APPENDIX

Chronology of Acadians in Gray, 1861-65

All actions in the Trans-Mississippi and Western theatres are in Louisiana unless otherwise indicated; 
all actions in the Eastern Theatre are in Virginia unless otherwise indicated.  Events in italics are non-battle actions.  Battles with hyperlinks can be found in the Photo Gallery

 

1861
January 1861
9-10:   seizure of Baton Rouge Federal arsenal by LA forces--cos. later in 4th, 7th Inf., including Delta Rifles (future F, 4th Inf.), West Baton Rouge Tirailleurs (future H, 4th Inf.), & Baton Rouge Fencibles (future B, 7th Inf.), led by militia colonel Louis HÉBERT, later colonel of the 3rd LA Inf.
23:   LA Convention convened in Baton Rouge & elected Alexandre MOUTON of Lafayette Parish as president 26:  LA Convention in Baton Rouge voted for secession, 103 to 17, removing LA from the Union 29:  LA Convention moved from Baton Rouge to New Orleans
February 1861
5:  1st Hvy. Arty. authorized by LA Convention as part of new state regular force, the Louisiana State Army, New Orleans
March 1861
13:  LA Convention requested Gov. Thomas O. Moore to transfer LA forces to the P.A.C.S. (Provisional Army of the Confederate States) 15:  LA Legislature in Baton Rouge authorized Gov. Moore to transfer LA regular & volunteer forces to P.A.C.S. 26:  LA Convention adjourned, New Orleans
April 1861
12-14:  Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC (no LA units involved, but C.S. commander was BG P. G. T. Beauregard, native of St. Bernard Parish) 16:       In response to Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to invade the South, C.S. government in Montgomery, AL, asked LA for 5,000 volunteers 16:      1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf. organized, Pensacola, FL, as part of 1st Regulars Inf. 17:      Gov. Moore issued proclamation for 3,000 LA volunteers to join P.A.C.S. 21:      Gov. Moore issued second proclamation for LA volunteers, this time asking for 5,000 more
May 1861
11:  2nd & 3rd Inf. organized at Camp Walker, New Orleans 20:  3rd Inf. left New Orleans for Ft. Smith, AR 23:  6th Inf. organized, Camp Moore, Tangipahoa Parish 25:  4th Inf. organized, Camp Moore 30:  1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf. left Pensacola, FL, for Richmond
June 1861
4:    6th Inf. mustered into C.S. service, Camp Moore 5:    7th Inf. organized, Camp Moore 6-8:  4th Inf. moved from Camp Moore to New Orleans via rail 9:    4th Inf. left New Orleans aboard CSS Gray Cloud for Mississippi City, MS, on Gulf Coast 11:  1st (D'/Rs) Bn. Inf. mustered into C.S. service, Richmond 15:  8th Inf. organized, Camp Moore 16:  3rd Bn. Inf. began, Camp Pulaski, near Amite, as 2nd Regt., Polish Brig.
Trans-Mississippi Theatre	Western Theatre	Eastern Theatre
July 1861
	1:   Watson Batt. organized, New Orleans	5:    Newport News--1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf.
	7:  detachment of 4th Inf.  moved from Mississippi City to Ship Island, MS; other cos. of regt. stationed at Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Biloxi, MS	16:  C(1), 1st (Nelligan's) Inf. assigned to 1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf. as C(2)
	9:  vs. U.S.S. Massachusetts, Ship Island, MS--4th Inf. [detachment, including H]	17:  8th Inf. arrived Manassas Junction
		18:  Blackburn's Ford--7th Inf.
20:  Prairie Rangers Co. Cav. organized as militia, St. Landry Parish		21:  First Manassas--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
	22:  10th Inf. organized, Camp Moore	24:  Back River--1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf.
August 1861
10:  Wilson's Creek, MO--3rd Inf.	13:  11th Inf. organized, Camp Moore
September 1861
	11:  1st Cav. organized, Baton Rouge	5:  Donaldsonville Arty. arrived Richmond
	13-17:  evacuation of Ship Island, MS -- 4th Inf. [det.]	7:  3rd Bn. Inf. organized at Richmond
	29:  16th Inf. organized, Camp Moore
October 1861
	1:  Watson Batt. arrived Columbus, KY
7:  1st Batt. mustered into C.S. service as St. Mary Cannoneers, Franklin; moved to Berwick City	5:  18th Inf. organized, Camp Moore	.
