This is a list of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units, including militia and state guard units. The list of Louisiana Union Civil War units is shown separately.
Confederate army
Infantry 1st Infantry 1st (Strawbridge's) Regulars Infantry 2nd Infantry 3rd Infantry 4th Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry 7th Infantry 8th Infantry 9th Infantry 10th Infantry 11th Infantry 12th Infantry 13th Infantry 13th-20th Consolidated Infantry 14th Infantry 15th Infantry 16th Infantry 16th-25th Consolidated Infantry 17th Infantry 18th Infantry 19th Infantry 20th Infantry 21st (Kennedy's) Infantry 22nd Infantry (Patton's/Higgins', later 21st) 23rd Infantry (Theard's/Herrick's, later 22nd) 24th Infantry (Crescent Regiment) 25th Infantry 26th Infantry 27th Infantry 28th Infantry (Gray's) 29th Infantry (Thomas') 30th Infantry 31st Infantry 32nd Infantry, Miles' Legion 33rd Infantry 1st (Dreux's/Rightor's) Battalion, Infantry 1st (Wheat's) Special Battalion, Infantry (Louisiana Tigers) 1st (Coppens') Battalion, Zouaves (C.S. Zouave Battalion) 2nd Special Battalion, Infantry 2nd (Dupeire's) Battalion, Zouaves 3rd Battalion, Infantry (see 15th Infantry) 4th Battalion, Infantry 5th Battalion, Infantry (see 21st Infantry) 6th Battalion, Infantry (see 20th Infantry) 7th Battalion, Infantry 8th Battalion, Infantry (see 8th Heavy Artillery) 9th Battalion, Infantry 10th Battalion, Infantry (Yellow Jackets) 11th Battalion, Infantry (see Crescent Regiment) 12th Battalion, Infantry (Confederate Guards Response Battalion, see Crescent Regiment) 13th Battalion, Infantry (see 30th Infantry) 14th (Austin's) Battalion, Sharpshooters 15th (Weatherly's) Battalion, Sharpshooters 30th Battalion, Infantry (after 30th Infantry was downgraded) Catahoula Battalion Keary's Battalion Louisiana Defenders Battalion Stewart's Legion
Cavalry & partisan rangers 1st Cavalry 2nd Cavalry 3rd (Harrison's) Cavalry 3rd (Pargould's) Cavalry 3rd (Wingfield's) Cavalry 4th Cavalry 5th Cavalry 6th Cavalry 7th Cavalry 8th Cavalry 9th (Ogden's) Cavalry 1st Trans-Mississippi Battalion Cavalry 9th Battalion, Partisan Rangers 13th Battalion, Partisan Rangers 15th Battalion, Cavlary 18th Battalion, Cavalry 19th Battalion, Cavalry Gober's Mounted Infantry Powers' Cavalry Regiment Bayliss' Battalion, Partisan Rangers Breazeale's Battalion, Partisan Rangers Cage's Battalion (see 14th Confederate) Harrison's Battalion Red River Scouts Battalion
Artillery Light Artillery Battalions Pointe Coupee Artillery Battalion Washington Artillery BattalionLight Artillery Companies 1st Louisiana Field Battery (St. Mary's Cannoneers) 1st Louisiana Regular Battery (Semmes' Battery) 2nd Louisiana Field Battery (Boone's Battery) 3rd Field Battery (Bell Battery) 4th Field Battery (Cameron's Battery) 5th Field Battery (Pelican Light Artillery) 5th Company, Washington Artillery 6th Field Battery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery) Barlow's Battery Bridges' Battery, Light Artillery Crescent Artillery, Company A (Hutton's Battery) Donaldsonville Louisiana Artillery (Maurin's Battery, Landry's Battery) Fenner's Battery Gibson's Battery (Miles' Artillery) Holmes' Battery King's Battery (Bull Battery) Louisiana Guard Battery (Green's Battery) Madison Louisiana Light Artillery (Moody's Battery) Orleans Guard Battery (LeGardeur's Battery) Robinson's Horse Artillery Watson BatteryHeavy Artillery 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery 2nd Battalion Heavy Artillery 8th Battalion Heavy Artillery 12th Battalion Heavy Artillery
Militia, state guards, and reserves 1st Chasseurs a pied, Militia 1st Native Guards, Militia Assumption Regiment, Militia Beauregard Regiment, Militia Cazadores Espanoles Regiment, Militia Chalmette Regiment, Militia Claiborne Regiment, Militia Confederate Guards Regiment, Militia Continental Regiment, Militia Irish Regiment, Militia La Fourche Regiment, Militia Orleans Fire Regiment, Militia Orleans Guards Regiment, Militia Pointe Coupee Light Infantry, Militia Pointe Coupee Regiment, Militia St. James Regiment, Militia St. Martin's Regiment, Militia Terrebonne Regiment, Militia Vermillion Regiment, Militia Louisiana Legion Algiers Battalion, Militia Battalion British Fusileers, Militia Battalion French Volunteers, Militia Beauregard Battalion, Militia Bragg's Battalion, Militia British Guard Battalion, Militia Jackson Rifle Battalion, Militia Leeds' Guards Battalion, Militia Barr's Independent Company (Blakesley Guards), Militia Brenan's Company (Company A, Shamrock Guards), Militia Delery's Company (St. Bernard Horse Rifles), Militia French Company of St. James, Militia Knap's Company (Fausse River Guards), Militia Lartigue's Company (Bienville Guards), Militia Cavalry Squadron (Independent Rangers of Iberville), Militia Cagnolatti's Company, Cavalry (Chasseurs of Jefferson), Militia Continental Cadets, Militia Crescent Cadets, Militia Lewis Guards, Militia Mechanics Guard, Militia Mounted Rangers of Plaquemines, Militia Squadron Guides d'Orleans, Militia St. John the Baptist Reserve Guards, Militia Lafayette Artillery, Militia McPherson's Battery (Orleans Howitzers), Militia1st Division
1st Brigade 3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 4th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
2nd Brigade 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia
3rd Brigade 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Militia 4th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, MilitiaEuropean Brigade 1st Regiment, European Brigade, Militia 3rd Regiment, European Brigade (Garde Francaise), Militia 4th Regiment, European Brigade, Militia 5th Regiment, European Brigade (Spanish Regiment), Militia 6th Regiment, European Brigade (Italian Guards Battalion), Militia First Slavonian Rifles, Militia Second Slavonian Rifles, Militia Cognevich Company, Militia Vujnovich, Milos M. Yugoslavs in Louisiana. Gretna: Pelican, 1974. Print.
French Brigade 1st Regiment, French Brigade, Militia 2nd Regiment, French Brigade, Militia 3rd Regiment, French Brigade, Militia 4th Regiment, French Brigade, Militia
State Guards 1st Battalion Infantry (State Guards) 1st Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards) 2nd Battalion, Cavalry (State Guards)
Reserves 1st Reserves 2nd Reserve Corps See also Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State Confederate Units by State
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National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Website