2nd Louisiana Zouaves Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as Dupeire's Zouaves Infantry Battalion
- April 22, 1861 - Organized with 2 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- April 18-25, 1862 - New Orleans
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
- October 3-4, 1862 - Corinth
- May 1863 - Attached to Waul's Legion (Texas) Infantry
- 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
- November 23, 1863 - Bayou Portage
- Late 1863 - Reorganization attempted
- January 1864 - Unit broken up
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #1 (April-May 1862)
- Department #1 / Vicksburg (May-June 1862)
- Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana (June-July 1862)
- Department #1 / District of the Mississippi / Smith's Brigade (July 1862)
- Department #1 / District of the Mississippi / 4th Sub-District (July-August 1862)
- Department #2 / Army of West Tennessee / District of the Mississippi / Lovell's Division / Unattached (September-October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of West Tennessee / Lovell's Division / Unattached (October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Lovell's Corps / Loring's Division / Waul's Legion (December 1862-January 1863)
- Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Waul's Legion (January 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Waul's Legion (January-March 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Loring's Division / Moore's Brigade (April 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Moore's Brigade (April 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Stevenson's Division / Waul's Legion (April 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: St. Leon Dupeire (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 67-68, 124)
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Texas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 133)
