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===1863–1865===
[[File:Francis Redding Tillou Nichols.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|alt=Black and white photo shows a mustachioed man with dark hair. He wears a gray military uniform with the left sleeve empty.|Francis T. Nicholls]]
At the [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] on 1–3 May 1863, Brigadier General [[Francis T. Nicholls]] commanded the brigade, which was part of Brigadier General [[Raleigh Colston]]'s division. The brigade lost 46 killed, 268 wounded, and 130 missing during the struggle. The 2nd Louisiana Infantry suffered losses of 15 killed, 90 wounded, and 21 missing.{{sfn|Sears|1996|p=499}} The regiment took part in [[Lieutenant General]] [[Thomas J. Jackson]]'s flank attack on 2 May and in the bitter fighting on 3 May.{{sfn|Bergeron|1989|p=73}} Nicholls, who was already missing his left arm, lost his left foot to an artillery projectile on 2 May.{{sfn|Sears|1996|p=298}} He was replaced in command of the brigade by Colonel Williams of the 2nd Louisiana Infantry.{{sfn|Sears|1996|p=329}}
On 15 June at the [[Second Battle of Winchester]], the 2nd and 10th Louisiana Infantry captured approximately 1,000 Union soldiers. The fighting claimed the lives of three captains: Griffin (C Company), Crump (D Company), and Picou (H Company). At the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], the 2nd Louisiana Infantry attacked Culp's Hill on 2–3 July 1863.{{sfn|Bergeron|1989|pp=74–75}} The regiment went into action with 236 men and sustained 62 casualties. Burke led the regiment and was wounded. The regiment was in a brigade commanded by Williams, in a division led by [[Major General]] [[Edward Johnson (general)|Edward Johnson]], and in the [[Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia|Second Corps]] under Lieutenant General [[Richard S. Ewell]].{{sfn|Trudeau|2002|pp=588–589}} At the [[Battle of Mine Run]] (Payne's Farm) on 27 November 1863, casualties in the regiment were light.{{sfn|Bergeron|1989|p=76}}
The 2nd Louisiana Infantry fought at the [[Battle of the Wilderness]] on 5 May 1864.{{sfn|Bergeron|1989|p=73}} The brigade was led by Brigadier General Stafford and was part of Johnson's division and Ewell's Second Corps.{{sfn|Battles & Leaders|1987|p=183}} By 1864, Stafford's Louisiana brigade had won a reputation for drinking, pillaging, and hard fighting according to historian [[Gordon C. Rhea]].{{sfn|Rhea|1994|p=179}} From 1 to 3 pm on 5 May, Stafford's brigade helped repulse [[V Corps (Union Army)|Union V Corps]] attacks at Saunders' Field .{{sfn|Rhea|1994|p=146}} Later at 3:30 pm, the brigade found itself fighting in dense woods. As Stafford ordered his men to attack, the [[Stonewall Brigade]] on his right was driven back by [[VI Corps (Union Army)|Union VI Corps]] troops who then pushed into the space between the two brigades. Stafford's soldiers were compelled to withdraw in confusion and Stafford was mortally wounded by a bullet through his spine. The other Louisiana brigade under Brigadier General [[Harry T. Hays]]' rushed from the reserve to fill the gap, but lost one-third of its numbers in the fighting.{{sfn|Rhea|1994|pp=181-182}}
==See also==
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