CONFEDERATE LOUISIANA TROOPS
7th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry
- Overview:
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7th Infantry Battalion [also called St.Paul's Foot Rifles] was organized before the war and
entered Confederate service during the summer of 1861. The men were from New Orleans and
Iberville and Jefferson parishes. Originally a six-company battalion, Companies C and D were
sent to Virginia and the other four served in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The two
companies in Virginia fought at Williamsburg and Seven Pines, then merged into the 15th
Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The four serving in the West disbanded during August, 1862. It
was commanded by acting Majors McGavock Goodwyn and Henry St. Paul.
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