The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1900-06-30

The many friends OF Capt. l..
d. Prescott were shocked to learn
of his death, which occurred at
bis home near Washington, La,
last Sunday noon, June Oath,
1900, after brief illness.
Capt. Prescott was Il true South
ern gentleman-brave, generous
to fault, and as true as steel to
his country and his people.
Reared in the lap of luxury, with
every advantage of wealth and
education, he fastened from Eu-
rope where he had just completed
his education, at the commence
ment of hostilities between the
North and South, and enlisted in
the Confederate army at the be-
ginning of the war, and served
with conspicuous bravery until
the last shot had been fred in
that stupendous confiict-in fact
it is claimed that his csmmaJhi
was the last armed body Of Codl-
federates that surrendered aftGR'
the war closed-which event took.
place at Washington, La,
June, 1865. '
We take the following data
from q dispatch to the n. O.
Times-Democrat, sent to that
paper from Washington, La,
Capt. Prescott home
Capt Prescott leaves wldow. the da1lgli-
ter Of the late Col VIM. OfiHtt, who was before
the war one of the largest sugar planters of
the State and after the w4r represented this
district III the State Senate for several terms.
The 0therssurVing members OF his family are
seven Children tilree daughters and four SONS
Mrs. Winder Dunbar OF Lutcher, La; Mrs
Thomas Atkinson. near 0pel0rlsas; Mrs. John
Murphy of Jeanerette Lew -. Prescott, Jr,
OF Lutcher, William Prescott. of st. Mary par
isli, and pasey ~aasl OfFntt Preston, tws youths
yet in their teens. MIR. Ben Prescott OF Wash
mgtcD, u. c., and kron Prescott of North Car
olina and Marshall Prescott of this place, are
brothers OF the captain. Col. A. 4. Prescott OF
Baton Rouge is nephew. The interfneit
took place on Monday evening at O'Clock IN the
family graveyard, near town, and was attend
ed by II large concourSe OF friends and reIa
tives. Conspicuous ameng the number was
large delegation from X. +. Lee Camp No. IL,
u. G. V. Capt. Prescott was Que of the organ
iZefs of the camp, was its first comlnanfa2t
and was re elt cted for three successive terms.
No man in Southwest louisiana was better,
known and more respected than he. Col. John
l.. Rice of Springfield, Mass. who was the
Federal officer to whom Capt. Prescott sur
rendered, paid him a most handsome and de-
served tribute when lie said that Capt. Pres
eoft wasa typical Southern soldIer-iiandSonie,
proud and brave
His father, William Marshall Prescott, wasa
son of Mary Marshall and Willis Prescott They
emigrated 10 this State, from Edgefield, s. q.
His mother was EViliIa Moore; her mother
was Adelaide Deinaret, and her mother was the
only child of Felix Navarro, who was one OF
the earliest settlers OF this State and had his
home on the Bayou Teehe, John Moore, the
paternai grandfather of our subject, was u ma
tive of Virginia and canie tn this State with his
father. Louis Moore, in the year 1903, Lis moth
er was a HeDshaw. whose family are Fronii
nent in the early historykof Virginia. Judge
Moore, III ante belinm days, represented his
district in Congress.
Capt. Prescott received his education at the
then celebrated institutions Of learning, Ben
Halloyen OF Virginia, University of Nashville,
University of Virginia. lie then attended the
law department OF the University OF Loalsi-
ana, whence he was graduated in law. In or
der to perfect and more fully equip himself in
hs chosen profession he went 10 France and
was there prosecuting his studies when the
disruption Ot the Union took place. He l!nIne-
diateIy returned 10 his beloved State and ten
sderea her his services. He was made q secret
envoy and Entrusted with important dlpatches
10 President Davis from Judge kost, the min
lister plenlpetentiary 10 France. Capt, Pres
e0tt was comm issioned and soon raised a COM
pany, which was attached to the Second Lou
isiana Cavalry, commanded by Col. w. e. VIM
cent.
All through the tedious aud fry ing campaigns
of the Trans Mississippi Department, where
Dick Taylor won reBown, this company was
always in the forefront of the fight. and for
leritorioiis conduct and distinguished gal
sIantpy he was more than once eon1plimented
A,y his superior officers. In 1865 Capt. Prescott
VA1s in command of the outpost at Washington,
aud>esSere surrendered on the 5h dayot June OF
that yeas
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