18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment

Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army January 2024 January 2024 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment18th Consolidated Louisiana Regiment File:Alfred Mouton.jpg 150px Alfred Mouton was the regiment's first commander. He was later promoted to brigadier general. 5 October 1861 – 19 May 1865 Confederate States of America Flag of Louisiana (February 1861).svg Louisiana CSA Infantry Regiment Pond's, Mouton's, and Gray's Brigades Alfred Mouton American Civil War Battle of Shiloh (1862) Siege of Corinth (1862) Battle of Georgia Landing (1862) Battle of Fort Bisland (1863) Battle of Mansfield (1864) Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864) Battle of Yellow Bayou (1864) Louisiana Infantry Regiments (Confederate) 17th Louisiana Infantry 19th Louisiana Infantry The 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment began forming in October 1861, but did not reach its full complement of 10 companies until January 1862. It served throughout the war in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. In 1862, the regiment served at Shiloh, First Corinth and Georgia Landing (Labadieville). In 1863, it fought at Fort Bisland and campaigned in south Louisiana. In November 1863, the unit merged with the 10th Louisiana Infantry Battalion, creating the 18th Consolidated Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The new regiment served during the Red River campaign in 1864, fighting at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Yellow Bayou. The regiment remained in Louisiana and Arkansas for the rest of the war, before disbanding in May 1865.Bergeron 1989 117–120 See also List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units Louisiana in the Civil War Notes 20em References Battles & Leaders 1987a Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 1 1987a 1883 Castle Secaucus, N.J. 0-89009-569-8 Battles & Leaders 1987c Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 4 1987c 1883 Castle Secaucus, N.J. 0-89009-572-8 Bergeron Arthur W. Jr. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865 1989 Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge, La. 0-8071-2102-9 Dimitry John Harrell John M. Confederate Military History: Louisiana and Arkansas 10 1899 Atlanta, Ga. Blue & Gray Press Official Records A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Volume X Part I U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 1884 507 October 28, 2022 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077730160&view=1up&seq=525 Smith Timothy B. Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation 2012 University Press of Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 978-0-7006-2345-7 Smith Timothy B. Shiloh: Conquer or Perish 2014 University Press of Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 978-0-7006-2347-1 Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana Category:1861 establishments in Louisiana Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:1865 disestablishments in Louisiana Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865