1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)

the Union army regiment of the same name 1st Louisiana Regiment Cavalry (Union) 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment Flag of Louisiana (February 1861).svg Flag of Louisiana, 1861 September 11, 1861 – May 5, 1865 Confederate States of America Louisiana 1861a CSA Cavalry regiment 900 (initially)Cardwell Thomas C. Condensed History of the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, CSA http://tcc230.tripod.com/ 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment CSA 25 November 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Organized at American Civil WarCardwell Thomas C. Campaigns and Engagements http://tcc230.tripod.com/Campaigns_of_Cav.htm 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment CSA 25 November 2015 Corinth Campaign Confederate Heartland Offensive Stones River Campaign Pegram's Kentucky Raid Tullahoma Campaign Chickamauga Campaign Chattanooga campaign Knoxville Campaign Louisiana Defensive Operations Col. John S. Scott The 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, also known as Scott's Cavalry Regiment, was a cavalry regiment from Louisiana that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Raised in 1861, it served in many battles of the Western Theater until the Confederate surrender in 1865.1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CLA0001RC National Park Service - Soldiers and Sailors System 25 November 20151st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment http://www.civilwarreference.com/regiments/detail.php?regID=2022 Civil War Reference 25 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125180844/http://www.civilwarreference.com/regiments/detail.php?regID=2022 25 November 2015 dead dmy-all History The 1st Louisiana Cavalry was organized at Baton Rouge on September 11, 1861.Bergeron Arthur W. Jr. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865 1989 Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge, La. 39-41 During the Confederate invasion of Kentucky, the regiment was sent to Bowling Green and assigned to the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston. Following occupation duty over the winter, in April 1862 the 1st Louisiana fought at the Battle of Shiloh under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest and fought skirmishes in Alabama and Tennessee later that spring and summer.Bradley Michael R. 2012 They Rode With Forrest Gretna LA Pelican Publishing Company 55-57 During the Confederate Heartland Offensive, the 1st Louisiana joined Confederate forces led by General Edmund Kirby Smith during his invasion of Kentucky. The regiment captured the state capitol of Frankfort on September 3, and fought at Mumfordville, Perryville, and Murfreesboro, but the Confederates were later forced to withdraw and did not regain control of Kentucky for the remainder of the war. The 1st Louisiana took part in further raids and skirmishes in Tennessee and Kentucky, and fought under General Forrest's cavalry corps at the Battle of Chickamauga in September, 1863. In 1864 the regiment moved into Mississippi and Louisiana, launching unsuccessful attempts to dislodge occupying Union forces there. The remaining troops of the 1st Louisiana surrendered at Columbus, Mississippi at the end of the war. The commander of the regiment, Colonel John S. Scott, got into difficulties with his fellow officers and was court-martialed several times over the course of the war. He was able to evade punishment until he was relieved of his command in March 1865 for unauthorized contraband trading. Commanders Commanders of the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment: Col. John S. Scott, dismissed March 7, 1865. Lt. Col. J.O. Nixon Organization Companies of the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment: Company A - Ed Moore Rangers – (Iberville Parish) Company B - Baton Rouge Rangers – (East Baton Rouge Parish) Company C - (West Feliciana Parish) Company D - Rapides Rangers – (Rapides Parish) Company E - Jackson Mounted Men – (East Feliciana Parish) Company F - (Concordia Parish) Company G - Creole Chargers – (Avoyelles Parish) Company H - (East Baton Rouge Parish) Company I - Morgan Rangers – (Pointe Coupee Parish) Company K - Louisiana Dragoons – (Catahoula Parish) Regimental Howitzer Company - Robinson's Louisiana Horse Artillery See also List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units References Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana Category:1861 establishments in Louisiana Category:Military units and formations established in 1861