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Confederate Regiment

2nd Louisiana Infantry

"Louisiana Zouaves"
Organized: New Orleans, LA; mustered in 5/11/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Appomattox Courthouse, VA 4/9/1865
Commanding Officer:
  Col. Jesse M. Williams
Map Showing this Unit:
   Detail Map #1: Hookers I Corps' Sweeps Down the Pike

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #314: Jackson's Command - 15 Sep, 4 PM to 16 Sep, 10 PM
   Tablet #381: Jackson's Division, Jackson's Command - 16 Sep, 4 PM to 16 Sep, 7 PM
   Tablet #375: Starke's Brigade, Jackson's Division - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 10 AM
   Tablet #315: Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM
   Tablet #382: Jackson's Division, Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 7 AM
   Tablet #382, cont: Jackson's Division, Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Corps - Jackson's Command
  Division - Jackson's Division
  Brigade - Starke's Brigade



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History of the Unit:
The regiment was formed at Camp Walker at New Orleans, Louisiana, during the spring of 1861 with men from De Soto, Natchitoches, Lincoln, St. Landry, Claiborne, Rapides, and Caddo parishes. The unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia for most of the War.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
Source: Sifakis, Stewart, The Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Louisiana, Facts on File, 1995 - extracted online on the Acadians in Gray website by Steven A. Cormier.

We have 11 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
APvtKearney, J. S.Died   00/00     We have some details for this person
CPvtGoldsby, P. R.WIA   09/17
DPvtGreening, S. W.POW   09/17     We have some details for this person
DPvtPhifer, T. H.Died   00/00     We have some details for this person
EPvtGarrety, W. WIA/POW   09/17     We have some details for this person
EPvtGauthier, Gerand         We have some details for this person
HPvtOld, B. KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
F&SColWilliams, Jesse Milton        We have some details for this person
UnkPvtClay, William Died   00/00
UnkLtMcBride, J. Died   00/00     We have some details for this person
UnkLtSwann, M. V. B.Died   00/00     We have some details for this person

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