Maj. (CSA), Anatole Placide Avegno

Anatole served as a Major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War; and died in 1862 of a leg wound he received in the Battle of Shiloh. He was the commander of the Avegno Zouaves of New Orleans, a cosmopolitan battalion which had French, Spanish, Mexican, Irish, Italian, and Chinese soldiers amongst its six companies.

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Son of Filippe Guiseppe Avegno (1785-1861) and Catherine Genois (1801-1854).

FAMILY: Attakapas Gazette, Summer 1988, p.66. His family lived at 927 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, having come from Camogli, Italy.

BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899 Name: Anatole Avegno Birth Date: 3 Jul 1835 Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana Gender: Male Race: White Father's Name: Philippe Avegno Mother's Name: Catherine Genois

CIVIL WAR: Louisiana Confederate Soldiers Confederate Research Sources Volume 1 page 93 Avegno, A. P.,Major F. and S. 13th La. Infty. En. Sept. 11th, 186–. Roster dated May 15th, 1864; Roster dated March, 1865. “En. Sept. 11th, 1861. Elected Major Sept. 9th, 1861. Died of Wounds Recd. April 7th, 1862. Successor, Stephen O'Leary. ”
MILITARY: He was a Major in 13th Louisiana Reg. Volunteers, "F" and "S" Company of the Louisiana Regiment for the Civil War. Died from wounds received at the Battle of Shiloh, 7 April 1962.

DEATH: New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, Name: Anatole Placide Avegno Age: 27 yrs Death Date: 07 Apr 1862 Color: W Page: 115 Volume: 23

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Anatol Aveguo Age: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Birth Place: Louisiana Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): New Orleans Municipality 1 Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana Family Number: 1223

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers Name: Anatole Avegno Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Louisiana Service Record: Enlisted as a Major. Commission in Company S, 13th Infantry Regiment Louisiana Confederacy.

He formed the "Avegno Zouaves" Company I, 14th Louisiana Infantry. The six companies of the Governor Guards' Battalion ("Avegno's Zouaves") combined with four independent companies to form the 13th Louisiana in September of 1861.

Married 4 May 1857 in New Orleans, Marie-Virginie de Ternant, daughter of Claude Vincent de Ternant III (1786-1842)and Marie-Virginie Trahan (1818-1887).