Name Louis Hebert | Role Engineer | |
 | ||
Service/branch United States Army
Confederate States Army Years of service 1845–1847 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA) Rank Second Lieutenant (USA)
Brigadier General (CSA) Battles/wars American Civil War
- Battle of Wilson's Creek
- Battle of Pea Ridge
- Battle of Iuka
- Second Battle of Corinth
- Battle of Vicksburg Other work Civil Engineer, Educator, Newspaper editor Died January 7, 1901, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States Education United States Military Academy Battles and wars American Civil War, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Iuka, Second Battle of Corinth People also search for Kidder Breese, Francis Preston Blair, Jr., William Tecumseh Sherman Allegiance United States of America, Confederate States of America | ||
Louis Hebert (1820–1901) was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Born in Bayou Goula, Iberville parish, Louisiana, first cousin of engineer and Governor Paul Octave Hebert, Louis Hebert graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1845, resigned his commission in 1847 to run his ailing father's plantation, and like his cousin became a state militia officer and chief engineer of the state of Louisiana (1855–1860).
Commissioned Colonel of the 3rd Louisiana Infantry, Hebert fought with his regiment at Wilson's Creek and led Benjamin McCulloch's infantry brigade at the Pea Ridge, where Hebert was captured. After prisoner exchange, Hebert was appointed brigadier general in late May 1862, leading a brigade at Iuka, as well as Corinth and Vicksburg. At the last battle he was again made a prisoner of war. He was, however, again paroled. He then served in rebel operations in North Carolina as chief engineer of the department, and commanded the heavy artillery at Fort Fisher.
After the war Hebert was an editor and publisher of a local St. Martin's parish newspaper and taught at several private schools. He died in 1901. Because his burial site was located on private land, with assistance from the Sons of Confederate Veterans in October 2002 his remains were disinterred and moved to St. Joseph's cemetery in nearby Cecilia.