MOUTON, Jean Jacques Alfred Alexander

Confederate

Born: February 18 1829, Opelousas LA

Died: April 8 1864, Mansfield LA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1850, resigned 1850, railroad construction engineer, Brig. Gen. of state militia.

War Service: 1861 recruited a company, October 1861 Col. of 18th Louisiana, Shiloh (w), April 1862 Brig. Gen., brigade command in Gen. Richard Taylor's Dept., Mansfield (k).

Post War: Mouton's brigade was used as the lead unit in the Confederate attack at the Battle of Mansfield. While leading his brigade in a charge against the Union position, Mouton was shot and killed.