Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand
Born: June 4, 1816
Birthplace: Chateau des Rochettes near Tours, France
Father: Baron Joseph de Keredern de Trobriand 1780 – 1840
Mother: Rosine Hachin de Couberville – 1832
Wife: Mary Mason Jones 1820 – 1907
Children:
Marie Caroline de Trobriand Post 1845 – 1926
(Buried: Saint Anns Cemetery, Sayville, New York)
Beatrice de Trobriand 1850 – 1941
Education:
Graduated from College of Saint Louis in Paris, France
Occupation before War:
Author of Poetry and Prose
1840: Author of Gentleman of the West
Expert Swordsman who fought duels
1841: Immigrated to the United States from France
Became known as bon vivant in New York City Social Elite
1841: Author of The Rebel
Writer and Editor of French language Publications
1849 – 1850: Editor of Revue du Nouveau Monde
1854 – 1861: Joint Editor of Le Courrier des Etates – Unis
Civil War Career:
1861: Became a naturalized Citizen of the United States
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 55th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Peninsula Campaign in Virginia
1862: Suffered from effects of Swamp Fever at Battle of Williamsburg
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 38th New York Infantry Regiment
1863: Not heavily engaged during the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Served in the Wheatfield at the 2nd Day of Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Every third man in his brigade was a casualty at Gettysburg
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
Acted as Division Commander during later stages of Petersburg
Acted as Division Commander during the Appomattox Campaign
1866: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1874: Colonel of United States Army, 31st Infantry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Served on a Leave of Absence from army to go to Paris
1867 – 1869: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Stevenson in Dakota
While in Dakota Territory he painted landscapes and portraits
United States Army Commander of Fort Shaw in Montana Territory
Served in Posts in Utah Territory during tensions with Mormons
United States Army Commander of Fort Steele, Wyoming Territory
1874 – 1879: Colonel of United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment
1875: Participated in the ejection of 8 Democrats in New Orleans
1875 – 1877: Commander in New Orleans, Louisiana
1877: Accompanied his Soldiers on evacuation of New Orleans
1877: Commander of Army against labor riots in the Great Strike
1877 – 1879: Conductor of Training at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1879: Retired from United States United Army on March 20th
1879–1897: Lived in New Orleans cultivating roses, painting & Reading
1891: He made his last trip to France
Died: July 15, 1897
Place of Death: Bayport, New York
Cause of Death: Congestion of the lungs and Cystitis
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Burial Place: Saint Ann’s Cemetery, Sayville, New York
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