Louis Gustave De Russy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1795
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 17-Dec-1864
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Louis Gustave De Russy
- Louis Gustave De Russy (1795 – December 17, 1864) was an engineer and career United States Army officer who served as Major-General in the Louisiana Militia during the American Civil War.
- He was the oldest West Point graduate to serve in the Confederacy in that war.
- He is the younger brother of René Edward De Russy, a U.S.
- brigadier general, who remained with the Union during the war.Both men had forts named after them.
- That named for Louis is Fort DeRussy, constructed near Marksville, Louisiana during the Civil War.
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