Title	Lovell H. Rousseau photograph
Subject	Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Time Period	1860s
Place	Ohio Stanford (Kentucky)
Description	Carte de visite of General Lovell H. Rousseau, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. As a Kentucky legislator, originally from Stanford, Kentucky, Rousseau fought successfully to keep Kentucky seceding. After Kentucky officially decided to remain neutral, Rousseau resigned and raised two regiments of Kentuckians across the Ohio River in Indiana. These regiments became known as the "Louisville Legion" and prevented the capture of Louisville by Confederate forces. He went on to serve with distinction at Shiloh, Stones River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga
Date of Original	1861-1865 Circa
Collection	AV 200 Campus Martius Museum antique photography
Format	picture carte de visite
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AV200_b03_f33_46.tif
Image Height	2458
Image Width	1579
File Size	11667008 Bytes
Date created	2011-04-22

Lovell H. Rousseau photograph

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