The Louisiana Tigers tried to take the guns from the 14th Brooklyn and 11th New York Volunteer Infantry.

Although the exact composition of the Louisiana Tigers changed as the war progressed, they developed a reputation as fearless, hard-fighting shock troops.

Within months of arriving in Northern Virginia, Wheat's entire five-company battalion began to be called the Louisiana Tigers.

Nearly 12,000 men served at one time or another in various regiments that were destined to be part of the Louisiana Tigers.

The chaos that this produced was exacerbated by a charge by the Louisiana Tigers, who began looting and pillaging in the wagon train.

This brigade was known as the "Louisiana Tigers," having taken the name from the original battalion commanded by Roberdeau Wheat.

They arrived in time to help repulse the Louisiana Tigers of Harry Hays, who had seized several Union artillery pieces.

But none of the Mexican War Louisiana "Tigers" were Zouaves.

These names have been confused with "Louisiana Tigers at Gettysburg."

Coppen's Zouaves were at Gettysburg, but they were not then known as "Louisiana Tigers."