Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Louisiana
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1861
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| April | Six companies organized at New Orleans under Lieutenant Colonel Charles Didier Dreux |
| Moved to Virginia and assigned to the Department of the Peninsula | |
| June 11 | Captain Nicholas H. Rightor of Company E was promoted to major. |
| July 5 | Lieutenant Colonel Dreux was killed near Newport News. |
| August 16 | Major Rightor was promoted to lieutenant colonel and James H. Beard was promoted to major. |
| The battalion mustered 315 effectives. It was assigned to General Griffin | |
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1862
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| June | The battalion disbanded and the men were transferred to other Louisiana units. Lieutenant Colonel Rightor resigned and Major Beard was transferred to the 11th Louisiana Battalion. |