15th Louisiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the:
  • 2nd Regiment, Polish Brigade

• July 24, 1862 - Organized by the addition of two companies of the 7th Louisiana Infantry Battalion to the 3rd Louisiana Infantry Battalion to form a regiment near Richmond, Virginia
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
• August 28, 1862 - Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg [not engaged]
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• November 27, 1863 - Payne's Farm
• 1864/1865 - Field consolidation with the 10th Louisiana Infantry
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• July 24, 1862 - Kernstown
• August 25, 1864 - Shepherdstown
• September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
• April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / J.R. Anderson's Brigade (July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / McLaws' Division / 2nd Louisiana Brigade (July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / 2nd Louisiana Brigade (July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's/Trimble's Division / 2nd Louisiana Brigade (August 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Francis T. Nicholls (Colonel)
• Andrew Brady (Major)
• McGavock Goodwyn (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Edmund Pendleton (Colonel)
• Robert A. Wilkinson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Jones, Terry L. Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 98-99)