When the rebels retreated from New Orleans they left the Louisiana Native Guards behind. The Confederates could not care less about them. The unit was never disbanded, just abandoned.
“When the rebels retreated from New Orleans they left the Louisiana Native Guards behind. The Confederates could not care less about them. The unit was never disbanded, just abandoned.”
Sorry, you’re wrong again. The 1st Louisiana Native Guard, which was a New Orleans unit, was disbanded in February, 1862 by the Louisiana legislature. Confederate troops did not withdraw from New Orleans until April, 1862. Thus, how can a unit that did not even exist in April, 1862 be abandoned?