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John G. Pratt
John Galbraith Pratt (March 31, 1816 – July 10, 1866) was a brigadier general of the Louisiana state militia during the Confederate States of America. Somewhat unusually for a militant Confederate, he was born and died in Connecticut, United States. Pratt's family moved from Hartford, Connecticut to St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana in 1845, where Pratt owned a sugarcane plantation. At the time of his death his "magnificent plantation" at Bellevue was said to be "eight hundred superficial Arpent, arpents" with a "splendid dwelling house" and "complete improvements." Pratt was a "delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Conventions, Democratic convention that nominated Stephen A. Douglas for president in 1860." Five days after Fort Sumter he was given command of the fourth brigade of the first division of the Louisiana state militia. Camp Pratt, a Confederate Military recruit training, boot camp at New Iberia, Louisiana, was named for him. In 1862, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Landry Regiment, Louisiana Militia, 1861
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