- 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
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Louisiana infantry unit of theConfederate States of America that operated with theArmy of Northern Virginia of theAmerican Civil War . It was known as Lee'sForeign Legion due to the large numbers of foreign-born troops.Unit composition
10th Infantry Regiment was assembled at
Camp Moore , Louisiana, during June and July, 1861, and soon moved toVirginia . Its members were from New Orleans and Bossier and St. Landry parishes. Wearingzouave uniforms, the regiment was composed of many foreigners includingGreeks , Italians, andSpainard s.In April, 1862, it totalled 595 men and during the war served in McLaws', Semmes',
Starke 's,Nicholl 's, Iverson's,Stafford 's, andYork 's Brigade.Engagements
The 10th Louisiana fought in many engagements of the Army of the Northern Virginia from the
Battle of Williamsburg to theBattle of Cold Harbor . At theBattle of Gettysburg in July 1863, the regiment was part of the brigade of Col. Jessie Williams and participated in a series of unsuccessful attacks on Union entrenchments onCulp's Hill . Later, the 10th was part of the Mine Run and Bristoe campaigns.After participating in the
Overland Campaign in early 1864, the 10th then was active in theShenandoah Valley with General Early. In the spring of 1865, it took part in theAppomattox Campaign .Losses
The brigade lost 27% of the 318 engaged at the
Battle of Malvern Hill , had 16 killed, 33 wounded, and 7 missing at theBattle of Antietam , and 15 killed and 51 wounded at theBattle of Chancellorsville . The regiment reported 3 wounded at theSecond Battle of Winchester and lost more than forty-five percent of the 226 at theBattle of Gettysburg . On April 9, 1865, only 4 officers and 13 men surrendered after theBattle of Appomattox Courthouse .Officers
The field officers were Colonels
Mandeville DeMarigny , Henry D. Monier, and Eugene Waggaman; Lieutenant Colonels Jules C. Denis and J.M. Legett; and Majors Felix Dumonteil, Thomas N. Powell, and William H. Spencer.References
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