Pointe Coupee Regiment, Louisiana Militia (Confederate)

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Brief History
Organized near Abbeville,Mississippi in abou August of 1862 as the Pointe Coupee Battalion.

Light artillery battalion which was orginally the Point Coupee Battery, mustered in about August 1861. The battalion served along the Mississippi at the Battle of Belmont and Fort Pillow. Later engagements included Grenada, Mississippi; Fort Pemberton;Champion's Hill; and Vicksburg. After the parole oat Vicksburg, companies B and C no long existed. Company A was attached to the Army of Tennessee. In December 1864, the company was captured during the Battle of Nashville and no long functioned after this date. Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. ''Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865. ''Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1989.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


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