Homer guardian., 1890-06-13
Death of Col. Mandervile Mar
igny.

afternoon, surrounded by a few
loving friends.
He came Of historic family.
His father, Bernard Marigny, was
one of the wcalthiest planters of
Louisiana, of French ancestry,
always loyal to the king. His
mother was a daughter of u noble
Spanlard, Morales, Governor of
Louisiana before the cession to
the United States. When Louis
Philippe was exiled from France
in l79G he came to Louisiana, and
was welcomed by Colonel Marg-
ny's grandsire, whose guest the
King WAS for many months. But
the Colonel's own career was
brilliant enough in itself, and
warrants a more extended notice
than the bare mention here made.
In the year 1910 Colonel
Mangny was born. He was edu-
| Gated in France at the military
college of Ssumur, and had for
classmate the Due d'Orleans. He
completed his studies and became
| an officer in the French cavalry.
In 1884 he resigned his posi-
tion and came to Louisiana, where
he married a daughter Of fGovernsr
Claiborne, the first American
governor of Louisiana. His father
had left him a large fortune and
he returned to France with his
wife, who was made one of the
ladies of honor in the French
court.
| When the war between the
| States broke out, Vaudeville
Marigny found iniiinsslf in Louis
lana and volunteered his services
for the Confederate cause. He
went to Virginia, the scene Of
action, as Colonel Of the Tenth
Louisiana Regiment, under Gener.
al Magruder. He resigned in
1852 and was succeeded by Colonel
Eugene W Waggaman.
Napier Bartlett, in his military
record Of the services of the
Louisiana troops in the Con-
fsderacy, gives the following des-
cription Of the subject Of this
sketch at the time Of the war:
"Mandeville Marlgny was COM
missioned, among others, to raise
a regiment Of infantry. Colonel
Marigny was d gentleman of tall,
commanding figure, and probably
at that time one of the best speci'
mems Of the French Creole IN
physlque, general appearance,
manners, accomplishments, that
the State has produced. His
father, who resigned q title to
become an American, was old
Bernard Marigny, whe once own
ed, besides other possessions, one.
half Of the lands upon which New
Orleans is built,and who spent a
$50O,000 plantation in hospitality
to Louis Philippe and his suite,
| when the former was travelling as
an exile in this country. The
King of the French showed his
gratitude after his accession, to
the extent of having Bernard.
son entered as pupil in the
French Military School, and the
talents of Vaudeville secured him
subsequently advancement and
position IN the French army. He
afterwards returned to Louisiana
and was received with great honol
by the people Of his native city
who, besides other testimonials 0
their esteem, elected him to sever
al profitable Offices His populari
ty soon enabled him, after receiv
ing his commission, to obtain a
many companies as was necessar..
L
to make up his regiment"
Prior to the great struggle Col
Marigny occupied the Offices Q
United States Marshal and Sheri1
Of the parish. He was : publ
spirited citizen and engaged in al
large enterprises. He lost mos
az his fortune In 4 Tehuantepe
Railroad scheme which he an
Emelie LaSere had devised. Sine
I the var he forsook prominent y
a and has lived duietiy and nnOster