6th Regiment, European Brigade

This article is about the American Civil War unit. For other units of that name, see Garibaldi Legion.

6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)

Disbanded| May 2, 1862
Country|  Confederate States of America
Allegiance|  Confederate States Army
Type| Militia
Nickname(s)| Garibaldi Legion
Motto(s)| Vincere o Morire
Engagements| American Civil War

* Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
* Capture of New Orleans

Military unit

The 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, sometimes 6th Regiment, European Brigade, originally the Italian Guards Battalion, and commonly referred to as the Garibaldi Legion in honor of the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi (who vocally supported the Union), was a militia that fought for the Confederate Army in Louisiana during the American Civil War.[1][2] They were well known for showing their ethnic pride by wearing cocked hats with plumes in the Italian national colors as well as adopting the red uniform worn by Garibaldi's soldiers.

## Service

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Asides from miscellaneous skirmishes, the 6th Regiment was primarily tasked with protecting the city of New Orleans from a Union invasion or civil unrest in the city.[3] Because most regular units were sent out to the frontlines, the state became defenseless. To solve this issue, Governor Thomas Overton Moore issued a call to arms for the regiment to deploy throughout the state. The regiment acted as the home guard in the city and Louisiana in general for the duration the regiment was deployed. The regiment was disbanded on May 2, 1862, one day after the city fell to Union forces.[4]

## Total strength

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During peak membership, the 6th Regiment, European Brigade numbered around 500 soldiers with the vast majority of them being first or second generation immigrants from Europe.[5]

## Commanders

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* Lt. Col. Joseph G. Della Valle [6]
* Captain Marzoni Gaudenzio
* Captain Giuseppe Santini
* First Lieutenant Ulysses Marinoni
* Second Lieutenant Ernesto Baselli

## See also

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* List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units
* Italian Americans in the Civil War
* 39th New York Infantry Regiment, a Union regiment also named after Giuseppe Garibaldi.

## References

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1. ^ Foreigners in the Confederacy
2. ^ The New Orleans Bee
3. ^ The Civil War Archive
4. ^ Civil War Home
5. ^ 6th Regiment, European Brigade Militia
6. ^ Italians in the Confederate Army

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Louisiana Confederate units

Infantry|

* 1st Louisiana Regulars Infantry Regiment
* 1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 4th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 11th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 13th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 13th and 20th Consolidated Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 16th and 25th Consolidated Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 20th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 21st Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 22nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 23rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 24th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 25th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
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* 27th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 29th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 30th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* 31st Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* Miles' Legion (32nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment)
* 33rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment
* Consolidated Crescent Regiment
* Sumter Regiment
* 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion
* 3rd Louisiana Infantry Battalion
* 4th Louisiana Infantry Battalion
* 5th Louisiana Infantry Battalion
* 6th Louisiana Infantry Battalion

Cavalry|

* 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment
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Artillery|

* Pointe Coupee Artillery
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* 4th Louisiana Field Battery
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* Donaldsonville Louisiana Artillery
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Other|

* 1st Louisiana Native Guard (Confederate)
* 6th Regiment, European Brigade
* Chalmette Regiment
* Louisiana Legion
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