Louisiana Tigers
Infantry battalion of the Confederate States Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers, the athletic teams of Louisiana State University.
Louisiana Tigers was the common nickname for certain infantry troops from Louisiana in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expanded to a battalion, then to a brigade, and eventually to all Louisiana troops within the Army of Northern Virginia. Although the exact composition of the Louisiana Tigers changed as the war progressed, they developed a reputation as fearless, hard-fighting shock troops.
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