Louisiana Tigers
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The Louisiana Tigers were a famed Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana known for their ferocity in battle and distinctive, often unruly, character.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Confederate military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brigadier General Richard Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
Infantry
ⓘ
Light infantry ⓘ Zouave-style infantry ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImage | romanticized Confederate shock troops ⓘ |
| disbanded | end of American Civil War ⓘ |
| disciplineIssues |
brawling in camp
ⓘ
insubordination ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethos | shock troops ⓘ |
| ideology | support for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
assault infantry
ⓘ
skirmishers ⓘ |
| nickname | Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive appearance
ⓘ
ferocity in battle ⓘ unruly behavior ⓘ |
| origin | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
New Orleans
NERFINISHED
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rural Louisiana ⓘ |
| reputation |
brawling
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fearsome fighters ⓘ hard-drinking ⓘ undisciplined ⓘ |
| socialComposition |
dockworkers and laborers
ⓘ
immigrants ⓘ working-class volunteers ⓘ |
| subunitOf |
Louisiana brigades in the Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wheat's Special Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
baggy trousers
ⓘ
colorful jackets ⓘ fez or turban-style headgear ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | Zouave-inspired ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry T. Hays