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'Afriqueedit
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 Troopsedit
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.
louisiana, native, guard, infantry, regiment, louisiana, regiment, native, guard, infantry, regiment, union, army, during, american, civil, louisiana, regiment, native, guard, infantryactive1862, 1865countryunited, states, americaallegiance, usabranchunion, ar. 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 InfantryActive1862 1865CountryUnited States of AmericaAllegiance USABranchUnion Army American Civil WarTypeInfantryEngagementsSiege of Port HudsonRed River CampaignBattle of MansuraBattle of Yellow BayouCommandersNotablecommandersCol John A Nelson Contents 1 Port Hudson 2 Corps d Afrique 3 United States Colored Troops 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPort Hudson editThe 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 editThe 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 editThe 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 editPort Hudson order of battle List of Louisiana Union Civil War units List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units nbsp American Civil War portalReferences edit Dyer Frederick Henry 1908 Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Regimental Histories New York T Yoseloff Dyer DyerExternal links editUnion Regimental Histories Corps De Afrique Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 3rd Louisiana Native Guard Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1164578374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
