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The '''1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry''' was a cavalry unit in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Dyer | first = Frederick Henry |
The '''1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry''' was a cavalry unit in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Dyer | first = Frederick Henry | title = Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories | publisher = T. Yoseloff | year = 1908 | location = New York | url =https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0146%3Achapter%3D16%3Aregiment%3DLA1Cav }}</ref> The regiment was one of several organized in [[New Orleans]] in August 1862 by order of Maj. Gen. [[Benjamin Butler (politician)|Benjamin F. Butler]] and recruited from among "white Unionists, and pro-Northern refugees" in the city; it consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northern birth.<ref name='Frazier 2001'>{{cite journal | title = "The Carnival of Death": The Cavalry Battle at Cheneyville, Louisiana, May 20, 1863 | journal = Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association | date = Spring 2001 | first = Donald S. | last = Frazier | volume = 42 | issue = 2 | pages = 193–207| jstor = 4233734}}</ref> |
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==Service== |
==Service== |
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The unit was assigned in 1863 to the Union [[XIX Corps (Union Army)|XIX Corps]] of [[Major General|Maj. Gen.]] [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] in the [[Department of the Gulf]]. |
The unit was assigned in 1863 to the Union [[XIX Corps (Union Army)|XIX Corps]] of [[Major General|Maj. Gen.]] [[Nathaniel P. Banks]] in the [[Department of the Gulf]]. |
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They participated in operations in Western Louisiana: [[Battle of Fort Bisland|Fort Bisland]], [[Battle of Irish Bend|Irish Bend]], and [[Battle of |
They participated in operations in Western Louisiana: [[Battle of Fort Bisland|Fort Bisland]], [[Battle of Irish Bend|Irish Bend]], and [[Battle of Vermilion Bayou|Vermilion Bayou]] in April, 1863 and in the [[Siege of Port Hudson]] from May to July. The regiment participated in the [[Red River Campaign]] from March to May, 1864. |
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The unit left Louisiana and moved to [[Fort Barrancas]], [[Florida]] in February 1865. It joined the campaign against [[Mobile, Alabama]]. The regiment then marched to [[ |
The unit left Louisiana and moved to [[Fort Barrancas]], [[Florida]] in February 1865. It joined the campaign against [[Mobile, Alabama]]. The regiment then marched to [[Blakeley, Alabama|Blakeley]], across the Mobile River, taking control of its [[Fort Blakeley]], a major fort during the war. This completed Confederate defeat in the area.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} |
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The unit mustered out on December 18, 1865. |
The unit mustered out on December 18, 1865. |
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==2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry== |
==2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry== |
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The 2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry was originally organized as the 3rd Louisiana Infantry in New Orleans on November 25, 1863.<ref>{{cite book | last = Dyer | first = Frederick Henry |
The 2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry was originally organized as the 3rd Louisiana Infantry in New Orleans on November 25, 1863.<ref>{{cite book | last = Dyer | first = Frederick Henry | title = Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories | publisher = T. Yoseloff | year = 1908 | location = New York | url =https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0146%3Achapter%3D16%3Aregiment%3DLA2Cav }}</ref> After serving at the defenses of [[Morgan City, Louisiana|Brashear City]], [[Baton Rouge]] and [[Port Hudson, Louisiana|Port Hudson]], the unit was consolidated with 1st Louisiana Cavalry on September 7, 1864. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite book |last=Butler |first=Clayton J. |title=True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War and Reconstruction |publisher=LSU Press |year=2022 |isbn=9780807177549}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 26 June 2024
| 1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry | |
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| Active | August, 1862 – December 18, 1865 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance |  USA |
| Branch | Union Army, American Civil War |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Fort Bisland Irish Bend Vermilion Bayou Plains Store Port Hudson LaFourche Crossing Sabine Crossroads Pleasant Hill Cane River Crossing Mansura Yellow Bayou Spanish Fort Fort Blakeley |
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| Commander | Maj Harai Robinson |
The 1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry was a cavalry unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1] The regiment was one of several organized in New Orleans in August 1862 by order of Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and recruited from among "white Unionists, and pro-Northern refugees" in the city; it consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northern birth.[2]
Service[edit]
The unit was assigned in 1863 to the Union XIX Corps of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks in the Department of the Gulf.
They participated in operations in Western Louisiana: Fort Bisland, Irish Bend, and Vermilion Bayou in April, 1863 and in the Siege of Port Hudson from May to July. The regiment participated in the Red River Campaign from March to May, 1864.
The unit left Louisiana and moved to Fort Barrancas, Florida in February 1865. It joined the campaign against Mobile, Alabama. The regiment then marched to Blakeley, across the Mobile River, taking control of its Fort Blakeley, a major fort during the war. This completed Confederate defeat in the area.[citation needed]
The unit mustered out on December 18, 1865.
2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry[edit]
The 2nd Louisiana Regiment Cavalry was originally organized as the 3rd Louisiana Infantry in New Orleans on November 25, 1863.[3] After serving at the defenses of Brashear City, Baton Rouge and Port Hudson, the unit was consolidated with 1st Louisiana Cavalry on September 7, 1864.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
- ^ Frazier, Donald S. (Spring 2001). ""The Carnival of Death": The Cavalry Battle at Cheneyville, Louisiana, May 20, 1863". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 42 (2): 193–207. JSTOR 4233734.
- ^ Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
Further reading[edit]
- Butler, Clayton J. (2022). True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War and Reconstruction. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807177549.
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