Re: New Orleans to Montgomery, AL
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Re: New Orleans to Montgomery, AL
Patsy Kennedy 8/26/10
The 16th Louisiana Battalion was not a "homeguard" unit:
From Bergeron, La. Confed. Units, 165-66:
Confederate Guards Response Battalion Volunteer Infantry
"This battalion, sometimes called the 16th Louisiana Battalion, was organized in New Orleans on March 6, 1862, with two companies and 201 men. The battalion went to Corinth, Mississippi. On April 6 and 7, the men fought in the Battle of Shiloh, suffering 46 casualties out of the 150 men who went into the fight. About May 1, the battalion was united with a Florida infantry battalion. The battalion participated in the Battle of Farmington, May 9, but had few casualties. In August, the battalion was ordered to western Louisiana, and its connection with the Florida unit ceased. The battalion reorganized at New Iberia. On September 20, Canfield’s company joined the battalion. The men moved to a camp on Bayou Lafourche south of Donaldsonville in early October. About October 10, the battalion was merged with the 10th [Yellow Jackets] Louisiana Infantry Battalion to form the 33rd Louisiana Regiment. This regiment was broken up November 22, and the battalion was restored as a separate unit. The men occupied camps near New Iberia during the winter and early spring. They were at New Iberia during the Battle of Bisland, April 12-13, 1863. The battalion joined General Richard Taylor at Franklin on April 14 and fought in the Battle of Irish Bend. The men retreated with the army to Natchitoches. When Taylor led the army back into south Louisiana in June, the battalion remained at Alexandria as a provost guard. There King’s and Kelso’s companies joined the battalion. King’s company acted independently as a heavy artillery battery and was rarely, if ever, with the rest of the battalion. On August 22, the battalion joined the army at Vermilionville. There Ranson’s newly recruited company joined the battalion. On September 29, the battalion played a major role in the Battle of Stirling’s Plantation on Bayou Fordoche. The battalion was merged with the Crescent (24th) Louisiana Regiment and 11th Louisiana Battalion on November 3 at Simmesport to form the Consolidated Crescent Regiment."
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