Frederick Nash Ogden
Born: January 25, 1837
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Father: Dr. Frederick Nash Ogden 1807 – 1839
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Mother: Carmelite Lopez 1817 – 1849
Wife: Laura B. Jackson 1850 -
Occupation before War:
Clerk for New Orleans, Louisiana, Cotton Broker
Civil War Career:
1861: Private, Company B, 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion
1861 – 1862: Color Sgt. For Company B, 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion
1862 – 1864: Major of 8th Louisiana Artillery Battalion
1863: Captured and Paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864: Major of 9th Louisiana Battalion Partisan Rangers
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of Ogden's Louisiana Cavalry Battalion
1865: Colonel of Ogden's Louisiana Cavalry Regiment
1865: Paroled by Union Army on May 12, 1865 at Gainesville, Florida
Occupation after War:
Merchant in New Orleans, Louisiana
Commander of the White League in Louisiana
1879: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Louisiana
1883: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Louisiana
Died: May 25, 1886
Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Burial Place: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
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