Lovell Rousseau

Lovell Rousseau
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th district
In office
December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Preceded byIncumbent
Succeeded byAsa Grover
In office
March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866
Preceded byRobert Mallory
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born
Lovell Harrison Rousseau

(1818-08-04)August 4, 1818
near Stanford, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1869(1869-01-07) (aged 50)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Unconditional Union
SpouseMaria Dozier
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army (Union Army)
Years of service1846–1847
1861–1865
1867–1869
RankMajor General
Commands5th Kentucky Volunteer Regiment
Department of Louisiana
Battles/warsMexican-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. Justin 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]

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