2nd Louisiana Cavalry Battalion (State Guard)
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- ~February 15, 1864 - Organized with 7 companies by the mounting of the 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion (State Troops)[1][2]
- March 10, 1864 - Transferred to Confederate States Service
- May 10-22, 1864 - Red River Campaign
- April 8, 1864 - Mansfield [not engaged]
- October 27, 1864 - Consolidated with the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Battalion (State Guard) and re-designated as the 8th Louisiana Cavalry
DESIGNATIONS
- April 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Unattached
- August-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Vincent's Cavalry Brigade
- September-October 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Vincent's Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Henry M. Favrot (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Samuel McCutcheon (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Infantry Battalion homepage lists this unit as being disbanded and re-formed rather than mounted and re-designated
- ↑ Unit homepage originally lists that Company C skirmished at Berwick Bay on June 23, 1863 - this unit was not formed yet. Incorrect date?
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 45, 47-48, 52, 64)