Civil War Officer. Confederate Lt. Colonel. The first Confederate field officer to be killed in battle. Commanded Dreux's (1st) Batallion, composed of the first five companies that volunteered from Louisiana. Died at Young's Mill (Warwick, Virginia, now Newport News, Virigina) while on a failed mission to capture Union officers who often ate breakfast at Smith's Farm. Over 30,000 mourners attended Dreux's funeral in New Orleans.
Civil War Officer. Confederate Lt. Colonel. The first Confederate field officer to be killed in battle. Commanded Dreux's (1st) Batallion, composed of the first five companies that volunteered from Louisiana. Died at Young's Mill (Warwick, Virginia, now Newport News, Virigina) while on a failed mission to capture Union officers who often ate breakfast at Smith's Farm. Over 30,000 mourners attended Dreux's funeral in New Orleans.
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Chas. Didier Dreux
Lieut. Colonel
1st La Battalion Infantry
CSA
Killed July 5th, 1861
In Action, Near Newport News, Va.
Aged 28 Years
The First Confederate Field Officer Killed
Gravesite Details
Restored 2018 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Beauregard Camp 130
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