Lovell Rousseau | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
| In office December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Incumbent |
| Succeeded by | Asa Grover |
| In office March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mallory |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lovell Harrison Rousseau August 4, 1818 near Stanford, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1869 (aged 50) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig Unconditional Union |
| Spouse | Maria Dozier |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1846–1847 1861–1865 1867–1869 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 5th Kentucky Volunteer Regiment Department of Louisiana |
| Battles/wars | Mexican-American War • Battle of Buena Vista American Civil War • Battle of Perryville • Battle of Stones River • Tullahoma Campaign • Third Battle of Murfreesboro |
Lovell Harrison Rousseau (August 4, 1818 – January 7, 1869) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a lawyer and politician in Kentucky and Indiana.
Rousseau was a member of the Whig Party early in his political career and later became a member of the Unconditional Union Party. He was a member of the Indiana State Senate from 1847 to 1849 and was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1860 to 1861. During the Civil War, Rousseau served in the Union Army as a colonel, a brigadier general, and a major general. He served in the Thirty-ninth Congress, resigned, and was re-elected to Congress. Rousseau was censured by the House of Representatives in 1866 for assaulting Rep. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell on the House floor.
Rousseau was made a brigadier general in the U.S. Army in 1867 and given the brevet rank of major general. Thereafter, he served in Alaska and Louisiana.[1]