Louisiana 26th Infantry (Confederate)
03/04/1862
Organized - Louisiana 26th Infantry - Louisiana
26/12/1862
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William C. Crow
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam C. Crow
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Francis A. Shoup
Brigadier GeneralFrancis A. Shoup
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Martin L. Smith
Major GeneralMartin L. Smith
18/05/1863
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
26/05/1865
Mustered Out - Louisiana 26th Infantry - Louisiana
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