(Orleans Light Horse) Louisiana Cavalry Company
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- 1861 - Organized at New Orleans
- March 22, 1862 - Mustered into Confederate States service
- April 6-7, 1862 -
Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
- October 8, 1862 -
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- June-July 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- February-March 1864 - Meridian Campaign
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
- March 17-April 12, 1865 - Mobile
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- December 1861-March 1862 - Department #1
- March-July 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 1st Corps / Escort
- July-August 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Escort
- August-November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Escort
- November 1862-October 1863 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Escort
- December 1863-January 1864 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Escort
- January-May 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Escort
- May-July 1864 - Army of Mississippi / Escort
- July 1864-April 1865- Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Escort
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: J. McD. Taylor (Captain)
- Thomas L. Leeds (Captain)
- W. Alexander Gordon (Captain)
- Leeds Greenleaf (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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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. (Page 59)