THE LABAUVE GUARD
Company B, Labauve Guard, 11th Regiment Infantry,
James A. Ventress Jr was commander, at his promotion Joseph
Warro became commander. Warro resigned 4 Jun 1862 & John C. Kleinpeter became commander.
Regiment was organized at Camp Moore on 13 Aug 1861 with 857 men.
Ordered to KY, they became part of the garrison at Columbus.
On 7 Nov, the men fought in the Battle of Belmont MO - 12 killed & 42 wounded.
Then moved to Island No.10 after the evacuation of Columbus & remained there till 17 Mar 1862, then to Fort Pillow.
The regiment took 550 men into the Battle of Shiloh on Apr 6th & suffered heavily in a bayonet charge against an enemy artillery battery.
On May 9th, they participated in the Battle of Farmington MS - 12 men killed, wounded or missing.
General Braxton Bragg ordered the regiment disbanded on 19 Aug because of its decline in numbers caused by battle causalities & illness.
The men left from Co B went into the 20th LA Regiment. Some picked men were organized as part of the 14th LA Battalion Sharpshooters.
Many thanks to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Website
UDC4LA@aol.com
copyright (c) 2000 Steven A. Cormier
11th Regiment Volunteer Infantry
www.acadiansingray.com/11th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm - 14k
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