	8:  18th Inf. moved from Camp Moore to Camp Roman, near Carrollton	21:  Young's Mill--1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf
19: 1st Batt. at Fort Berwick	9:  4th Inf. ordered to move from MS Gulf Coast to Berwick City via steamer & rail
November 1861
1:  4th Inf. arrived Brashear City (now Morgan City), via rail, & moved to Camp Lovell, Berwick City; Co. E sent to Fort Berwick, Co. G to Fort Chêne; 2 cos. to Camp Hunter, Franklin; 6 cos. at Camp Lovell
7:   Belmont, MO--A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., Watson Batt., 11th Inf.
December 1861
	17:  30th Inf. mustered into state service, New Orleans, as Sumter Inf..
1862
Trans-Mississippi Theatre	Western Theatre	Eastern Theatre
January 1862
	3:  18th Inf. moved from Camp Roman to Camp Benjamin, near New Orleans
February 1862
17:  Little Sugar Creek, AR--3rd Inf.	16:  18th Inf. transferred from Camp Benjamin to Corinth, MS
20:  part of 4th Inf. began move from Berwick City to Jackson, TN, via New Orleans & Camp Moore
22:  rest of 4th Inf. moved from Berwick City to TN	27:  4th Inf. arrived Jackson, TN
March 1862
1:  2nd Batt. organized, Red River Landing	1:  Pittsburg Landing, TN--18th Inf.
	1:  Chalmette Regt., Sumter (later 30th Inf.) Regt., King's Spec. Bn. VST Mil. mustered into 90-days C.S. service, New Orleans
6-8:  Pea Ridge, AR--3rd Inf.	6:  Orleans Gd. Batt., Confed. Gds. Response Bn. Inf. organized; Crescent Regt. & Orleans Gd. Bn. Inf. mustered into 90-days C.S. service, New Orleans
	7-9:   Island No. 10, MO/KY--A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
	9:      Granny White's Pike, Nashville, TN--1st Cav.
	9-14: Purdy & Crump's Landing, TN--18th Inf.
	14:   4th Inf. left Jackson, TN, for Bethel Springs, TN, via rail
	17:  4th Inf. left Bethel Springs, TN, for Corinth, MS, via rail
	17:  11th Inf. moved from Island No. 10 to Fort Pillow, TN
	18:  4th Inf. arrived Corinth, MS, via rail
	18:   A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty. left Island No. 10 for Fort Pillow, TN	20:  3rd Bn. Inf. sent from Norfolk to Goldsborough, NC
	31:  4th Inf. marched from Corinth, MS, to Monterey, TN
April 1862
3:  26th Inf. organized, Camp Lovell, Berwick City	6-7:   Shiloh, TN--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; Watson Batt., 1st Cav., Confed. Gds. Response, Orleans Gd. Bn., 4th, 11th, 16th, 18th, Crescent  Inf.	5-May 4:  Siege of Yorktown --Donaldsonville Arty., 1st (D/R's), 2nd, 10th Inf.
5:  Prairie Rangers Co. Cav. joined St. Landry Regt. Mil. Cav., St. Landry Parish	8:  4th Inf. retreated from Monterey, TN, back towards Corinth, MS	5:    Lee's Mill--1st (D/R's) Bn., 2nd, 10th Inf.
7:  Yellow Jackets Bn. Inf. organized, St. Martinville	9:  4th Inf. arrived Corinth, MS
	10:  Caruther's Co. Sharpshooters organized, Ponchatoula
	14:    Fort Pillow, TN--A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.	16:  Lee's Mill-- 2nd, 10th Inf.
20:  26th Inf. moved from Camp Lovell to New Orleans	18-26:  Forts Jackson & St. Philip--1st Hvy. Arty., 1st Batt., I/23rd/22nd Inf.
	24:   Quarantine Battery--Chalmette Regt. VST Mil.
	25:   McGeehee Line/Fort Pike--1st Hvy. Arty.
