Regimental history from
Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865 by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., slightly edited:
COLONELS. Mandeville Marigny, resigned July 23, 1862; Eugene Waggaman.
LIEUTENANT COLONELS. Jules C. Denis, resigned December 28, 1861; Eugene Waggaman, promoted colonel July 23, 1862; William H. Spencer, killed August 30, 1862; John M. Leggett, killed May 3, 1863; Henry D. Monier.
MAJORS. Felix Dumonteil, resigned January 4, 1862; William H. Spencer, promoted lieutenant colonel July 23, 1862; John M. Leggett, promoted lieutenant colonel August 30, 1862; Henry D. Monier, promoted lieutenant colonel May 3, 1863; Thomas N. Powell, killed April 3, 1865.
COMPANIES AND THEIR COMMANDERS
Company A, Shepherd Guards (Orleans). Alfred Philips, resigned December 28, 1861; Jacob A. Cohen, killed August 3o, 1862; Isaac L. Lyons.
Company B, Derbigny Guards (Orleans). Lea F. Bakewell, resigned August 26, 1861; Edward W. Huntington, resigned December 28, 1861; Henry C. Marks, killed July I, 1862; James Buckner, promoted assistant quartermaster October 6, 1862; Charles Knowlton, retired October 31, 1864.
Company C, Hewitt Guards (Orleans). Richard M. Hewitt, resigned December 28, 1861; Thomas N. Powell, promoted major May 3, 1864; James Scott.
Company D, Hawkins Guards (Orleans). Charles F. White, resigned December 211 1861; Jacob H. Williams, resigned November 8, 1862; Ernest Webre, retired January io, 1865.
Company E, Louisiana Swamp Rifles (Pointe Coupee). David N. Dickey, resigned April 15, 1862; Sainville Cucullu, dropped January 5, 1863; Samuel H. Faulkner.
Company F, Louisiana Rebels (Orleans). John M. Leggett, promoted major July 28, 1862; Albert F. Pagnier, retired November 8, 1864.
Company G, Orleans Rangers (Orleans). Edward Crevon, resigned December 21, 1861; M. A. Guerin, resigned May 28, 1862; Michael A. Becnel, resigned June 23, 1862; Charles B. Marmillion.
Company H, Orleans Blues (Orleans). William B. Barnett, resigned January 13, 1863; Leon Jastremski.
Company I, Tirailleurs d'Orleans (Orleans). Eugene Waggaman, promoted lieutenant colonel December 28, 1861; Henry D. Monier, promoted major January 29, 1863; Alphonse Jonte, killed May 3, 1863; P. Leclaire, killed May 12, 1864.
Company K, Confederate States Rangers (St. Landry). William H. Spencer, promoted major January 16, 1862; Auguste Perrodin.
This regiment was organized at Camp Moore on July 22, 1861, with 796 men, by the addition of five companies to the 2nd Louisiana Special Battalion. The regiment went to Virginia and received orders to report to the Army of the Peninsula at Yorktown. On April 16, 1862, the regiment moved to support units engaged with the enemy at Dam No. 1, or Lee's Mills. The men skirmished with the enemy on May 4 at Williamsburg. During the Seven Days' Battles, the men saw no fighting until July 1 at Malvern Hill. In that battle, the regiment was the only Confederate unit to penetrate the Federal lines; 87 of its men were killed, wounded, or missing.
On July 26, the regiment was brigaded with the 1st, 2nd, 9th [later replaced with the 14th], and 15th Louisiana regiments and with Coppens' Zouave Battalion [Starke's/Nicholls'/Stafford's Brigade, aka 2nd Louisiana Brigade].
The men participated in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, and in the 2nd Manassas Campaign, August 28-30 [including the fight for the Railroad Cut]. After witnessing the capture of Harper's Ferry, the regiment fought in the Battle of Sharpsburg, September 17; 57 of its men were killed, wounded, or missing. The men were in reserve during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13.
On May 2, 1863, the brigade participated in General Stonewall Jackson's attack on the Federal right flank at Chancellorsville. The next day, the men again attacked the enemy [Hooker's line at Fairview and the Chancellorsville crossroads]; and in the two days of fighting, approximately 94 men became casualties. On June 15, the regiment and the 2nd Louisiana Regiment captured 1,000 Federals near Winchester. The men participated in the attacks on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg, July 2-3, and suffered 116 casualties. By July 17, only 109 officers and enlisted men were still present for duty. The regiment fought in the Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-22, and in the Mine Run Campaign, November 26—December 2.
On May 5, 1864, the regiment was engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness. The enemy overran the brigade at the Mule Shoe during the Battle of Spotsylvania, May 12, and 56 men of the regiment were captured [after which, the 1st and 2nd Louisiana brigades were consolidated]. On June 3, the Federals captured the regiment's flag during the Battle of Cold Harbor. The few remaining men accompanied the brigade to the Shenandoah Valley in mid-June. There they fought in the following battles and engagements: Monocacy, July 9; Cedar Creek, August 12; Leetown, August 25; Winchester, September 19; Fisher's Hill, September 21- 22; and Cedar Creek, October 19.
Following these battles, the remnants of the regiment were consolidated with the remnants of the 15th Louisiana into a single company. The brigade rejoined General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg in December. The regiment participated in the attack on Fort Stedman on March 25, 1865. When Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, on April 9, Colonel Waggaman commanded the remnants of the two [consolidated] Louisiana brigades in the army. Three officers and 13 enlisted men of the regiment were paroled. The regiment had a total enrollment of 845 men.
During the war, 142 men were killed, 58 died of disease, 3 were murdered, and 2 died in accidents.