Louis Raymond Francine

Louis Raymond Francine
Born	(1837-03-26)March 26, 1837 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	July 16, 1863(1863-07-16) (aged 26) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Rank	Colonel Bvt. Brigadier general
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg (DOW)
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Louis Raymond Francine (1837–1863) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Career

Louis Raymond Francine enlisted, and was commissioned a captain in the 7th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 23, 1861; lieutenant colonel on July 8, 1862; and colonel on December 9. He was brevetted brigadier general in the United States Volunteers on July 2, 1863, for gallantry and meritorious service at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863, and of which he died on July 16, 1863.

See also

• List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)

Sources

• Chemerka, William R. (2013). General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson. Duncan, OK: BearManor Media. pp. 36, 39, 41, 45, 49, 58–60, 112.
• Heitman, Francis B. (1903). "Francine, Louis R.". Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 433. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Malcolm, Jim, ed. (2011). The Civil War Journal of Private Heyward Emmell, Ambulance and Infantry Corps: A Very Disagreeable War. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 18–75.
• Tucker, Phillip Thomas (2013). Barksdale's Charge: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg. Philadelphia, PA: Casemate. pp. 68, 201.

External links

• Hawks, Steve A. "7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
• "Louis R. Francine". American Civil War Research Database. Historical Data Systems, Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
• "Louis Raymond Francine (1837-1863)". Find a Grave. Ancestry.com. January 8, 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2022.