12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)

12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
	Thomas M. Scott was the regiment's first colonel.
Active	11 May 1861 – 26 April 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America, Louisiana
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment (704 men, Aug. 1861)
Part of	Villepigue's, Buford's, Scott's Brigade
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Island Number Ten (1862); Second Battle of Corinth (1862); Battle of Champion Hill (1863); Siege of Vicksburg (1863); Jackson Expedition (1863); Meridian campaign (1864); Battle of Resaca (1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (1864); Battle of Atlanta (1864); Battle of Franklin (1864); Battle of Nashville (1864); Battle of Bentonville (1865); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Thomas M. Scott; Noel L. Nelson †; Thomas C. Standifer

The 12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in August 1861, the regiment served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and was unique in that there were 12 companies. The regiment garrisoned Island Number Ten before being stationed at Fort Pillow. It fought at Second Corinth in 1862 and Champion Hill and Jackson in 1863. A detachment served during the Siege of Vicksburg and was captured. In 1864, the regiment fought in the Meridian, Atlanta, and Franklin–Nashville campaigns, suffering heavy losses at Peachtree Creek and Franklin. It fought at Bentonville in 1865 before surrendering with General Joseph E. Johnston.