Biography of 	LANEUVILLE, G. A., Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller November 1998

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G. A. LANEUVILLE, YOUNGSVILLE.--G. A. LaNeuville was born in New 
Orleans, September 7, 1817.  He was educated at Clermont Academy, 
Frankfort, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  During the Mexican war Mr. 
LaNeuville served as receiving clerk in the quartermaster's department 
a Vera Cruz.  Subsequent to this he graduated from the Medical College 
of New Orleans, as Master of Pharmacy and Chemistry.

At the time of the breaking out of the War of Secession Mr. LaNeuville 
was a resident of New Orleans, and with many others of the best New 
Orleans families, he was banished from the city when it was taken 
possession of by the Federals because he would not take the oath of 
allegiance to the United States government, he preferring to leave his 
home, property, and their attending pleasures to being a traitor to his 
State.  In company with many others, he departed for schooner which 
they had chartered for the purpose, with their arms Mobile [sic] [note:  
must be a misprint] in a and two miniature Confederate States flags 
which he had never surrendered, and which are still in the possession 
of friends.  On the first alarm of the approach of the enemy at Mobile, 
Mr. LaNeuville, with all his banished companions, rallied to a post of 
honor designated to them on the river side under the fortifications.

Mr. LaNeuville's father, Alexander H. LaNeuville, was first lieutenant 
in the regular United States army, and was appointed brigadier and 
inspector general of the State militia.  He died in New Orleans, 1844, 
leaving a widow and four children.  Of these only two now are living.

G. A. LaNeuville was married in New Orleans to Miss Antoinette Marie 
DuBrusson of a high New Orleans family.  Mr. LaNeuville now resides on 
his farm with his wife and only brother.

Source:  Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical 
Section, pp. 234-235, ed by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, 
by The Gulf Publishing Company.