	25:   evacuation of New Orleans--1st Hvy. Arty., 2nd Batt., 26th, Sumter Inf., Chalmette Regt., King's Spec. Bn. VST Mil.
	26:   Forts Pike & Macomb--1st Hvy. Arty.
	26:  surrender of Forts Jackson & St. Philip--1st Hvy. Arty., 1st Batt.
	29:  Monterey, TN--5th Co., Wash. Arty.
May 1862
	1:   27th Inf. left Camp Moore for Vicksburg, MS	1:  1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf. disbanded
	1:  CGR Bn. Inf. united with FL bn., Corinth, MS
	1-2:    Athens & Elk River, n. AL--1st Cav.
	2:   4th Inf. ordered from Corinth, MS, to Edward's Station, MS
	3:  29th Inf. organized, Camp Moore
	3-30:  Corinth, MS, Campaign--1st Cav., Confed. Gds. Response, Orleans Gd. Bn., 16th, 18th, Crescent Inf.
	4:  27th Inf. arrived Vicksburg, MS	4:  Williamsburg--10th Inf.
	6:  26th Inf. sent to Jackson, MS, from Camp Moore	5:  Williamsburg--Donaldsonville Arty.
	6:  4th Inf. arrived Edward's Station, MS
	9:   Farmington, MS--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; Orleans Gd. Batt., Confed. Gds. Response Bn., 3rd, 11th, 16th Inf.	7:  Somerville Heights--7th Inf.
	10:  Caruther's Co. Sharpshooters mustered into C.S. service, Camp Moore
	11:  Pass Manchac--Caruther's S.S.
14:  St. Martin Rangers (later King's Batt.) organized as co. of inf., St. Martinville	15:  9th Bn. Inf. organized, 30th Inf. reorganized from Sumter Inf., Camp Moore
	16:  Miles' Leg. Inf. organized, Camp Moore
	18-Jul 27:  First Vicksburg, MS, Campaign--1st Hvy. Arty., 4th, 23/22nd, 26th, 27th, 29th Inf.
	19:  26th Inf. sent from Jackson, MS, to Vicksburg, MS
	19:  Pass Manchac--Caruther's S.S.	23:  Front Royal--6th, 7th, 8th, Inf.
	19-23: Fort Pillow, TN--A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.	24:  Middletown--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
23:  YJ Bn. Inf. arrived Camp Pratt, New Iberia	20:  29th Inf. left Camp Moore for Vicksburg, MS	25:  First Winchester--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
	21:  29th Inf. arrived Vicksburg, MS	30:  Front Royal--8th Inf.
	23:  Pass Manchac--Caruther's S.S.	31:  Fair Oaks--Donaldsonville Arty.
	25:  23rd/22nd Inf. reorganized at Camp Moore  into 4 cos.
June 1862
	1:  Miles' Leg. Inf. moved from Camp Moore to Grand Gulf, MS	1:    Seven Pines--Donaldsonville Arty.
	3:  Crescent Regt. disbanded, MS; some members transferred to 18th Inf.	1:    Mount Carmel--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
	3-5:  evacuation of Ft. Pillow, TN--A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.	8:   Cross Keys--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
	6:  Orleans Gd. Bn. Inf. disbanded, MS; some men tranferred to 30th Inf.	9:   Port Republic--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
12-July 8:  RR between New Orleans & Brashear City--YJ Bn. Inf.	11:  Reorganized 23rd/22nd Inf. arrived at Vicksburg, MS	26:  Hundley's Corner--6th Inf.
22:  Raceland--YJ Bn. Inf.	17:  Pass Manchac--Caruther's S.S.	26:  Beaver Dam Creek--3rd Bn. Inf.
	18:  26th Regt. moved from Vicksburg, MS, to Edward's Depot, MS	27:  D, 1st (D/R's) Bn. Inf. assigned to 1st (Nelligan's) Inf.
	24:  Grand Gulf, MS--Miles' Leg. Inf.	27-28: Gaines' Mill--Donaldsonville Arty., 6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
		29:  Savage Station/Allen's Farm--10th Inf.
		30:  Glendale--Donaldsonville Arty., 3rd Bn. Inf.
