7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)

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7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
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Colonel Harry T. Hays of the 7th Louisiana later became general of the 1st Louisiana Brigade.
Active5 June 1861 – 9 April 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Confederate States of America, Louisiana
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment (944 men, June 1861)
Part of1st Louisiana Brigade (Taylor's and Hays')
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Harry T. Hays
Davidson Bradfute Penn
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The 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in June 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. After fighting at First Bull Run, the unit joined the 1st Louisiana Brigade. The regiment served in Jackson's Valley campaign and at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862. The regiment fought at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, and Gettysburg in 1863. At Rappahannock Station in November 1863, almost the entire regiment was captured. The remnant of the unit fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Valley campaigns of 1864. It served at Petersburg starting in December 1864 and surrendered at Appomattox in April 1865.

Formation

The 7th Louisiana Infantry regiment formed at Camp Moore on 5 June 1861 with 944 soldiers. Ten companies were organized, named from A to K, excluding J. The field officers were Colonel Harry T. Hays, Lieutenant Colonel Charles De Choiseul, and Major Davidson Bradfute Penn. De Choiseul died of his wounds on 22 June 1862 and was replaced as lieutenant colonel by Penn, while Thomas M. Terry became major. Hays was promoted brigadier general on 25 July 1862. On that date, Penn was elevated in rank to colonel, Terry became lieutenant colonel, and J. Moore Wilson was appointed major. Captain Daniel A. Wilson Jr. of Company I was appointed judge-advocate Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia on 1 January 1863. Captain Andrew S. Herron of B Company was promoted colonel and appointed to a military court in May 1863.[1]

Company information for the 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment[1]
Company Nickname Captains Recruitment Parish
A Continental Guards George Clark (r)
Edwin McFarland (m)
William P. Thompson (m)
Lawrence Pendergast		 Orleans
B Baton Rouge Fencibles Andrew S. Herron (p)
William A. Martin		 East Baton Rouge
C Sarsfield Rangers J. Moore Wilson (p)
Charles Cameron (r)		 Orleans
D Virginia Guards Robert P. Scott (r)
Louis H. Malarcher		 Orleans
E Crescent City Rifles Company B Samuel H. Gilman (r)
Conrad Green		 Orleans
F Irish Volunteers William B. Ratliff (r)
Thomas Gibbs Morgan (d)
Thomas W. Kerrigan (r)		 Assumption
G American Rifles William D. Rickarby (r)
Samuel Flower		 Orleans
H Crescent City Rifles Company C Henry T. Jett (r)
William P. Harper (r)		 Orleans
I Virginia Blues Daniel A. Wilson Jr. (p)
Charles E. Bellinger		 Orleans
K Livingston Rifles Thomas M. Terry (p)
Alpheus G. Tucker (r)
William F. Ogden		 Livingston
  • Key: d = died, k = killed, m = mortally wounded, p = promoted, r = resigned.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Bergeron 1989, pp. 87–88.

References

  • Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987 [1883]. ISBN 0-89009-572-8.
  • Bergeron, Arthur W. Jr. (1989). Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-2102-9.
  • Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
  • Cozzens, Peter (2008). Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3200-4.
  • Hennessy, John J. (1999). Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3187-X.
  • Priest, John Michael (1989). Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508466-7.
  • Rhea, Gordon C. (1994). The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-1873-7.
  • Sears, Stephen W. (1996). Chancellorsville. New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0-395-87744-X.
  • Sears, Stephen W. (2001). To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsular Campaign. New York, N.Y.: Mariner Books. ISBN 0-618-12713-5.
  • Trudeau, Noah Andre (2002). Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage. New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-019363-8.
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