Louisiana; comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions, and persons, Volume I, Part 8

Author: Fortier, Alcee, 1856-1914, ed. 1n
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Atlanta, Southern Historical Association
Number of Pages: 1294


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in 1762, certain territory east of the Mississippi, including Baton Rouge, was ceded to Great Britain, but when, in May, 1779, Spain declared war against England, Gov. Galvez of Louisiana set about the recovery of this territory (See Spanish Conquest), and on Sept. 21, 1779, the English fort at Baton Rouge capitulated. With the exception of the few months that it belonged to the short-lived republic of West Florida, Baton Rouge remained a Spanish pos- session until it passed into the hands of the United States. so that the flags of four nations-France, England, Spain and the United States-have in turn floated over Louisiana's capital city. At the battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1815, Baton Rouge and the near-by plantations furnished two companies of volunteers, numbering 168 men, who performed their duties bravely and well.


The first steamboat that ever visited Baton Rouge was the "New Orleans," which arrived there on Jan. 8, 1812, having made the trip from Pittsburg, Pa., in 241 hours-a speed which at that time was considered little short of marvelous. Ten years later, or during the year 1822, no less than 83 steamers, 174 barges and 441 flatboats touched at her wharves, which will give some idea of the growth and importance of her river commerce at that period.


On Jan. 16, 1816, the Louisiana legislature passed an act pro- viding that "All free white male persons above the age of 21 years, who are freeholders, householders or landowners, within the follow- ing limits, to wit: from the mouth of the bayou at the upper part of the town of Baton Rouge (called Garcia's Bayou) and extending on the main branch of said bayou to the distance of 40 arpents from the Mississippi, and below commencing at the Mississippi on the town line of the tract of land claimed by Madam Marion, and pur- suing the direction of said line to the distance of 40 arpents from the Mississippi, are hereby authorized to meet and elect five selectmen annually," etc. Under this act an election was accord-


ingly held, and by the legislative enactment of July 6, 1817, the town received its first charter of incorporation. The council pro- vided for in the act met for the first time on April 13, 1818. and organized by the election of the following officers: William Williams, president of the council and mayor ex-officio : Thomas C. Stanard, clerk: D. E. Pintado, treasurer and collector ; and Pierre Jautin, police officer. The first ordinance passed by the council related to taxes and licenses ; the second provided for certain street improvements; the third ordered the construction of a combined town hall and market house, and the fourth provided for the pun- ishment of "all disorderly and drunken persons." At the third meeting the council ordered "all bar-rooms, saloons, grogshops, cabarets, billiard rooms and bowling alleys" to be closed on Sunday. This ordinance is said to be the first Sunday law ever passed in the Mississippi valley.


Political and military considerations in 1819 made it necessary for the United States government to quarter a large body of troops in the vicinity of the mouth of the Mississippi river. After looking over the ground the war department selected Baton Rouge because


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of its healthful location on the first bluffs above the mouth of the river, and the following year the garrison and arsenal buildings necessary for an encampment and military post were completed and occupied. Since 1886 these buildings have been occupied by the Louisiana State University and the Agricultural and Mechanical College, one of the best educational institutions of its kind in the South.


By the provisions of the constitution of 1845, Baton Rouge became the capital of the state in 1849 (See Capital), and conse- quently the city has been since that time more or less of a political storm center. Being the capital, it probably suffered more heavily during the Civil war and the stormy days of reconstruction that followed than it otherwise would. At the close of the reconstruc- tion period the city, and the parish in which it is located, were burdened with a heavy debt, which for some years proved a serious handicap to progress. The population in 1870, the first U. S. census after the war, was 6,496. With the adjustment of the old debt the development and increase in population were rapid, and at the present time (1909) the population is estimated in round numbers at 26,000, while the city is practically on a cash basis, the bonded indebtedness being only about $300,000, a good portion of which was incurred by the provisions for the purchase of the waterworks by the city at the expiration of the water company's contract in 1908. Bank deposits increased from a little over $1,000,000 in 1900 to over $2,000,000 in 1907; during the same period the city tax roll increased from $2,236.000, in round numbers, to over $4,000,000, and the postoffice receipts from $17.021 to nearly $31,500. The city has a good public school system; five banking institutions; four trunk lines of railroad : a large river trade; well paved streets and good sidewalks ; a good sewer system ; free mail delivery, with rural routes to all parts of the parish ; a fire department with electric fire alarm system: good street railway service; daily and weekly newspapers ; gas and electric lighting systems ; hotels and theaters, and churches of all the leading denominations. The principal public buildings and institutions are the state capitol, the Federal court- house and postoffice, parish court-house, city hall, state university, school for deaf mutes. school for the blind, and the agricultural experiment station. The principal manufactures are sugar, cotton- and lumber. Baton Rouge was the home of Gen. Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, and of his son, Gen. Richard Taylor, who was one of the most dashing commanders in the Confederate army during the Civil war.