July 1862
		1:    Malvern Hill--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	21:  Orleans Gd. Batt. disbanded, Tupelo, MS	25:  3rd Bn. Inf. incorporated into 15th Inf., Richmond
26:  Breazeale's Bn. Cav. organized, Natchitoches		26:  2nd LA Brig. formed, including 2nd & 10th Inf., near Richmond
August 1862
	2:  4th, 9th Bn., 30th Inf. reached Amite River from Camp Moore
	3:  4th, 9th Bn., 30th Inf. reached Corinth Bridge on Comite River near Baton Rouge
	4:  4th, 9th Bn., 30th Inf. left Comite River for Baton Rouge, 11 PM	9:   Cedar Mountain--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	5:  Baton Rouge--4th, 9th Bn., 30th Inf.	23:  Beverly Ford & Rappahannock Station--Donaldsonville Arty.
	6:  4th, 9th Bn., 30th Inf. back on Comite River near Baton Rouge
	9:  USN bombardment & burning of Donaldsonville in retaliation for partisan ranger attacks on U.S. gunboats
	14-17:  4th, 30th Inf. marched from Comite River to Port Hudson
20:  Prairie Rangers Co. Cav. transferred to C.S. service, St. Landry Parish	15:  vs. U.S. gunboat Essex, Mississippi River near Port Hudson--4th Inf. [detachment]	26:  Bristoe Station--6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	19:  11th Inf. disbanded, MS; some men went into 13th Inf., others into 20th Inf. & 14th Bn. S.S.
	21-23:  4th Inf. marched from Port Hudson to Baton Rouge
21:  Breazeale's Bn. Cav. mustered into C.S. service, Natchitoches	23:  Big Hill, KY--1st Cav.	27:  Kettle Run--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
21:  Grivot Rangers Co. Cav. organized at Opelousas from militia co.	29-30:   vs. U.S. gunboat Anglo-American, Mississippi River at Port Hudson--2nd Batt., 30th Inf.	29-30:  Second Manassas--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	30:  Richmond, KY--1st Cav.
September 1862
1:  2nd Cav. organized near Donaldsonville from elements of Brazeale's Bn. Cav.	3:   capture of Frankfort, KY--1st Cav.	1:  Chantilly--6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
4:  Boutte Station & Bayou des Allemands--Grivot Rangers Co. Cav., Lafourche Mil.	7:     vs. U.S. gunboats Anglo-American & Essex, Mississippi River at Port Hudson--2nd Batt.	12-15:  Harpers Ferry, WV--2nd, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
15:  YJ Bn. Inf. marched to Donaldsonville from Camp Pratt	13-17:  Siege of Mumfordville, KY--1st Cav.	17:   Sharpsburg, MD-- Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
18:  Grivot Rangers Co. Cav. mustered out, Thibodaux; some men joined A, 2nd Cav.	17:  Crescent Regt. reformed, MS, & ordered to south LA	18:   Shepherd's Ford--Donaldsonville Arty.
20:  CGR Bn. Inf. re-enforced, New Iberia	17:  4th Inf., minus Co. I, left Baton Rouge for Port Hudson
24:  Kock's or Koch's Plantation--2nd Cav., YJ Bn. [detachment]	19:  Iuka, MS--3rd Inf.
25:  Bayou Lafourche near Donaldsonville--2nd Cav.
October 1862
10:  Confed. Gds. Response & YJ Bns. Inf. consolidated into 33rd Inf., near Donaldsonville	2:    18th Inf. sent from Mobile, AL, to western LA
12:  18th Inf. arrived New Iberia	3-4:  Corinth, MS--Watson Batt., 3rd Inf.
16:  Crescent Inf. reorganized, New Iberia; reclaimed men from 18th Inf.	5:     Tuscumbia River Bridge, MS --Watson Batt.
25:  Donaldsonville--33rd Inf.	8:     Perryville, KY--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; 1st Cav., 16th Inf.
27:  Labadieville--2nd Cav., 18th, 33rd, Crescent Inf., Lafourche Mil.	8:  VST Mil. troops exchanged, Vicksburg
31: 5th Batt. organized, St. James Parish	14:  4th Inf. moved to near Gibbon's Gin, south of Port Hudson
November 1862
3:   vs. U.S. gunboats, Bayou Teche below Pattersonville--5th Batt.
