1. Jean-Jacques-Alfred-Alexandre "Alfred" Mouton was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
21 Facts About Alfred Mouton
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Alfred Mouton was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, the son of former Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Alfred Mouton.
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Alfred Mouton enrolled in St Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
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Alfred Mouton was hesitant to go at first because up until that point in his life he had been only around French-speaking people and customs; he knew little English and was not accustomed to speaking it.
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At West Point, Alfred Mouton was an average student scoring good marks in certain areas, including French, but it was evident that he struggled with the new language he was around.
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Alfred Mouton graduated from West Point on July 1,1850,38th out of 44.
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Alfred Mouton served as leader of the Lafayette Vigilante Committee, a local militia company.
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Alfred Mouton served as brigadier general in the Louisiana State Militia from 1850 to 1861.
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At the age of 25, Alfred Mouton married his cousin Philomene in Lafayette.
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Alfred Mouton organized a company of men from the local population in Lafayette Parish.
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Alfred Mouton consisted of mostly farmers from around the area.
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Alfred Mouton was elected captain of the company upon its organization.
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Alfred Mouton quickly made a reputation for himself as a strict disciplinarian and an efficient drillmaster.
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Alfred Mouton was a strict disciplinarian and allowed no deviation from orders either by officers or soldiers.
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Alfred Mouton's army, attempting to protect the sugar cane farms along Bayou Lafourche, was brushed aside by the US Volunteers under Brigadier General Godfrey Weitzel in the Battle of Georgia Landing at Labadieville, Louisiana, in October 1862, which led to Weitzel destroying much of the crops in that area.
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Alfred Mouton was a key participant in the battles of Irish Bend, Fort Bisland, Franklin, and Bayou Borbeau, along with numerous other smaller skirmishes.
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Alfred Mouton's brigade was used as the lead unit in the Confederate attack at the Battle of Mansfield.
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Alfred Mouton's division lost about one third of its total strength.
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Alfred Mouton showed best in action always leading his men.
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Alfred Mouton's stepmother was the sister of Confederate General Franklin Gardner.
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In 1922, a statue of General Alfred Mouton was erected in downtown Lafayette by the United Daughters of the Confederacy as part of its larger efforts to promote the Lost Cause mythology.