Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. In 1861, he entered the Confederate Army as Colonel of the 7th Louisiana Infantry. He led the 7th Louisiana in the Battle of Bull Run, the Shenandoah Campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in July 1862. Assigned command of the 1st Louisiana Brigade, he fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg in July 1863. At the Battle of Spotsylania, he was wounded by a shell fragment and after his recovery, was transferred to the Trans- Mississippi for the remainder of the war. After the war, he served as Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. In 1861, he entered the Confederate Army as Colonel of the 7th Louisiana Infantry. He led the 7th Louisiana in the Battle of Bull Run, the Shenandoah Campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in July 1862. Assigned command of the 1st Louisiana Brigade, he fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg in July 1863. At the Battle of Spotsylania, he was wounded by a shell fragment and after his recovery, was transferred to the Trans- Mississippi for the remainder of the war. After the war, he served as Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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