22:  33rd Inf. broken up & Confed. Gds. Response & YJ Bns. Inf. restored to original organizations
December 1862
	5:  Coffeeville, MS--Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.	13:   Fredericksburg--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
19:  Crescent Inf. marched from Fort Bisland to Avery Island	14:  vs. U.S. gunboat Winona, near Profit Is., Mississippi River--2nd Batt.
	25-29:  Chickasaw Bayou, MS--26th, 29th Inf.
	31-Jan 3:  Murfreesboro, TN--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; 1st Cav., 16th/25th Inf.
1863
Trans-Mississippi Theatre	Western Theatre	Eastern Theatre
January 1863
11:   Crescent Inf. arrived Butte la Rose from Avery Island	2:   3rd Inf. arrived Snyder's Bluff, MS
14:   Bayou Teche in defense of C.S. gunboat Cotton--5th Batt., 2nd Cav.
February 1863
16:  Grand River vs. U.S. gunboat Grey Cloud--Crescent Inf.	16-19:  Yazoo Pass, MS--A & B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
26-27:  reconnaissance in force fr Port Hudson to False River--4th, Miles' Leg. Inf.	24:  capture of U.S. gunboat Indianola, near New Carthage, MS--2nd Batt., 4th [detachment], Miles' Leg. [detachment] Inf.
March 1863
	4:   30th Inf. reformed into a bn., Port Hudson
	11:  Fort Pemberton, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 23rd/22nd Inf.
	13:  Fort Pemberton, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 23rd/22nd Inf.
	14-15:  Port Hudson--A & C, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
	14-27:  Steele's Bayou Expedition, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 26th Inf.
	16:  Fort Pemberton, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 23rd/22nd Inf.
	18:  reconnaissance in force from Port Hudson to Baton Rouge--4th Inf.
	22-Apr 1:  Pegram's Raid, KY--1st Cav.
	31:  Grand Gulf, MS--1st Hvy. Arty.
April 1863
7:   Crescent Inf. returned to Fort Bisland from Atchafalaya area	2-14:  Greenville, MS, Expedition--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 26th, 27th, 29th Inf.
12-13:  Fort Bisland--1st, 5th Batt., 2nd Cav., 18th, Crescent, YJ Bn. Inf.	2:   Fort Pemberton, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 23rd/22nd Inf.
14:       Irish Bend--1st Batt., 2nd Cav., Confed. Gds. Response Bn. Inf.	4:   Fort Pemberton, MS--B, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 23rd/22nd Inf.
17:     Vermilion Bayou Bridge--5th Batt.	16:  passage of Vicksburg, MS--1st Hvy. Arty.
	17-May 2:  Grierson's Raid, MS--A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 4th, Miles' Leg. Inf.
	26-May 12:  Monticello, KY, Expedition--1st Cav.
	29:  Grand Gulf, MS--1st Hvy. Arty.
	29-May 1:  Haynes' & Snyder's Bluffs, MS--3rd Inf.	29:  Rapphannock River below Fredericksburg--6th Inf.
May 1863
	1:  4th Inf. ordered from Port Hudson towards Jackson, MS, vs. Grierson's Raid	1-4:  Chancellorsville--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 10th Inf.
	3:  evacuation of Grand Gulf, MS--1st Hvy. Arty.	2:     Rappahannock River below Fredericksburg--7th Inf.
	6:  30th Bn. Inf. left Port Hudson for Jackson, MS, leaving behind a detachment	3:     Marye's Heights--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
	7-23:  4th Inf. marched from William's Bridge on Amite River to Osyka, MS, then on to Jackson	4:     Salem Church--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
10-11:  Fort Beauregard, Oauchita River--Chalmette Regt. VST	16:  Champion Hill, MS--A & C, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
	18:  Vicksburg, MS--27th Inf.
	19-Jul 4:  Siege of Vicksburg, MS--1st Hvy., Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 3rd, 23/22nd, 26th, 27th, 29th Inf.
	19:  Vicksburg, MS--27th Inf.
