Son of Filippe Guiseppe Avegno (1785-1861) and Catherine Genois (1801-1854).

FAMILY: Attakapas Gazette, Summer 1988, p.66. His family lived at 927 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, having come from Camogli, Italy.

BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899
Name: Anatole Avegno
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1835
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Philippe Avegno
Mother's Name: Catherine Genois

CIVIL WAR: Louisiana Confederate Soldiers Confederate Research Sources Volume 1 page 93 Avegno, A. P.,Major F. and S. 13th La. Infty. En. Sept. 11th, 186–. Roster dated May 15th, 1864; Roster dated March, 1865. “En. Sept. 11th, 1861. Elected Major Sept. 9th, 1861. Died of Wounds Recd. April 7th, 1862. Successor, Stephen O'Leary.
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MILITARY: He was a Major in 13th Louisiana Reg. Volunteers, "F" and "S" Company of the Louisiana Regiment for the Civil War. Died from wounds received at the Battle of Shiloh, 7 April 1962.

DEATH: New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index,
Name: Anatole Placide Avegno
Age: 27 yrs
Death Date: 07 Apr 1862
Color: W
Page: 115
Volume: 23

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Anatol Aveguo
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Birth Place: Louisiana
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): New Orleans Municipality 1 Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana
Family Number: 1223

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Anatole Avegno
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Louisiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Major. Commission in Company S, 13th Infantry Regiment Louisiana Confederacy.


He formed the "Avegno Zouaves" Company I, 14th Louisiana Infantry. The six companies of the Governor Guards' Battalion ("Avegno's Zouaves") combined with four independent companies to form the 13th Louisiana in September of 1861.

Married 4 May 1857 in New Orleans, Marie-Virginie de Ternant, daughter of Claude Vincent de Ternant III (1786-1842)and Marie-Virginie Trahan (1818-1887).