Served in Company K, 18th Inf., Louisiana as Pvt

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Unit Details:

18th Infantry Regiment completed its organization during the late summer of 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. The men were from the parishes of St. James, St. Landry, Calcasieu, Natchitoches, Bienville, LaFourche, and Orleans. This unit lost 13 killed, 80 wounded, and 118 missing at Shiloh and sustained 13 casualties at Farmington. Later it was assigned to Mouton's and H.Gray's Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department. During the winter of 1863-1864 it was consolidated with the 10th Louisiana Infantry Battalion, then in the spring of 1864 part of this command transferred to the 7th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment. It was involved in the operations against the Federal Red River Campaign and later participated in various conflicts in Louisiana. The regiment disbanded during the early spring of 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels Joseph Collins and Alfred Roman; and Majors Louis Bush, Paul B. Leeds, and William Mouton.