(Miles' Legion) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as:
- (Cage's) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
- Mid-May 1863 - Organized with 3 formerly independent companies
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson
- March 26, 1863 - Bayou Manchac, Amite River [one company]
- June 3, 1863 - Skirmish at Pretty Creek
- April 17-May 2, 1863 - Grierson's Raid
- August 3, 1863 - Skirmish at Jackson
- September 14, 1863 - Became Companies E/D/G respectively of the 14th Confederate States Cavalry
- These companies tended to serve separately from the rest of the regiment
- See also:
DESIGNATIONS
- May-June 1862 - Department #1
- June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 1st Sub-district
- October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District
- December 1862-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Maxey's Brigade
- March 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Miles' Brigade
- March-September 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Cavalry
- September 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Logan's Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John B. Cage (Major) [acting]
- James T. Coleman (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Begeron, Arthur, (Jr.), and Lawrence L. Hewitt, Louisiana Battery: A History and Roster
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 56, 57-58)