For a time, during the French domination, Baton Rouge was called Dironbourg, from Diron d'Artaguette (q. v.). The British called it New Richmond, but the name Baton Rouge, given by the French, prevailed after the conquest by Galvez and has been retained to this day.


Baton Rouge Revolution .- This is but another name for the West Florida Revolution, under which title a complete account of the event will be found.


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Battle, a post-hamlet and station in the central part of East Feliciana parish, is on a branch line of the Yazoo & Mississippi ·Valley R. R., 5 miles southwest of Clinton, the parish seat.


Battles .- In the early days several engagements with hostile Indian tribes were fought within the limits of the present State of Louisiana. In Sept., 1779, the British posts at Fort Bute on the Manchae, and at Baton Rouge, were captured by Gov. Galvez after some fighting at each place. The battle of Lake Borgne, Dec. 14, 1814, marked the beginning of the British attempt to capture


New Orleans. This was followed by the engagements of Dec. 23 and 28, 1814, Jan. 1 and 8, 1815, and the bombardment of Fort St. Philip, which was continued until Jan. 17. (See War of 1812.) During the War of 1861-65 a large number of actions occurred in Louisiana. Many of them were mere skirmishes, of which no cir- cumstantial report was made by the commanding officers on either side. Following is an alphabetical list of these battles and skir- mishes, with the date when each occurred :


Alexander's Creek (near St. Francisville), Oct. 5, `64; Amite River, July 24, '62, April 12 and 17, '63, July 25 and Dec. 12, '64, and March 18, '65; Ashton, May 1, '64; Ashwood Landing, May 1-4, '64; Atchafalava, June 4, Sept. 8, 9, and 20, '63, July 21, Aug. 25, Sept. 17, and Oct. 5, '64: Avoyelles, May 15, '64; Barre's Land- ing, May 22 and Oct. 21, '63: Baton Rouge, Aug. 5, 20 and 21, '62, Sept. 19, '63, March 3 and 8, April 15, May 3 and Aug. 29, '64; Bayou Alabama, Sept. 20, '64; Bayou Boeuf, April 22, '63, and May 7, '64; Bayou Boeuf Crossing, June 24, '63; Bayou Bonfouca, Nov. 21, '62, and Jan. 31, '65; Bayon Bourbeau, Nov. 3, '63; Bayou de Glaize, May 18, '64; Bayou de Large, May 27, '65; Bayou de Paul, April 8, '64; Bayou des Allemands, June 20 and 22, and Sept. 4, '62, and July 18, '63; Bayou Fordoche, May 29, '64; Bayou Goula, Jan. 24 and May 9, '65; Bayou Grand Caillou, Nov. 23, '64; Bayou Grossetete, April 2 and June 19, '64; Bayon Lamourie; May 6, 7 and 12, '64; Bayou Liddell, Oct. 15, '64; Bayou Macon, May 10 and Aug. 24, '63; Bayou Maringouin, Sept. 13 and 16, '64; Bayou Pierre. May 2-3, '64; Bayou Portage. Nov. 23, '63; Bayou Rapides, March 20 and April 26, '64; Bayou Robert, May 8, '64; Bayou Saline, April 14, '64; Bayou Sara. Aug. 10 and 23, '62, Nov. 9, '63, Oct. 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10, '64; Bayou Teche, Jan. 14, April 12 and 13, and Oct. 3, '63, and March 21, '65; Bayou Tensas, May 9 and Aug. 10, '63, July 30 and Aug. 26, '64; Bayou Tunica, Nov. 8, '63; Berwick, June 1, '63, and April 26 and May 1, '64; Berwick Bay, Nov. 1 and 6, '62, and June 23, '63; Black Bayou, March 19, '64, and May 4, '65; Black River, May 5, '63; Blair's Landing, April 12-13, '64: Bonnet Carre, Oct. 19, '62; Boutte Station, Sept. 5, '62; Boyce's Bridge, May 14, '63; Boyce's Plantation, May 6, '64; Brashear City, June 21 and 23, '63; Brown's Plantation, May 11, '65; Bullitt's Bayou, Sept. 14, '64: Caledonia, May 10, '63: Camp Pratt, Nov. 20 and 25, '63; Campti, March 26 and April 4, '64; Cane River, April 26-27, '64; Cane River Crossing, April 23, '64; Carrion Crow Bayou, Oct. 14, 15 and 18. and Nov. 3, 11 and 18, '63; Carroll's Mill (near


