ROUSSEAU, Lovell Harrison

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Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 4 1818, Lincoln City KY

Died: :January 7 1869, New Orleans LA

Pre-War Profession: Road worker, lawyer, politician, Mexican war.

War Service: September 1861 Col. of 3rd Kentucky (Union) Infantry, October 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, October 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 4th Bde/2nd Divn at Shiloh, commanded 3rd Divn/I Corps at Perryville, commanded 1st Divn/XIV Corps at Stone's River, district commander in Nashville and Tennessee, resigned 1865.

Post War:  US congressman, re-entered army, and duty in Alaska.