Louisiana Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 3rd

The information in the lists of Louisiana Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier. Information also found in Arthur W. Beregeron, Jr.'s Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865.

First Units

 * 1st Division, Louisiana State Troop (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Reserves (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Cavalry (State Guards) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Rightor's) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Wheat's) (Confederate "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Sharpshooters (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Zouaves (Confederate) 1st Regular Artillery Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861. On May 4, 1865, the unit surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East


 * 1st Regiment, Chasseurs a pied, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) 1st Cavalry Regiment, organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the late summer of 1861. In March, 1865, it disbanded.


 * 1st Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) 1st Regular Infantry Regiment, formerly the 1st Louisiana Militia Infantry, entered Confederate service in February, 1861. The 1st surrendered with only 1 officer and 18 men.


 * 1st Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) 1st Regular Infantry Regiment, formerly the 1st Louisiana Militia Infantry, entered Confederate service in February, 1861. Only 39 men were present in November, 1864, and half that number were included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.


 * 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Native Guards, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Reserves (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Regulars) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate) Organized at Baton Rouge September 11, 1861. Participated in Shiloh. Fought at Perrysville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The regiment surrendered May 5, 1865 near Gainesville, Alabama.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Nelligan's) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Strawbridge's) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regular Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Second Units

 * 2nd Battalion, R.C.D.W. Louisiana Boone's Battery (Confederate) Boone's Battery was formed during the summer of 1862 and in August totalled 102 men. It disbanded during the spring of 1865


 * 2nd Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Confederate) 2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Alexandria, Louisiana, during the fall of 1863 with three companies, later increased to four. It was included in the surrender on June 2, 1865


 * 2nd Battalion, Louisiana Cavalry (State Guards)(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) 2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Alexandria, Louisiana, during the fall of 1863 with three companies, later increased to four. It was included in the surrender on June 2, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate) 2nd Calvary Regiment [also called the 33rd Regiment Partisan Rangers] was formed in September 1862 near Donaldsville. Some men were paroled at Natchitoches, while others surrendered at Opelousas and Washington, Louisiana.


 * 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate) 2nd Infantry Regiment [also called Louisiana Zouaves] was formed at Camp Moore in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, during the spring of 1861. Only 3 officers and 41 men surrendered in April, 1865.


 * 2nd Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Third Units

 * 3rd Louisiana Brigade(Confederate) 3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1863-1864. Later it skirmished in various conflicts and disbanded in May, 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, European Brigade, Louisiana Militia (Garde Francaise)(Confederate) 3rd (Pargoud's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1863-1864. March, 1864, when it was redesignated the 5th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment.


 * 3rd Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) 3rd (Wingfield's) Cavalry Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1864. Later the battalion merged into Wingfield's 3rd Louisiana Cavalry Regiment


 * 3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Louisiana Militia(Confederate) Benton's Battery [also called the Bell Battery] was organized in Madison Parish, Louisiana, during August, 1862, and entered Confederate service in September. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded.


 * 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate) Organized the the fall of 1863 from the 15th Cavalry Battalion and three independent companies. The unit saw little combat after January 1865. The remaining men surrendered May 26, 1865 in the Monroe area.


 * 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Wingfield's)(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Benton's)(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.