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Pleasant Hill), April 8, '64; Centerville, April 12 and 13, and May 25, '63 ; Chacaloula, June 24, '63, and May 3, `65; Choctaw Bayou, April 28, '63: Clinton, May 1 and Nov. 15, '64; Cloutierville, March 29 and 30, and April 22 and 24, '64; Columbia, Feb. 4, '64; Comite River, May 2, '63, and Aug. 25, '64: Como Landing, June 15-16, '64; Concordia, July 22, '64; Concordia Bayou, Aug. 5, '64; Cotile Landing, April 25, '64; Covington, July 27, '62; Cross Bayou, July 4, '64; Crump's Hill, April 2, '64; Cox's Plantation (near Donaldson- ville), July 12-13, '63 : Cypress Creek, March 8, '64; David's Ferry, May 4-5, '64; Davis' Bend, June 29, '64: Deloach's Bluff, April 26, '64; Donaldsonville, Aug. 9 and Sept. 21 and 25, '62, June 28 and Sept. 23, '63, and Feb. 8, '64; Doyal's Plantation, Aug. 5 and Nov. 29, '64; Dunbar's Plantation, April 7 and 15, '63; Dunn's Bayou, May 5, '64; Fair Play (Steamer), Aug. 18, '62; Floyd, Aug. 24, 63; Fort Barrancas, Jan. 1. '62; Fort Beauregard, May 10 and Sept. +, '63; Fort Bisland, April 12-13, '62, and April 12, '64; ; Fort de Russy, May 4, '63, and March 14, '64: Fort Jackson, April 16 to May 1, '62; Fort Livingston, April 27, '62; Fort St. Philip, April 16 to May 1, '62; Gentilly's Plantation, Sept. 1, '64; Goodrich's Landing, June 30, '63, and March 24, '64; Graham's Plantation, May 5, '64; Grand Bayou, April 4, '65; Grand Coteau, Oct. 16 and 19, '63; Grand Ecore, April 3, 16 and 29, '64; Grand Lake, Nov. 23, '63; Grand River, Aug. 15 and 21, '64; Greensburg, May 1, '63; Green- weil Springs, Oct. 5, '63; Grossetete, Feb. 19, '64; Hard Times Landing, April 25 and 29, '63: Harrisonburg, Sept. 4, '63, and March 1 and 4, '64: Henderson's Hill, March 21, '64; Hodge's Plan- tation, Sept. 11, '64; Independence Station, May 15, '63: Indian Bayou, Nov. 9, '63 : Indian Bend, April 13, '63: Indian Village, Jan. 28, '63, and Aug. 6, '64; Irish Bend, April 14, '63; Jackson, Ang. 3, '63, March 3 and Oct. 5. 64; James' Plantation. April 6 and 8, '63; Jeanerette, April 14, '63; Labadieville, Sept. 8, '64: Lafourche Crossing, June 20-21, '63; Lake Borgne, Nov. 22, '63; Lake Bruin, April 28, '63; Lake Fausse Pointe, Nov. 18, '64; Lake Providence, May 24 and 27, June 9, 24 and 28, '63: Lake St. Joseph, June 4, '63; Lake Verret, Jan. 30, '65; Madisonville, July 27, '62, and Feb. 11, '64; Magnolia Landing, June 15, '64; Mansura, May 16, '64; Mans- field, April 8, '64; Marksville Prairie, March 15, '64; Martin's Lane, Feb. 15, '65; Milliken's Bend, Aug. 18, '62, and June 7 and 25, '63; Monett's Ferry, March 29-30 and April 23, '64: Moore's Plantation, May 1 and 4, '64; Moreauville, May 17, '64; Morgan's Ferry, Sept. 7 and 20, '63, July 28 and Aug. 25, '64; Morganza, May 24 and 30, July 28, Oct. 16, Nov. 23 and Dec. 4, '64, and Jan. 12 and 15, '65; Morganza Bend, March 12, '65; Mound Plantation, June 24 and 29, '63; Mount Pleasant Landing, May 15, '64; Napoleonville, July 29. "64, and Feb. 10, '65; Natchitoches, March 31. April 5 and 20, and May 5, '64; Nelson's Bridge (near New Iberia), Oct. 4. '63; New Carthage, April 5, '63; Newport Cross-Roads, June 17, '64; New River, Feb. 9, '64; New Texas Road, Dec. 4, '64; Newtown, April 16, '64; Old River, Feb. 10, '63; Olive Branch, Ang. 5 and 25, '64; Opelousas, Oct. 30, '63 ; Orange Grove, July 31, '64; Pass Manchac,


