18th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the:
- 10th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
- ~January 25, 1864 - Organized with 9 companies at Clinton
- March 1864 - Disbanded
- 6 companies transferred to (Powers') Confederate States Cavalry
- 2 companies transferred to (Ogden's) Louisiana Cavalry
- November 21, 1864 - Reorganized by the assignment of the 7 Louisiana companies of (Powers') Confederate States Cavalry per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #276
- April 6, 1865 - Skirmish in Pickens County
- May 4, 1865 - Surrendered by Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama by Lieutenant Richard Taylor (commanding the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana)
DESIGNATIONS
- January-March 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of South Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November-December 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of South Mississippi and East Louisiana / Sub-district of Southwest Mississippi and East Louisiana
- December 1864-February 1865 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Northern Sub-district of Mississippi / Scott's Cavalry Brigade
- February-May 1865 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of North Mississippi and West Tennessee / Scott's Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Haley M. Carter (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Henry N. Sherburne (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. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 177)
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 54, 55-56, 58)