Unit

Confederate Regiment

6th Louisiana Infantry

"Irish Brigade"
Organized: New Orleans, LA; mustered in 5/23/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Appomattox Courthouse, VA 4/9/1865

Commanding Officers:
Col. H. B. Strong
LCol Nathaniel G. Offutt

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 #326: Ewell's Division, Jackson's Command - 15 Sep, 6 PM to 16 Sep, 10 PM
   Tablet #383: Hays' Brigade, Ewell's Division - 16 Sep, 10 PM to 17 Sep, 8 AM
   Tablet #342: Hays' Brigade, Ewell's Division - 16 Sep, 10 PM to 17 Sep, 8 AM
   Tablet #315: Jackson's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 10 AM

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

History of the Unit:
Organized at Camp Moore (near Tangipahoa) in May 1861, they were mustered into Confederate service in June under Colonel Isaac G. Seymour (killed June 1862). They were at 1st Manassas (21 July 1861), on the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (May-June 1862), and at 2nd Manassas (28-30 August 1862) before the Maryland Campaign.

In the Antietam Campaign:
In severe fighting in and near the Cornfield on the morning of 17 September, the regiment suffered high casualties, including the death of Colonel Strong. He was relieved in command by LCol Offutt.

The remainder of the War:
They were on all the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia for the remainder of the War. They were consolidated with the 5th and 7th Regiments in November 1864, and served to Appomattox.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
Source: Sifakis, Stewart, The Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Louisiana, Facts on File, 1995.

We have 19 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
A	Pvt	Gilbert, J. R.	MWIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Goings, A. M.	WIA/POW 09/17
A	Lt	Little, Micajah	KIA 09/17
C	Pvt	Charles, C.	POW 09/17
C	Sgt	Hanna, Gordon W.	WIA 09/17
C	Pvt	Oger, Pierre	MWIA 09/17
C	Capt	Ritchie, H. Bain	KIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Cenas, Augustus	MWIA 09/17
G	Corp	Heintz, Louis	MWIA 09/17
I	Pvt	Higgins, J.	Died 00/00
I	Pvt	Wagner, W.	Died 00/00
K	Pvt	Curry, D.	Died 00/00
K	Pvt	Sullivan, M.	Died 00/00
K	Pvt	Zeller, George	MWIA 09/17
F&S	Maj	Monaghan, William
F&S	LCol	Offutt, Nathaniel G.
F&S	Col	Strong, Henry B	KIA 09/17
Unk	Pvt	Johnson, W. J.	Died 00/00
Unk	Pvt	Martin, E. R.	Died 00/00

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