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June 17 and Sept. 13 and 15, '62: Pattersonville, April 11, '63; Petite Anse Island. Nov. 21-22. '62; Phelps' Bayon, April 26, '63; Pineville, April 24, '64: Pin Hook, May 10. 63; Plains Store Road, May 21 and 23, '63: Plaquemine, April 18 and June 18, '63, and Aug. 6. '64; Pleasant Hill, April 7, 9, 12 and 13. 64; Point Pleasant. June 25, '64: Ponchatoula, Sept. 13-15. '62. March 21 and 30 and May 13, '63; Porter's Plantation. April 13, '63: Port Hudson, Ang. 29, '62, March 14-15. May 21 to July 8, and Nov. 30, '63, April 7, May 28 (Pest House), and Aug. 29. '64: Raccourci. Nov. 25, '64; Ratliff's Landing. June 15. 64: Red Chief (Confederate Steamer), May 25, '63; Red River. Oct. 14. 63: Richland Plantation, Jan. 30, '64; Richmond, Jan. 29. March 31. April 4, and June 15. '63; Roberts Ford, May 2, '63: Rosedale, Sept. 15, '64: St. Charles Court House, Aug. 29, Sept. 7-8. '62, and Oct. 5. '64; St. Martinville. Dec. 3, '63; St. Mary's (Steamer). July 8. 63: Simsport, June 3, '63, and June 8, '64; Southwest Pass. Oct. 12. `61: Springfield, May 23, '63; Springfield Landing. July 2, 63; Starlight (Confederate Steamer), May 25, '63; Stirling's Plantation. Sept. 12 and 29, '63; Tallulah, Aug. 19, '62; The Park, Feb. 4. 65 ; Thibodaux, June 20, '63 ; Thomp- son's Creek, May 25, '63: Thompson's Plantation, Jan. 23, '65 ; Tick- faw Bridge, May 16, '63: Trinity, Sept. 2. '63, and March 1 and 4, '64; Tunica Bend. Nov. 8. 63, and April 21, '64; Vermilion Bayou, April 17, Oct. 9-10. and Nov. 11. 25, and 30, '63; Vermilionville, Nov. 5 and 8, '63; Vidalia, Sept. 14, '63, Feb. 7 and July 22. '64; Wall's Bridge ( Tickfaw river). May 1. 63: Washington, April 22, May 1, Oct. 24 and 31. '63: Waterloo. June 16, '63, and Oct. 20, '64; Waterproof, April 20. '64: Wells' Plantation, May 2 and 6. '64; Williams' Bridge, May 1. 63: Williamsport. Sept. 16 and Nov. 25, '64; Wilson's Landing, May 2 and 14, '64: Wilson's Plantation, April 7, '64: Yellow Bayou. May 18, '64; Young's Point, June 7, '63.