	21:  Plains Store--2nd Batt., Miles' Leg. Inf.
	22:  Vicksburg, MS--29th Inf.
	23-Jul 9:  Siege of Port Hudson--2nd, Watson Batt., 4th [detachment], 9th Bn., 30th Bn. [detachment], Miles' Leg. Inf.
	31-Jun 11:  4th Inf. marched from Jackson to Canton then on to Big Black River, MS
June 1863
3:       vs. U.S. gunboat Estrella, Atchafalaya River--1st Batt.
4:       vs. 3 U.S. gunboats, Atchafalaya River--1st Batt.	14-Jul 4: 4th & 30th Bn. Inf. marched here & there east of U.S. position at Vicksburg, MS	13-15:  Second Winchester--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
23:     Brashear City--2nd Cav.	25:  Vicksburg, MS--3rd Inf.
July 1863
	1:    Vicksburg, MS--3rd Inf.	1-3:   Gettysburg, PA--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	4:    surrender of Vicksburg, MS--1st Hvy., Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 3rd, 23rd/22nd, 26th, 27th, 29th Inf.	6:  Williamsport, MD-- Donaldsonville Arty.
	5-25:  Siege of Jackson, MS--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; A, Pointe Coupee Bn.; 4th, 16th/25th, F/23rd/22nd, 30th Bn. Inf.
7-10:  vs. U.S. vessels, Mississippi River below Donaldsonville--1st, 5th Batt., 4th Inf. [det.]	9:  surrender of Port Hudson--2nd Batt., 4th [detachment], 9th Bn., 30th Bn. [detachment], Miles' Leg. Inf.
13:     Kock's or Koch's Plantation--5th Batt.	11:  Orleans Gd. Batt. reorganized, ?
	25-August 6:  Scott's Raid into KY--1st Cav.
	31:  Lancaster, KY--1st Cav.
August 1863
22:  Confed. Gds. Response Bn. Inf. rejoined Taylor's army, Vermilionville	9-29:  4th Inf. encamped at Enterprise, MS
	29-30:  4th Inf. moved via rail from Enterprise, MS, to Mobile, AL
September 1863
29:  Stirling's Plantation--CGR Bn. Inf.	19-20:  Chickamauga, GA--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; Orleans Gd. Batt., 1st Cav., 16th/25th Inf.	14:  Raccoon Ford--6th Inf.
October 1863
		9-22:  Bristoe Station Campaign--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
November 1863
2-3:  Crescent Inf. consolidated with 11th & CGR Bns. Inf. into Con. Crescent Inf., Simmesport		7:   Rappahannock Station--6th, 7th, 8th Inf.
14:  18th Inf. consolidated with YJ Bn. Inf. into Con. 18th Inf., Simmesport	25:  Missionary Ridge, TN--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; 1st Cav., 16th/25th Inf.	26-Dec 2:  Mine Run Campaign--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
18-21:  vs. U.S. vessels, Hog Point, near Red River Landing--1st, 5th Batt.	26:  4th, 30th Bn. Inf. arrived at Dalton, GA, from Mobile, AL	27:  Payne's Farm--10th Inf.
December 1863
8:     vs. U.S. vessels Von Phul & Neosho, Mississippi River--1st Batt.
12:   2nd Batt. reorganized, Alexandria
24:  Benjamin's Co. Cav. organized, Natchitoches
1864
Trans-Mississippi Theatre	Western Theatre	Eastern Theatre
January 1864
30:  Con. Crescent Inf. left Monroe for Pineville	26:  4th, 30th Bn. Inf. returned to Mobile, AL, from Dalton, GA
31:  Con 18th Inf. left Monroe for Pineville	26:  23/22nd Inf. with other units formed 22nd Con. Inf., Mobile
February 1864
1:  Con. Crescent Inf. arrived Pineville	3-Mar 6:  Meridian, MS--A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., 4th, 30th Inf.
9:  Con. 18th Inf.  arrived Pineville	16:  4th, 30th Bn. Inf. returned to Mobile, AL, from Meridian, MS
17:  2nd Res. Corps authorized by Conscript Act
March 1864
1-4:  vs. U.S. gunboats, Ouachita River, near Trinity & Harrisonburg--5th Batt.
