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 on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Col. H. B. Strong
Capt H.B. Ritchie

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

Unit history

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.

On the Sharpsburg Campaign

In severe fighting in and near the Miller Cornfield on the morning of 17 September, the regiment suffered high casualties, including the death of Colonel Strong.

Map Showing this Unit

Detail Map #1: Hookers First Corps Sweeps Down the Hagerstown Pike (5-7 am)

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 #342: Hays' Brigade, Ewell's Division - 16 Sep, 10 PM to 17 Sep, 8 AM
Tablet #383: 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

After the Sharpsburg Campaign

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 & Notes

Source: Sifakis, Stewart, The Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Louisiana, Facts on File, 1995.

We have 47 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
A	Corp	Bolton, J. T.	WIA 09/17
A	Capt	Callaway, Allen Morrison	KIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Cook, T. M.	WIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Gilbert, J. R.	MWIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Goings, A. M.	WIA/POW 09/17
A	Sgt	Joiner, G. W.	KIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Kendrick, Lucius F.	WIA/POW 09/17
A	Lt	Little, Micajah	KIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Morris, S. W.	WIA 09/17
A	Pvt	Smith, B. J.	POW 09/17
B	Capt	O'Connor, Michael	WIA 09/17
C	Pvt	Charles, C.	POW 09/17
C	Pvt	Fisher, Ulysses W.	WIA/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
C	Pvt	Slone, E.	KIA 09/17
D	Pvt	Farnham, Volney L.	WIA 09/17
D	Pvt	Riley, Thomas	Died (a) 09/08
E	Pvt	Cenas, Augustus	MWIA 09/17
E	Lt	Lynne, George	KIA 09/17
F	Pvt	Austin, Frank	WIA 09/17
F	Corp	Larkin, Michael	WIA 09/17
F	Lt	Martin, James Owen	WIA 09/17
F	Lt	Orr, John	WIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Burce, G. Paul	WIA 09/17
G	Capt	Clarke, Frank	WIA 09/17
G	Sgt	Heil, John	KIA 09/17
G	Corp	Heintz, Louis	MWIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Rogers, James P.	POW 09/17
G	Pvt	Weis, John	WIA/POW 09/17
H	Pvt	Carr, Richard	WIA 09/17
H	Pvt	Meckler, Joseph E.	MWIA 09/17
H	Pvt	Safford, Henry S.	WIA 09/17
I	Sgt	Byrnes, Peter	WIA 09/17
I	Pvt	Magner, Nicholas	KIA 09/17
K	Corp	Burns, Edward	WIA/POW 09/17
K	Pvt	Curry, Daniel
K	Pvt	Dunn, P. G.	WIA/POW 09/17
K	Pvt	Harding, William H.	WIA/POW 09/17
K	Pvt	Hutchings, Andrew J.	POW 09/17
K	Capt	Manning, William H.
K	Lt	Ring, George Parker
K	Pvt	Sullivan, Michael	MWIA 09/17
K	Pvt	Zeller, George	MWIA 09/17
F&S	Maj	Monaghan, William
F&S	Col	Strong, Henry B.	KIA 09/17

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