18th (Consolidated) Louisiana Infantry
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- November 14, 1863 - Organized at Simmesport, Louisiana by consolidation of the 10th Louisiana Infantry Battalion and the 18th Louisiana Infantry
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- May 10-22, 1864 - Red River Campaign
- April 8, 1864 - Mansfield
- April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill
- May 18, 1864 - Yellow Bayou
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's/Polignac's Division / Mouton's/Gray's Brigade (November 1863-September 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / 2nd (Polignac's) Division / 2nd (Gray's) Louisiana Brigade (September 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Leopold L. Armant (Colonel)
- Joseph Collins (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Joseph K. Gourdain (Major)
- William Mouton (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Bergeron, Arthur W., (Jr.), ed., Reminiscences of Uncle Silas: The History of the Eighteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 104-105)