(Smith's/Higgins'/Patton's) 21st Louisiana Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 22nd Louisiana Infantry
- March 28, 1862 - Organized as the 22nd Louisiana Infantry at New Orleans
- Unit served as Heavy Artillery throughout its existence
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service at Camp Moore
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
- May 24, 1862 - Reorganized with 4 companies at Camp Moore
- July 1862 - Reduced to 2 companies
- November 1862 - 4 companies reconstituted
- December 1862 - Increased to 5 companies
- December 27-29, 1862 - Chickasaw Bayou
- December 27, 1862 - Snyder's Mill
- January 1863 - Designated the 21st Louisiana Infantry
- March 11, 1863 - Fort Pemberton
- March 13, 1863 - Fort Pemberton
- March 16, 1863 - Fort Pemberton
- April 2, 1863 - Fort Pemberton
- April 4, 1863 - Fort Pemberton
- April 30-May 1, 1863 - Snyder's Bluff
- May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg
- July 4, 1863 - Surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
- Paroled there later that month
- September 12, 1863 - Declared exchanged
- January 26, 1864 - Members of the regiment east of the Mississippi River were consolidated at Enterprise, Mississippi with similar portions of the:
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #1 / Coast Defenses (March-May 1862)
- Department #1 (May 1862)
- Department #1 / Defenses of Vicksburg (May-June 1862)
- Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana (June-July 1862)
- Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 2nd/3rd Sub-District (July-October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana (October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District (October-December 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Lee's Provisional Division / Higgins' Brigade (December 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Lee's Brigade (December 1862-January 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Smith's Division / Lee's Brigade (January-February 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Maury's Division / Hébert's Brigade (March-April 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Maury's Division / Hébert's Brigade (April-July 1863)
- Forney's Division / Mackall's Brigade (November 1863-January 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Martin L. Smith (Colonel)
- Edward Higgins (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Edward Ivy (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Isaac W. Patton (Colonel)
- John T. Plattsmier (Lieutenant Colonel)
- George Purves (Major)
- Richard L. Robertson (Major)
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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. (Pages 108-109)