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3 unusual facts about Paul Octave Hebert


Paul Hebert

Paul Octave Hébert (1818–1880), American politician and army general

Paul Octave Hébert

In 1872, Hébert endorsed Horace Greeley and opposed the Louisiana "Custom House" Republican faction.

During his administration Hébert saw four major railroads incorporated in Louisiana including the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad.


Stewart Van Vliet

Among the members of his class were several future Civil War generals: Paul Octave Hebert (1/CSA), William Tecumseh Sherman (6/USA), John P. McCown (10/CSA), George Henry Thomas (12/USA), Richard S. Ewell (13/CSA), James Green Martin (14/CSA), George W. Getty (15/USA), William Hays (18/USA), Bushrod Johnson (23/CSA), William Steele (31/CSA), and Thomas Jordan (41/CSA).


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