(Miles' Legion) Louisiana Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 32nd Louisiana Infantry

• May 16/17, 1862 - Organized with 8 companies at Camp Moore
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• June 24, 1862 - Grand Gulf [detachment]
• February 24, 1863 - vs. U.S.S. Indianola [detachment]
• March 14, 1863 - Port Hudson Bombardment
• April 17-May 2, 1863 - Grierson's Raid
• May 21, 1863 - Plains Store
• May-July 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson
• July 8, 1863 - Port Hudson
  • Surrendered
  • Paroled later that month
• Early 1864 - Those members east of the Mississippi River became part of (Gober's) Louisiana Mounted Infantry Battalion
• Early 1864 - Those members west of the Mississippi River reorganized as the 15th Louisiana Sharpshooter Battalion at Alexandria, Louisiana
• See also:
  • (Miles' Legion) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
  • (Gibson's/Brown's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
  • 2nd Louisiana Siege Artillery Battery

DESIGNATIONS

• Department #1 / Port Hudson (May-June 1862)
• Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana (June-July 1862)
• Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 1st Sub-District (July-October 1862)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana (October 1862)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District (October 1862)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Maxey's Brigade (December 1862-February 1863)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Miles' Brigade (March 1863)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Buford's Brigade (March-April 1863)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Unattached (April-May 1863)
• Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Miles' Brigade (May-July 1863)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William R. Miles (Colonel)
• Frank Brand (Lieutenant Colonel)
• James T. Coleman (Major)
• Robert C. Weatherly (Major)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Bergeron, Arthur (Jr.) and Lawrence L. Hewitt, Miles' Legion: A History and Roster
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 119, 127-128)