"Louisiana regiments" Topic
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| The Hound | 03 Nov 2015 2:29 p.m. PST |
I know a lot of people in Louisiana spoke french as their first language and did not understand English. would they mix french and English speakers in the same regiment or split them up? |
Extrabio1947  | 03 Nov 2015 5:39 p.m. PST |
Confederate regiments were formed by geographic location consisting of men from the same towns, counties or parishes. They would already understand each other through pre-war interaction. They definitely would not split them up. |
| Bill N | 03 Nov 2015 10:55 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest: acadiansingray.com Some Confederate regiments were raised from the same geographic region. Others may have been cobbled together from units raised in different parts of the state. On occasion you might even find a unit raised outside the sate. |
| Pan Marek | 04 Nov 2015 1:29 p.m. PST |
My reading indicates that the Cajuns were less than enthusiastic about fighting in the ACW. Desertion rates amongst them were very high. |
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