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My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Leufroy Pierre-Auguste was a black creole Confederate soldier who served under Col. Daniel Gober, Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Adams, and Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, who became the 14th Vice-President of the United States.
John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States, to date the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36.
BRECKINRIDGE'S DIVISION
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Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
Adams' Brigade.
Brig. Gen. DANIEL W. ADAMS.
Col. RANDALL L. GIBSON.
32d Alabama, Maj. John C. Kimbell.
{ Col. Randall L. Gibson,
13th Louisiana { Col. Leon von Zinken,
20th Louisiana { and Capt. E. M. Dubroca.
16th Louisiana } Col. Daniel Gober.
25th Louisiana }
19th Louisiana:
Lieut. Col. Richard W. Turner.
Maj. Loudon Butler.
Capt. H. A. Kennedy.
14th Louisiana Battalion, Maj. J. E. Austin.
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Confederate Research Sources
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Civil War Service:
Auguste, Lufoy Pierre. Pvt. Co. K. 16th La. Infty. En. Sept. 29th, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on All Rolls from Sept., 1861, to Oct., 1862. Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1862, ?Colored Man. Dropped from Roll by Order of Col. Gober, Dec. 8th, 1862.?
Lufroy Pierre-Auguste was born in St. Landry Parish about 1830. He was the son of Pierre Pierre-Auguste and Gabriele Tessier, free persons of color. The 1860 census shows that Lufroy worked as a stockherder for Francois P. Pitre, Jr. Lufroy left his farm and joined Captain Daniel Gober's Big Cane rifles, which became Company K, Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The first two muster rolls of this company list him as a free man of color-the only such instance found in researching these men. None of the men discussed in this manuscript, except for Lutz and possibly Gabriel Grappe, pretended they were white. The other men in their units undoubtedly knew them as free blacks. The Sixteenth Louisiana fought in the battles of Shiloh, Farmington, and Perrysville. On December 8, 1862, while in camp at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Lufroy received a discharge from Confederate service. The reason given for his dicharge was that he was a "colored man." Apparently superior authorities had finally discovered that he was black and ordered his separation from the army. Lufroy went home, but he did become involved in one other incident before war's end. On May 13, 1865, he surprised two Jayhawkers near Opelousas. These men made up part of a band of outlaws, deserters, and draft dodgers who resisted Confederate authority. The two Jayhawkers fired at him, and he returned fire, hitting one of the men. Lufroy married in 1869, but no further information on his life after the war has come to light so far.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lupay Pre Auguste
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Birth Place: Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): St Landry, Louisiana
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Lufroid p Auguste
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Saint Landry
Home in 1860: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grand Coteau
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Francois P Pitre 33
Azeline C Pitre 28
Francois Pitre 10
Estelle Pitre 9
Arthure Pitre 7
Azeline Pitre 5
Armant Pitre 3
Octave Pitre 9.12
Diomel s Durio 16
Lufroid p Auguste 30
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Meranthe Pierre
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Age in 1870: 6
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1870: Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Bayou Chicot
Household Members: Name Age
Auguste Lufros Pierre 40
Caroline Pierre 37
Celestine Pierre 21
Narcisse Pierre 17
Azelie Pierre 14
Valmont Pierre 13
Pierre Pierre 11
Eugenie Pierre 8
Meranthe Pierre 6
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Marrent Lablanc
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 1, Saint Landry, Louisiana
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's name: William
Race: Black
Occupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Lablanc 41
Marrent Lablanc 38
Uless Lablanc 19
William Lablanc 19
Albert Lablanc 12
Marrie Lablanc 9
Robert Lablanc 7
Joseph Lablanc 5
Josephine Lablanc 5
Henry Lablanc 4
Adam Lablanc 3
Ella Lablanc 2
Harrison Thomas LaTour
LaTour Genealogical Collection
Copyright 2005-2009
John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States, to date the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36.
BRECKINRIDGE'S DIVISION
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Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
Adams' Brigade.
Brig. Gen. DANIEL W. ADAMS.
Col. RANDALL L. GIBSON.
32d Alabama, Maj. John C. Kimbell.
{ Col. Randall L. Gibson,
13th Louisiana { Col. Leon von Zinken,
20th Louisiana { and Capt. E. M. Dubroca.
16th Louisiana } Col. Daniel Gober.
25th Louisiana }
19th Louisiana:
Lieut. Col. Richard W. Turner.
Maj. Loudon Butler.
Capt. H. A. Kennedy.
14th Louisiana Battalion, Maj. J. E. Austin.
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Confederate Research Sources
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Civil War Service:
Auguste, Lufoy Pierre. Pvt. Co. K. 16th La. Infty. En. Sept. 29th, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on All Rolls from Sept., 1861, to Oct., 1862. Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1862, ?Colored Man. Dropped from Roll by Order of Col. Gober, Dec. 8th, 1862.?
Lufroy Pierre-Auguste was born in St. Landry Parish about 1830. He was the son of Pierre Pierre-Auguste and Gabriele Tessier, free persons of color. The 1860 census shows that Lufroy worked as a stockherder for Francois P. Pitre, Jr. Lufroy left his farm and joined Captain Daniel Gober's Big Cane rifles, which became Company K, Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The first two muster rolls of this company list him as a free man of color-the only such instance found in researching these men. None of the men discussed in this manuscript, except for Lutz and possibly Gabriel Grappe, pretended they were white. The other men in their units undoubtedly knew them as free blacks. The Sixteenth Louisiana fought in the battles of Shiloh, Farmington, and Perrysville. On December 8, 1862, while in camp at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Lufroy received a discharge from Confederate service. The reason given for his dicharge was that he was a "colored man." Apparently superior authorities had finally discovered that he was black and ordered his separation from the army. Lufroy went home, but he did become involved in one other incident before war's end. On May 13, 1865, he surprised two Jayhawkers near Opelousas. These men made up part of a band of outlaws, deserters, and draft dodgers who resisted Confederate authority. The two Jayhawkers fired at him, and he returned fire, hitting one of the men. Lufroy married in 1869, but no further information on his life after the war has come to light so far.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lupay Pre Auguste
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Birth Place: Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): St Landry, Louisiana
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Lufroid p Auguste
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Saint Landry
Home in 1860: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grand Coteau
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Francois P Pitre 33
Azeline C Pitre 28
Francois Pitre 10
Estelle Pitre 9
Arthure Pitre 7
Azeline Pitre 5
Armant Pitre 3
Octave Pitre 9.12
Diomel s Durio 16
Lufroid p Auguste 30
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Meranthe Pierre
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Age in 1870: 6
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1870: Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Bayou Chicot
Household Members: Name Age
Auguste Lufros Pierre 40
Caroline Pierre 37
Celestine Pierre 21
Narcisse Pierre 17
Azelie Pierre 14
Valmont Pierre 13
Pierre Pierre 11
Eugenie Pierre 8
Meranthe Pierre 6
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Marrent Lablanc
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 1, Saint Landry, Louisiana
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's name: William
Race: Black
Occupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Lablanc 41
Marrent Lablanc 38
Uless Lablanc 19
William Lablanc 19
Albert Lablanc 12
Marrie Lablanc 9
Robert Lablanc 7
Joseph Lablanc 5
Josephine Lablanc 5
Henry Lablanc 4
Adam Lablanc 3
Ella Lablanc 2
Harrison Thomas LaTour
LaTour Genealogical Collection
Copyright 2005-2009