2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in May 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Its first action took place during the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment suffered very heavy losses at Malvern Hill. After joining an all-Louisiana brigade, it fought at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862, at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, Gettysburg, and Mine Run in 1863, and at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg in 1864, and at Appomattox in 1865. The regiment lost over 100 men at both Second Bull Run and Chancellorsville. A company-sized remnant surrendered at Appomattox.
2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate) | |
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Active | 11 May 1861 – 9 April 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America, Louisiana |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment (1,013 men, May 1861) |
Part of | 2nd Louisiana Brigade (Starke's, Nicholls', Stafford's |
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Notable commanders | Louis Gustave De Russy Jesse M. Williams |