13:   7th Cav. organized as 4th Cav., Moundville
14:   Fort DeRussy--King's Batt.
21:   Henderson's Hill--2nd Cav.
April 1864
2:  Crump's Hill--7th Cav.
7:  Wilson's Farm--7th Cav.
8:  Mansfield--1st, 5th, 6th Batt., 2nd Cav., Con. 18th, Con. Crescent Inf.
9:  Pleasant Hill--1st, 5th, 6th Batt., Con. 18th, Con. Crescent Inf.
11-22:  Raid to Opelousas & Atakapas regions vs. Jayhawkers--2nd, 7th Cav.
12:  Blair's Landing--6th Batt.
17:  Bayou Des Cedars--3rd (H) Cav.
22:  vs. U.S. transport, Red River below Alexandria--7th Cav.
23:  Monett's Ferry--6th Batt.
24:  Pineville--3rd (H) Cav.
26-27:  vs. U.S. gunboats & transports, Red River near mouth of Cane River--1st Batt.
May 1864
1:    Hadnot's Plantation--3rd (H) Cav.	4-Sep 2:  Atlanta, GA, Campaign--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.; 4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.	5-6:   Wilderness--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
3:   Wilson's Landing--6th Batt.
5:  Wilson's Landing--6th Batt.	8-11:    Mill Creek Gap, GA--16th/25th Inf.
6:    Calcasieu Pass--Daly's/Ragsdale's Bn. TX Cav.	13-15:  Resaca, GA--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.; 16th/25th Inf.	8-21:  Spotsylvania Court House --Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
8-9:  vs. U.S. gunboats, Red River below Alexandria--3rd (H) Cav.	15:  Mount Pleasant Landing--1st Cav.	12:    Mule Shoe Salient-- 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
12:   David's Plantation, Red River--5th Batt.	18:  Calhoun, GA--A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
15:   Marksville--5th Batt.	21:  30th Bn. Inf. ordered from Mobile, AL, to north GA
16:   Mansura--1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th Batt.	22-26:  4th Inf. moved from Mobile, AL, to north GA
17:   Moreauville--5th Batt.	25-28:  New Hope Church/Pickett's Mill, GA-- 4th, 16th/25th,  30th Bn. Inf.
18:   Yellow Bayou--1st, 5th, 6th Batt., Con. 18th, Con. Crescent  Inf.	26-28:  Dallas, GA--5th Co., Wash. Arty.	23-26:  North Anna River--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
June 1864
8:   vs. U.S. gunboats, Atchafalaya River near Simmesport--2nd, 5th Batt., Con. Crescent Inf.		1-3:   Cold Harbor--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
		13-17:  Early's Div. marched from Cold Harbor to Charlottesville then trained to Lynchburg--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	18-27:  Kennesaw Mountain, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.	18-Apr 2, 1865:  Siege of Petersburg --Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
July 1864
	5-7:   near Jackson, MS--1st Cav.	9:  Monocacy, MD--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th  Inf.
	10:    Fort Johnson & Battery Simkins, Charleston, SC--Orleans Gd. Batt.
	14:    Tupelo, MS--1st Hvy. Arty.
	19:    4th, 30th Bn. Inf. transferred from French's Div. in Loring's Corps, Army of MS, to Gibson's LA Brig. in Hood's, now Cheatham's, Corps, Army of TN
	20:    Peachtree Creek, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.
22:  King's Batt. exchanged & converted back to cav.	22:    Atlanta, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.	24:  Second Kernstown--2nd, 8th, 10th Inf.
	28:    Ezra Church, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.
August 1864
	5:  Doyal's Plantation--1st Cav.	12:  Cedar Creek--10th Inf.
	6:  Utoy Creek, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.
	5-23:  Mobile, AL--1st Hvy. Arty.	25:  Shepherdstown, WV--2nd, 8th, 10th  Inf.
	31:   Jonesboro, GA--4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf.
