2nd Regiment Infantry was
organized at New Orleans, Louisiana, September 29, 1862. Attached to:
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Grover's Division,
Department of the Gulf, to January, 1863.
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3rd Brigade, 1st
Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf, to May, 1863.
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1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 19th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
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District of Baton Rouge,
La., to September, 1863.
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Unattached, Cavalry
Division, Dept. Gulf, to November, 1863.
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3rd Brigade, Cavalry
Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1864.
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1st Brigade, Cavalry
Division, Dept. Gulf, to August, 1864.
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District of Port Hudson,
La., to September, 1864.
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District of Baton Rouge,
La., to April, 1865.
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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.
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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.
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Assaults on Port Hudson
May 27 and June 14.
·
Surrender of Port Hudson
July 9.
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Cox's Plantation,
Donaldsonville, July 12-13.
·
Moved to Baton Rouge and
duty there until September 2.
·
Sabine Pass Expedition
September 2-11.
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Regiment mounted
September, 1863.
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Western Louisiana
Campaign October 3-November 30.
·
Washington October 24
and 31.
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Bayou Bourbeaux November
3.
·
Grand Coteau, Carrion
Crow Bayou, November 3.
·
Vetmillion Bayou
November 12.
·
Camp Pratt November 20.
·
Bayou Portage November
23.
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At New Iberia until
December and at New Orleans and Franklin until March, 1864.
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Expedition to
Madisonville January 3 (Co. "D").
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Red River Campaign March
14-May 20.
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Advance from Franklin to
Alexandria March 14-26.
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Bayou Rapides March 20.
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Henderson's Hill March
21.
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Monett's Ferry and
Cloutiersville March 29-30.
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Natchitoches March 31.
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Crump's Hill April 2.
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Wilson's Plantation near
Pleasant Hill April 7.
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Sabine Cross Roads April
8.
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Pleasant Hill April 9.
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Grand Ecore April 16.
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Natchitoches April 22.
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Cloutiersville and Cane
River Crossing April 22-24.
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At Alexandria April
28-May 13.
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Retreat to Morganza
April 13-20.
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Avoyelle's Prairie and
Mansura May 15-16.
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Yellow Bayou May 18-19.
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At Morganza until June.
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At New Orleans until
August.
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At Baton Rouge until
July, 1865, and at New Orleans until September.
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Mustered out September
11, 1865.