Louisiana 2nd Regiment Infantry

2nd Regiment Infantry was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 1862. Attached to:

· Grover's Division, Department of the Gulf, to January, 1863.

· 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf, to May, 1863.

· 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, to July, 1863.

· District of Baton Rouge, La., to September, 1863.

· Unattached, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf, to November, 1863.

· 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1864.

· 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf, to August, 1864.

· District of Port Hudson, La., to September, 1864.

· District of Baton Rouge, La., to April, 1865.

· Provisional Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, La., Dept. Gulf, to September, 1865.

SERVICE.

· Duty in the Defences of New Orleans, Louisiana, until January, 1863.

· Moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 13-14, and duty there until May.

· Reconnoissance to False River March 19.

· Reconnoissance from Baton Rouge May 13.

· Advance on Port Hudson May 14-24.

· Operations about Monett's Plantation and on Bayou Sara Road May 18-19.

· Action at Plain's Store May 21.

· Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 9.

· Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14.

· Surrender of Port Hudson July 9.

· Cox's Plantation, Donaldsonville, July 12-13.

· Moved to Baton Rouge and duty there until September 2.

· Sabine Pass Expedition September 2-11.

· Regiment mounted September, 1863.

· Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30.

· Washington October 24 and 31.

· Bayou Bourbeaux November 3.

· Grand Coteau, Carrion Crow Bayou, November 3.

· Vetmillion Bayou November 12.

· Camp Pratt November 20.

· Bayou Portage November 23.

· At New Iberia until December and at New Orleans and Franklin until March, 1864.

· Expedition to Madisonville January 3 (Co. "D").

· Red River Campaign March 14-May 20.

· Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26.

· Bayou Rapides March 20.

· Henderson's Hill March 21.

· Monett's Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29-30.

· Natchitoches March 31.

· Crump's Hill April 2.

· Wilson's Plantation near Pleasant Hill April 7.

· Sabine Cross Roads April 8.

· Pleasant Hill April 9.

· Grand Ecore April 16.

· Natchitoches April 22.

· Cloutiersville and Cane River Crossing April 22-24.

· At Alexandria April 28-May 13.

· Retreat to Morganza April 13-20.

· Avoyelle's Prairie and Mansura May 15-16.

· Yellow Bayou May 18-19.

· At Morganza until June.

· At New Orleans until August.

· At Baton Rouge until July, 1865, and at New Orleans until September.

· Mustered out September 11, 1865.