3rd Louisiana Native Guard Infantry Regiment

The 3rd Louisiana Regiment Native Guard Infantry was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1]

3rd Louisiana Regiment Native Guard Infantry
Active1862–1865
CountryUnited States of America
Allegiance USA
BranchUnion Army, American Civil War
TypeInfantry
EngagementsSiege of Port Hudson
Red River Campaign
Battle of Mansura
Battle of Yellow Bayou
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Col John A. Nelson

Port Hudson

The unit was organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, November 24, 1862, and remained there until May 1863. Between May and July, the regiment was involved in the Siege of Port Hudson.

Corps d'Afrique

The designation was changed to 3rd Regiment, Corps d'Afrique June 6 at Port Hudson.[2] The Confederate garrison at Port Hudson surrendered on July 9, five days after the fall of Vicksburg farther up the Mississippi River.

United States Colored Troops

The unit designation was changed once again to the 75th United States Colored Troops on April 4, 1864.[3] The 75th participated in the Red River Campaign with engagements at the Battle of Mansura on May 16 and the Battle of Yellow Bayou on May 18.

The regiment remained on duty in southern Louisiana for the remainder of the war and mustered out November 25, 1865.

See also

References
  1. Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.
  2. Dyer
  3. Dyer
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