Georges De Coppens
Georges Augustus Gaston De Coppens (1836-1862) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War who was killed at the Battle of Antietam.
Biography
De Coppens was born in France, where he attended the Marine Academy before moving with the rest of his family to New Orleans. He became known as an avid military arts student, and as a frequent duelist, a notable occasion being a duel with an opera critic named Emile Bozonier. After joining the Confederate army, he received permission from President Jefferson Davis to form a Zouave battalion. In 1861 his 1st Louisiana Zouaves were ordered east; later joining the Army of Northern Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign. At the Battle of Sharpsburg, Coppens was put in temporary command of the 8th Florida Infantry Regiment. He does not show up in records again until he was listed in the casualties.[1][2]
References
- ^ Coates, Earl J.; Mcafee,, Michael J.; Troiani, Don (2006). Don Troiani's Civil War Zouaves, Chasseurs, Special Branches, & Officers (1st ed.). Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-8117-3320-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Downey, Brian. "Georges Augustus Gaston De Coppens". Antietam on the Web. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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