The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-21
GENERAL. LEON JASTREMSkl
A Record III Brief of His Useful and
Eventful Life

for his recovery. his friends and admir-
ers are naturally interested in a record
of his useful and eventful life.
General Jastremski. who Is sixty
three wears Of age, was hnEn France,
the son OF Or Vincent la>tf mski, an
eminent physician, who settled III LOUIS
lana in the early 1os Of the last century
DR. Jastremsli's s migration tu The Unit
ed States followed his participation III
the Polish ns,rrection of I85o32, at the
close of which he removed to France.
He was awarded medal for his valu-
able services during the cholera cpl
denic Of 1897, the decoration being con
ferred by King Louis Philippe. Leon
Jastremski was born Just prior TO his
parents removal to America
On the family settling in Louisiana.
Leon Iastremski attended school at
Lafayette, where he was brought up. the
family. however. later removing to Abb
beville. i'll Vermilion parish. On the
death of his parents he entered the Serv-
ice of the Meridional and served his ap-
premiership as printer. At the age OF
seventeen wears he responded to the call
of war. and, finding his way with a
companion to Camp Moore, he enlisted
as a private i'll the Tenth Regiment OF
the Louisiana Volunteers. going to the
front in General John B. Magruder S
army on the Yorktown peninsula. In
1862 he was promoted to the rank of
regimental sergeant major by Colonel
Mariyny-
After enduring varying viCissltudes
during the war. Sergeant 1astremskl
was made first lieutenant Of a company
in his regiment. aud at the battle o'
{ Charlottesville was wounded severely
in the throat Later on in the conflict
ne was made prisoner of war. In March
1865 Captain Jastremslti made his es-
cape and found his way to New York
whence he contrived to work through
to Meridian and reported to Genera
Taylor. The end of the war came few
days later.
Settling in Baton Rouge Captain Jas
tremski entered business career, btu
in 1870 came into prominence during the
election riot in his city, i'll which. a
foreman of one of the fire companies III
took a prominent part in quelling th'
trouble. In April 1876 he was eiectet
mavor of Baton Rouge, he and Mayo
Endom of Monroe being the first tw'
| Democratic mayors chosen IN the State
He was reelected in 1873 and 1880. rep
resenting his parish in the Constitu
tional Convention in 1870. On the re
storation of the capital to Baton Roug
his iubilant fellow citizens presented
| him watch in recognition of his ct
forts in that direction.
| While State printer III 1884 Genera
Tastremski was chosen chairman Of tn
| Democratic State Central COMMITTEE
and directed the State campaign in be
half of Cleveland.
In recognition of his services and III
ability he was appointed consul at "a
lao, Peru, by President Cleveland, VIII
complimented him, in a personal lette
on the satisfactory discharge of HI
duties.
It was as the head of the organizatio
of the United Confederate Veteran
THAT the title of major General of til
L.o,,isiana Division was conferred c
him. an honor which is hel beyond II
reach of price and which is priced as
distinctive compliment attained by IL
few of the gallant survivors Of the We
erans of the Confederacy.
General Jastremsk was twice ma
ried His first wife was Miss Rosa La
guier. whose two sons. Eugene ia
tremski is the publisher of The Peopl
a weekly newspaper published by b
father. and Henry Jastremski. CASH
and bOOkkeepef OF | he bafle- w iieo
3 Barheld Company of Baton Roug
When quite young, daughter, Estel
4 was called to her God.
His second wife is sister of Ass
2 ciate Justice A. ID. Land of the )
2 preme Court. Her father was Judge
1T. Land. the venerable and below
8 Judge of the Supreme Court of Lou
4 lana. and she is related to many CT
zens ot this city and State noted
T. their prominence in social and p
u fessional circles.
Mrs. Jastremski was Mrs. Sallie La
:. Ashton. whose husband was one OF
70 most brilliant of the legal profession
11 the State, and was the partner IN
"a of Governor Blanchard when he wa
practitioner at the local bar.
y 1t may be recalled that when Gene
s. Jastremski resided III this city he edl
76 and published The Outlook, after WI
Ga he moved to Baton Rouge. which