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Louis Gustave De Russy | |
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| Born | September 17, 1795 New York City, New York |
| Died | December 17, 1864 (aged 69) Grand Ecore, Louisiana |
| Allegiance |  United States Confederate States |
| Service | United States Army Louisiana Militia Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1814–1842, 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA) |
| Rank | Colonel (USA) Major General (Militia) Colonel (CSA) |
| Unit | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Battles / wars | War of 1812 Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Louis Gustave De Russy (1795 – December 17, 1864) was an engineer and career United States Army officer who served as Major-General in the Louisiana Militia during the American Civil War. He was the oldest West Point graduate to serve in the Confederacy in that war. He is the younger brother of René Edward De Russy, a U.S. brigadier general, who remained with the Union during the war.[1]
Both men had forts named after them. That named for Louis is Fort DeRussy, constructed near Marksville, Louisiana during the Civil War.[2]
- ^ Mayeux, Steve. "DeRussy Biography". www.fortderussy.org. The Friends of Fort DeRussy. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Fort DeRussy (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 16 October 2017.