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33rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment

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33rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
Flag of Louisiana (February 1861)
Active10 Oct. 1862 – 22 Nov. 1862
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Louisiana
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment (594 men, Oct. 1862)[1]
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Franklin H. Clack

The 33rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a short-lived unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The unit was created by consolidating the 10th and 12th Louisiana Infantry Battalions near Donaldsonville, Louisiana, on 10 October 1862. Part of the regiment fought poorly in the Battle of Georgia Landing (Labadieville) on 27 October. Because the consolidation was deeply unpopular, Major General Richard Taylor broke up the regiment on 22 November 1862 and restored the two original battalion organizations.[2]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Dimitry & Harrell 1899, p. 78.
  2. ^ Bergeron 1989, pp. 145–146.

References

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  • Bergeron, Arthur W. Jr. (1989). Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-2102-9.
  • Dimitry, John; Harrell, John M. (1899). Confederate Military History: Louisiana and Arkansas. Vol. 10. Atlanta, Ga.: Blue & Gray Press.