cavalry merged into this regiment
- October 4, 1864 - Skirmish at Sara Bayou
- October 5, 1864 - Thompson's Creek
- October 5, 1864 - Woodville
- November 14-21, 1864 - Expedition to Brookhaven
- November 18, 1864 - Skirmish at Liberty
- January 2, 1865 - Franklin
- January 1865 - Disbanded, with the Powers' Cavalry companies disbursed among:
- Previous organization
- 18th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
- (Ogden's) Louisiana Cavalry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / W. Adams' Cavalry Division / Scott's Brigade (June-August 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District South of Homochitto / Scott's Cavalry Brigade (June-August 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Sub-District of Mississippi and East Louisiana (October-December 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Northern Sub-District of of Mississippi / Scott's Cavalry Brigade (December 1864-January 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Daniel C. Gober (Colonel)
- Thomas Bynum (Major)
- Haley M. Carter (Lieutenant Colonel)
- James T. Coleman (Major)
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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 57, 58, 84, 124-125, 127)