{⋆★⋆} BG Hebert, Louis

Louis Hebert​

Born: March 13, 1820

Birth Place: Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Father: Valery Amant Hebert 1793 – 1847

(Buried: Saint Raphael Cemetery, Bayou Goula, Louisiana)​

Mother: Marie – Clarisse Bouche 1797 – 1865

(Buried: Point Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Irberville Parish, Louisiana)​

Wife: Malvina Lambremont 1830 – 1860

(Buried: Hebert Family Cemetery, Cecillia, Louisiana)​

Children:

Ignace Louis Hebert 1849 – 1873​

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Burton Louis Hebert 1850 –​

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Ellis Louis Hebert 1857 –​

Education:

1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (3rd​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1845 – 1846: Brevet, 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers​

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1845 – 1846: Assistant Engineer Construction of Fort Livingston​

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1846: Resigned from United States Army on February 15th​​

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1846 – 1851: Planter in Iberville Parish, Louisiana​

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1847 – 1850: Major in Louisiana State Militia​

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1853 – 1855: Louisiana State Senator​

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1855 – 1860: Chief Engineer for State of Louisiana​

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1858 – 1861: Colonel of Louisiana State Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 3rd​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri​

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1862: Captured during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas​

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1862: Prisoner of War until exchanged on March 20th​​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi​

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1862: Division Commander at Second Battle of Corinth, Mississippi​

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1863: Brigade Commander at the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1863: Prisoner of War after the Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1863: Paroled and Exchanged on October 13th​​

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Chief Engineer, Confederate Army, Cape Fear District​

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Commander of Heavy Artillery at Fort Fisher, North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

Publisher of Iberville South Newspaper ​

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School Teacher in St. Martin's Parish, Louisiana​

Died: January 7, 1901

Place of Death: East Bank of Bayou Touche, Louisiana

Age at time of Death: 80 years old

Original Burial Place: Hebert Family Cemetery, Cecila, Louisiana

As of 2002 New Burial Place: Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Cecila, Louisiana

 

[Pollaco]

Brother in law to Confederate Brigadier General Walter H. Stevens and cousin to Bridadier General Paul O. Hebert.

 

[James N.]

Hebert's capture at Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern may have caused the Confederate defeat there. The wing of the army that included Hebert's 3rd Louisiana had already lost its commander, Texas Brig. Gen. Ben McCullough, and second-in-command Arkansas Brig. Gen. James Macintosh, both of whom had been killed, leaving West Pointer Hebert in command. Unfortunately, he was unaware of the fact and busy leading a failed attempt to find and turn the Federal flank when he stumbled into a superior force in the woods where he was captured, leaving that entire wing essentially leaderless and inert for the rest of the day. The NPS marker above is likely near the spot where he was captured and features his picture.

 

[Lampasas Bill]

Don't forget to pronounce his name correctly. As a Louisianian, it would be pronounced "A-bear" with a long "A."

 

[Pollaco]

Don't forget to pronounce his name correctly. As a Louisianian, it would be pronounced "A-bear" with a long "A."

Like the quarterback, Bobby Hebert?

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend (March 13th) Birthday Brig. General Louis Hebert! Salutes remembering General Hebert on his weekend birthday.

 

[rpkennedy]

Like the quarterback, Bobby Hebert?

As any good Saints fan knows. Who dat!

Ryan

 

[Pollaco]

Part of the cavalry of Walker's Division on the way to take part in the Red River Campaign stayed at Camp Hebert. It was said to be across the Railroad tracks from Camp Groce in Texas. So it was more than likely named for Paul Hebert and not Louis.

 

[ErnieMac]

Hebert's grandfather, Anant Hebert was born in the village of Grand-Pre, Acadia (now Nova Scotia). Grand-Pre was the village immortalized by Longfellow in his poem Evangeline. The Hebert's were a part of the Acadian diaspora Longfellow described.

 

[bayouace]

When A-bears cross the Sabine, they get all uppity and become Hee-burts. Lol

Not sure what I did above, but anyway that's what I said.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

The bilingual (English and French speaking) Hebert was a capable enough Brigade commander who was also popular with his men, especially the Louisianians.

At Corinth, on the second day (October 4, 1862), he did not lead his Division in the attack at daybreak that Van Dorn had planned that previous night. Hebert suddenly informed Van Dorn at 7am on the morning of the scheduled action that he was too ill to participate. He was immediately relieved from Divisional command, and replaced by one of his Brigade commanders, B-G Martin Green, to lead the attack. The rearrangement of Brigade commands resulted in the attack being delayed by almost two hours. Apparently, Hebert never provided any satisfactory explanation or Official Report of his illness.

It is thought that it was this inexplicable incident that prevented Hebert from being considered for future promotion or any further field combat commands for the remainder of the war.