Gustavus Hebert (1843 - 1864)

Born 4 Jul 1843 in Iberville, Louisiana, United States

Died 12 Jun 1864 at age 20 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

Biography

Private Gus Hebert served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 14, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 12, 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. A, Point Coupee Artillery, Louisiana

From findagrave:^[1]

Hébert, Gustavus – Guss Hébert was born in July 1843 the son of François Forestin Hébert and Adeline Daigre. He enlisted in Co. A of the Pointe Coupee Artillery on April 14, 1862 at Fort Pillow, Tenn. He was captured as a member of Lt. John Yoist's section of Co. A at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 and paroled a few days later. He was improperly re-captured while in Canton, Miss. on Feb. 15, 1864 while on parole and awaiting to be exchanged. He was sent as a prisoner on April 27, 1864 to Memphis, Tenn. On May 12, 1864 he was admitted into the Irving Military Prison Hospital in Memphis with "catarrh" which is "inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions". He was released from the Memphis hospital on May 17, 1864. He was soon after transferred to the military prison in Alton, Ill. The Pointe Coupee Artillery muster rolls of 1864 make note of his capture while on parole and that he was sent to a northern prison. He died of typhoid malaria on June 12, 1864 in the Alton prison and was buried in the Alton Confederate Prison, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9955472/gus-herbert : accessed 17 October 2021), memorial page for PVT Gus Herbert (4 Jul 1843–12 Jun 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #9955472, citing Confederate Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715).