Batture Affair .- When the Jesuits were dispossessed in 1763 and their property was sold for the benefit of the French crown, Bertrand Gravier purchased a portion of their plantations for a farm. Sub- sequently he laid out a part of his farm in lots and established the faubourg Ste. Marie. In front of the farm and the faubourg was formed an alluvial deposit, or batture, from which the citizens of New Orleans were permitted to take sand and gravel at their pleasure. This privilege was continued until 1804, when John Gravier, then the owner of the property, set up an opposition to the city's claim that the people had that right. a contention in which he was sustained by the superior court of the territory. In 1807 Edward Livingston, acting under the decision of the court, pur- chased a portion of the batture and attempted to make improve- ments thereon, but the people got together and drove away his workmen. On Sept. 1 Livingston appealed to Gov. Claiborne for protection, and the city council urged the governor to prosecute the claim of the United States to the ground under dispute. On the 15th Livingston again started his men to work, but in a little while a drum was heard summoning the people to the batture. They rallied by thousands and were quieted only by the appeal of


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the governor, who addressed them on the spot. Col. MeCarty and others replied to the governor, in favor of "the rights of the people" and the case was finally recommitted to the United States courts. On Jan. 24, 1808, Livingston received notice that the president had ordered the U. S. marshal to take possession. Notwithstanding this order, he went on with his improvements, until the militia was called out to aid the marshal in enforcing the president's order. Livingston then went to Washington to secure relief, but Congress refused to act in the matter. After Jefferson retired from the presidency Livingston brought suit against him, and prolonged liti- gation followed, which did not come to an end until after the death of both Jefferson and Livingston, though the latter's heirs ulti- mately received some benefit from his claim.


Baylor, a post-hamlet in the western part of Calcasieu parish, is about 5 miles east of the Sabine river and is the terminus of the Sanders-Trotti Tram Company R. R., which connects with the Kansas City Southern.


Bayou Barbary, a village in the southern part of Livingston parish, situated on a stream of the same name, which is an affluent of the Amite river, about 2 miles from a steamboat landing, and 4 miles south of Springville, the parish seat. It has a money order postoffice and in 1900 reported a population of 100.


Bayou Chene, a post-hamlet in the southeastern part of St. Martin parish, is situated on an arm of Lake Chicot, about 15 miles east of St. Martinville, the parish seat and nearest railroad station.


Bayou Chicot, a village in the northern part of St. Landry parish. is about 25 miles northwest of Opelousas, the parish seat, and about 5 miles southeast of Turkey Creek, the nearest railroad sta- tion. It has a money order postoffice and a population of about 100.


Bayou Current, a post-hamlet and station in the northeastern part of St. Landry parish, situated on the Atchafalya river, and a branch line of the Texas & Pacific R. R., about 9 miles north of Melville.


Bayou Goula, a village in the eastern part of Iberville parish, is situated on the Mississippi river and the Texas & Pacific R. R., about 8 miles south of Plaquemines, the parish seat. It has a money order postoffice, and varied industries such as shingle, rice, and sugar mills, and is the trading center for a rich farming district. Its population is about 900.


Bayou Lachute (R. R. name Lachute), is a post-village in the southeast corner of Caddo parish, is a station on the Texas & Pacific R. R., and in 1900 reported a population of 52.


Bayou Lacomb, a village in the southern part of St. Tammany parish, on a stream of the same name, is a station on a division of the New Orleans Great Northern R. R., about 10 miles west of Slidell and 3 miles north of Lake Pontchartrain. It has a money order postoffice, a population of about 125, and is the center of a considerable lumber district.


Bayou Pierre, a post-hamlet in the northwestern part of Natchi-


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toches parish, is about 5 miles west of Timon, the nearest railroad station, and 17 miles northwest of Natchitoches, the parish seat.


Bayou Sara, one of the principal towns of the parish of West Feliciana, is located in the southern part of the parish on the Mis- sissippi river, the line of the Louisiana Railway & Navigation company running from Baton Rouge to Angola, and the Woodville division of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R. It is an old town, having been first incorporated in 1842. This act of incorpo- ration was repealed in May. 1847, but the town was again incorpo- rated in 1850. The population in 1900 was 755. It has a money order postoffice, express and telegraph offices, and is an important shipping point. Bayou Sara is practically a part of St. Francis- ville, the parish seat. though it maintains a separate corporate existence. Before the war it was a more important town than St. Francisville, but with the advent of the railroads the greater por- tion of the trade was diverted to the latter place.


Bayou Scie, a post-hamlet in the western part of Sabine parish, is a station on the Zwolle & Eastern R. R., about 9 miles northwest of Many, the parish seat.


