2nd Louisiana Native Guard Infantry Regiment

2nd Louisiana Regiment Native Guard Infantry
Active1862–1865
CountryUnited States of America
Allegiance USA
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Nathan W. Daniels

The 2nd Louisiana Regiment Native Guard Infantry was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1] It was organized in New Orleans and was tasked with defending the city until being redeployed to Ship Island in Mississippi. Its higher-ranking officers were white and lower grade officers and enlisted men were mixed heritage and African American.

  1. ^ Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories. New York: T. Yoseloff.