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Louis Anacharsis Garnett

Roster ID 14
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First Name:Louis
Middle Name:Anacharsis
Last Name:Garnett
Suffix:
Affiliation:Class of 1842
Biography & Genealogy:Birth date: May 5, 1822 in Champlaine, Essex County, Virginia Death date: June 25, 1901 in Pacific Grove, California Father: Robert Selden Garnett Brother: Civil War General Robert S. Garnett Mother: Olympia Charlotte de Gouges (May 5, 1796-August 8, 1856) Paternal grandparents: Muscoe Garnett of Essex County and Grace Fenton Mercer of Stafford County, Virginia Maternal Grandparents: Jean Pierre de Gouges (officer in the French Army) and Mary Hyacinth (surname unknown) Marriage (March 17, 1853): Maria Champe Garnett (?-September 1909), cousin Children: William Hammond, Edgar Malcolm, and Porter Career: Moved to San Francisco in 1851 where he was lawyer; instrumental in establishing United States Mint; specialist in monetary, currency policy, and law VMI Record Entered VMI from Essex County on November 13, 1839 and graduated on July 4, 1842, standing 16th out of 16 graduates. Military Record None; he was studying in Europe during the Civil War

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