Lovell Rousseau

Lovell Rousseau
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district
In office December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	Incumbent
Succeeded by	Asa Grover
In office March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866
Preceded by	Robert Mallory
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	Lovell Harrison Rousseau (1818-08-04)August 4, 1818 near Stanford, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 7, 1869(1869-01-07) (aged 50) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Whig (before 1856) Unconditional Union (1861–1866)
Spouse	Maria Dozier
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service	1846–1847 1861–1865 1867–1869
Rank	Major General
Commands	5th Kentucky Volunteer Regiment Department of Louisiana
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War  • Battle of Buena Vista American Civil War  • Battle of Perryville  • Battle of Stones River  • Tullahoma Campaign  • Third Battle of Murfreesboro

Lovell Harrison Rousseau (August 4, 1818 – January 7, 1869) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a lawyer and politician in Kentucky and Indiana.

Rousseau was a member of the Whig Party early in his political career and later became a member of the Unconditional Union Party. He was a member of the Indiana State Senate from 1847 to 1849 and was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1860 to 1861. During the Civil War, Rousseau served in the Union Army as a colonel, a brigadier general, and a major general. He served in the Thirty-ninth Congress, resigned, and was re-elected to Congress. Rousseau was censured by the House of Representatives in 1866 for assaulting Rep. Justin Grinnell on the House floor.

Rousseau was made a brigadier general in the U.S. Army in 1867 and given the brevet rank of major general. Thereafter, he served in Alaska and Louisiana.^[1]