★★★ Reichard, Augustus Albert Mortiz

Augustus Albert Mortiz Reichard
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Born: April 11, 1820

Birthplace: Minden, Hanover, Germany

Father: Heinrich Mortiz Reichard Nettin 1771 – 1835

Mother: Henrietta Magdalene Hampe Luedmann 1788 – 1865

1st​ Wife: Faure Prevot

2nd​ Wife: Blanche Bacquie 1844 – 1933

Children:

Maurice Edgar Charles Reichard 1867 – 1868​

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Maritz Julius Karl Reichard 1869 – 1952​

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Max Jean Albert Reichard 1871 – 1954​

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Marie Adelaide Lydia Reichard 1873 – 1954​

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Magda Reichard 1874 – 1954​

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Marie Adelaide Therese Reichard 1881 – 1959​

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Marie Odile Reichard 1885 – 1985​

Occupation before War:

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Served as officer in Hanoverian Army​

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1844: Immigrated to the United States from Germany​

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Cotton and Sugar Broker in New Orleans Louisiana​

Civil War Career:

Drillmaster for German Recruits in New Orleans, Louisiana​

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1861: Major of Orleans Rifle Regiment

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1861: Major of Lovell Battalion​

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1861 – 1863: Colonel of 20th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Resigned as Colonel in the Confederate Army due to bad health​

Occupation after War:

Cotton Plantation Manager in Egypt​

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Merchant in New Orleans, Louisiana​

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Active Member in the Confederate Veteran Organizations​

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Lived in France at the time of his death​

Died: September 7, 1900

Place of Death: La Gardiniere, France

Age at time of Death: 80 years old

Burial Place: Metairie Cemetery New Orleans, Louisiana, AOT Vault