September 1864
	1-5:  4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf. marched from Jonesboro to Atlanta towards Lovejoy Station, GA
	6-17:    4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf. camped at Steven's Mill, GA	19:  Third Winchester--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	20-29:  4th, 16th/25th, 30th Bn. Inf. at Petersburg, GA, where 4th & 30th Bn. Inf. consolidated	21-22:  Fisher's Hill--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	30-Oct 30:  4th/30th Bn. Inf., 16th/25th Inf. marched from Petersburg, GA, to Florence, AL
October 1864
	5:  Thompson's Creek--1st Cav.
	5:  Allatoona, GA--A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty.
	9-10:  Bayou Sarah--1st Cav.	19:  Cedar Creek--2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	12:  Calhoun, GA--4th/30th Bn. Inf.
27:  8th Cav. organized from consolidation of 1st & 2nd Bns. State Gds. Cav.	30:  Florence, AL--4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf.
	30-Nov 20:  4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf. camped at Florence, AL
November 1864
	18:       Liberty, MS--1st Cav.
	20-28:  4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf. marched from Florence, AL, to Columbia, TN
	30:       Franklin, TN--4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf. [reserve]
December 1864
	1-2:      4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf. marched from Franklin to Nashville, TN
	4:   Murfreesboro, TN--5th Co. Wash. Arty.
	7:   Murfreesboro, TN--5th Co. Wash. Arty.
	15-16:  Nashville, TN--A, Pointe Coupee Bn., 4th/30th Bn., 16th/25th Inf.
	17:  Hollow Tree Gap, TN--4th/30th Bn. Inf.
1865
Trans-Mississippi Theatre	Western Theatre	Eastern Theatre
January 1865
February 1865
	3:  16th & 25th Inf. deconsolidated, 16th Inf. consolidated with 1st Reg. & 20th Inf., Mobile, AL	6-7:   Hatcher's Run--2nd, 6th/7th, 10th Inf.
March 1865
	10:  4th & 30th Bn. Inf. consolidated with 13th & 14th Bn. Inf., Mobile, AL
	15-16:  Averasboro, NC--Orleans Gd. Batt.
	17-Apr 12:  Mobile, AL--1st Hvy., 4th//30th/etc., 16th/20th/etc.	25:    Fort Stedman--2nd, 6th/7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	27-Apr 8:   Spanish Fort, AL--5th Co., Wash. Arty.; 4th//30th/etc., 16th/20th/etc.
April 1865
		2:  fall of Petersburg/Fort Gregg/Fort Whitworth --Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th/7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
		6:  Sailor's Creek--2nd, 6th/7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	11:  evacuation of Mobile, AL--1st Hvy., 4th//30th/etc., 16th/20th/etc.	9:  surrender of Lee's Army of Northern VA, Appomattox C.H.--Donaldsonville Arty., 2nd, 6th/7th, 8th, 10th Inf.
	26:  surrender of Johnston's Army of Tenn., Durham, NC--Orleans Gd. Batt.
May 1865
19:  27th, 29th, Con. 18th, Con. Crescent Inf. disbanded, Mansfield	4:  surrender of A, Pointe Coupee Bn. Arty., Citronelle, AL
19:  most of 26th Inf. left for home from Fort Salubrity, Natchitoches	5:  surrender of 1st Cav., Gainesville, AL
20-21:  most of 3rd Inf. left for home from Camp Boggs, Shreveport	8:  surrender of 1st Hvy. Arty.; 5th Co., Wash. Arty., Meridian, MS
26:  surrender of 2nd Batt.,; D, Siege Train Bn. Hvy. Arty.; 3rd (H); 7th Cav., Alexandria	8:  surrender of Chalmette Regt. (including remnants of 16th Inf.), Gainesville, AL
26:  surrender of 2nd, 8th Cav., 26th Inf., Natchitoches	12:  surrender of 4th/30th/etc. Inf., Meridian, MS
26:  surrender of  27th, 29th, Con. 18th, Con. Crescent Inf., Mansfield
26:  surrender of 3rd Inf., Shreveport
26:  surrender of 1st, 5th Batt., Tyler, TX;  Daly's/Ragsdale's Bn. TX Cav., ?, TX
June 1865
1:  surrender of 6th Batt., Alexandria
individuals in various units paroled at Natchitoches, Alexandria, Washington, New Iberia, Franklin, & other points in LA

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