(Red River Scouts) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the:
- Louisiana Red River Sharpshooters Battalion
- Louisiana Steamboat Cavalry Battalion
- Louisiana Red River Infantry Battalion, Sharpshooters
- Late 1863 - Organized with 2 companies from vessels plying the Red River at Shreveport
- ? - A 3rd company subsequently assigned
- No field officers ever appointed
- May 10-22, 1864 - Red River Campaign
- March 14, 1864 - Fort DeRussy [detachment Company B]
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- November 1863-April 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Unattached
- April-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas and West Louisiana / Unattached
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 59, 128)