1st Louisiana Native Guard (Confederate)

For the Union Army regiment, see 1st Louisiana Native Guard (USA).
1st Louisiana Native Guard
Flag of Louisiana, 1861
ActiveMay 29, 1861–February 15, 1862

March 24-April 25, 1862

(Field officers commissioned May 29, 1861)
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Louisiana
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,135
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Colonel Felix Labatut
Lt. Colonel Henry D. Ogden[1]
Major S. St. Cyr
The Native Guards were on duty and at their post when Federal ships arrived opposite New Orleans, April 25, 1862[2]
Approaches to New Orleans, Department of the Gulf Map Number 5, February 14, 1863.[3]

The 1st Louisiana Native Guard was a Confederate Louisianan militia that consisted of Creoles of color. Formed in 1861 in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was disbanded on April 25, 1862. Some of the unit's members joined the Union Army's 1st Louisiana Native Guard, which later became the 73rd Regiment Infantry of the United States Colored Troops.

  1. ^ "1ST LOUISIANA NATIVE GUARD. COL. HENRY D. OGDEN". Alexander Historical Auctions.
  2. ^ See "An Ex Native Guard" and "My Tardy Compatriots," New York Times, November 5, 1862.[1]
  3. ^ Official atlas: plate XC.