Baywood, a post-hamlet in the northeastern part of East Baton Rouge parish, is situated on the Amite river, about 5 miles east of Pride, the nearest railroad town.


Bear (R. R. name Ramsay), a post-hamlet in the central part of Calcasieu parish, is a station on the Louisiana & Pacific R. R., about 20 miles north of Lake Charles, the parish seat.


Bearcreek, a post-hamlet of Bienville parish, is on a creek of the same name and on the main line of the Louisiana & North- western R. R., about 10 miles south of Arcadia, the parish seat.


Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, one of the most noted gen- erals of the Confederate army, was born in St. Bernard parish, La., May 28, 1818, his ancestors on both sides having been members of distinguished French families. On July 1, 1834. he entered the U. S. military academy at West Point and graduated in 1838, standing second in a class of 45. He entered the army as second lieutenant in the 1st artillery, but was soon attached with the same rank to the corps of engineers. He assisted in the construction of Fort Adams, Newport harbor, R. I., and the defenses of Pensacola, Fla., and in June, 1839, was promoted to first lientenant. In this capacity he was engaged in the survey of Barataria bay ; the repair of Fort Jackson : was superintending engineer in the construction of Tower Dupre, the repair of the defenses on the eastern passes to New Orleans, and the repairs of Fort McHenry, Md. In the Mex- ican war he won considerable fame as a strategist and engineer, by his construction of the defenses of Tampico and in the siege of Vera Cruz. and on Ang. 20. 1847. was brevetted captain "for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco." At the battle of Chapultepec and the capture of the City of Mexico he distinguished himself. being wounded in the storming of the "Causeway battery" and again at the Belen gate. From that time until 1861 he was engaged as captain, corps of


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engineers, in the construction and repair of various forts and defenses. On Feb. 20, 1861, he resigned his commission in the U. S. service, having just been appointed superintendent of the military academy at West Point on Jan. 23. He was placed in command of the Confederate works and forces at Charleston, S. C., and it was by his order that the first shot of the great Civil war was fired, at 4:30 a. m. on April 12, 1861. At the first battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861, he was practically in command of the Confederate troops. though he was superseded by Gen. J. E. Johnston during the progress of the engagement. At Shiloh, April 6, 1862, after the death of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. Beauregard assumed com- mand and forced the Federal troops back at all points, being master of the field at dark. The arrival of Gen. Buell's Army of the Ohio during the night turned the tide of battle the next day, when the Confederates fell back in good order to Corinth, Miss. This place he successfully defended until May 28, when he destroyed all his stores and again withdrew in good order from the presence of an overwhelming enemy. Ill health then forced him to retire from active service for a time, but he was again placed in command of Charleston, which place he held against all attempts of Du Pont's fleet and Hunter's army for nearly two years. In April, 1864, he was ordered to Richmond, where he organized a little army, de- feated Gen. Butler and held the works at Petersburg. In Oct., 1864, he was assigned to the command of the division of the West, and in December his department was enlarged to include South Carolina and the coast of Georgia. In Feb., 1865, he was relieved by Gen. J. E. Johnston, whom he assisted during the closing days of the struggle and surrendered with him in April, 1865. In 1866 he was tendered the chief command of the armies of Roumania, but declined and spent the remainder of his life in civil pursuits, his only military service being that of adjutant-general of Louisiana. He served as president of two important railroad companies, and died on Feb. 20, 1893, the last survivor of the full generals of the Confederate army. Gen. Beauregard was regarded as having no superior as a military engineer, and his defense of Charleston was one of the most noteworthy events in the history of wars. He was the author of "Maxims of the Art of War," published at Charleston in 1863, and a "Report of the Defense of Charleston," published- at Richmond in 1864.


Beauvais, Armand, acting-governor of the State of Louisiana, 1829-1830, was a native of the state and a member of an old and honorable Creole family. His political career began with an elec- tion to the office of justice of the peace in the parish of Pointe Coupée in 1810. In 1814 he was elected a member of the lower house of the state legislature and was twice reelected. From 1822 to 1830 he was a member of the state senate, of which body he was president at the time of Gov. Derbigny's death in Oct., 1829, when he succeeded to the executive chair, and served until Jan. 14, 1830, at which time he was succeeded by Jacques Dupre. Mr. Beauvais was a candidate for governor in 1830, but was defeated by Andre




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