The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-24
GENERAL JASTREMSKI
4 Gallant Defender of the Confederacy.
Honored for His Manly Worth-The
Record OF Noble Louisianian.

} General Leon Jastremski. sixty-three
years OF age. was born in France
the son of DR.. Vincent Jastremski, ar
eminent physician, who settled in Louis
lana III the early 4os of the last century
DIR. Jastremski's migration to the Unit
ed States followed his participation in
the Polish instruction of 183o-32, at the
lclose OF which he removed to France.
He was awarded a medal for his valu-
able services during the cholera cpl
demlc of 1887, the decoration being con-
ferred by King Louis Philippe, Leon
Jastremski was born lust prior to his
parents removal to America.
! On the family settling in Louisiana,
Leon Jastremski attended school at
Lafayette, where he was brought up, the
family, however, later removing to Alb
beville, IN Nernailion parish. On the
death OF his parents lie entered the serv-
ice OF the Meridional and served his ap-
premiership as a printer AT the age of
seventeen years he responded to the call
OF war, and, finding his way with a
companion to Camp Moore he enlisted
as private in 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
reglmental sergeant by Colonel
Marigny.
After enduring varying 1icissitudes
during the war, Sergeant .Iastremski
was made first lieutenant Of a company
in his regiment, and at the battle OF
Charlottesville was wounded severely
IN the throat. Later on in The conflict
he was made prisoner of war In March
1866 Captain Jastrenski made his es-
cape and found his way to New York,
whence he contrived 10 work through
TO Meridian and reported to General
Taylor. The end of the war came a few
days later.
Settling III Baton Rouge Captain Jas
tremsk1 entered a business career, but
in 1870 came into prominence during the
election riot i'll his city, i'll which, as
foreman of one of the fire companies he |
took prominent part i'll quelling the
trouble In April 1876 he was elected
mayor of Baton Rouge. he and Mayor
Endom OF Monroe being the first two
Democratic mayors chosen in the State
He was reelected i'll 1873 and 1880, rep
resentlng his parish in the Constitu-
tional Convention in 1870 On the re-
storation of the capital to Baton Rouge
his lubilant fellow citizens presented
him watch in recognition of his eff
forts in that direction.
While State printer in 1884 General
)astremskl was chosen chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
and directed the State campaign in be-
lalf Of Cleveland.
In recognition Of his services and his
ability he was appointed consul at Cal
40, Peru, by President Cleveland, who
him, in a personal letter,
IN the satisfactory discharge of his
luties.
1t was as the head of the organization
II the United Confederate Veterans
bat the title of Major General of the
Division was conferred ON !,
lin, an honor which is hel beyond the ;,
each of price and which is priced as a .
distinctive compliment attained by the
ew of the gallant survivors of the Vet
rams of the Confederacy
General Jastremski was twice mar !
led. His first wife was Miss Rosa Lar n
uier, whose two sons, Eugene Jas |,
'emski is the publisher of The People.
weekly newspaper published by his II
ather, and Henry Jastremski, cashier
nd bookkeeper of he Garig-Wilson- t,
arheld Company of Baton Rouge
Ihen quite young. daughter, Estef1e. II
as called to her God.
His second wife is sister of Asso- Il
ATE justice a; d. Land of the SUI
RENE Court, Her father was Judge T
. Land, the venerable and beloved
'dge OF the Supreme Court of Louis
ma, and she is related to many citi-
ms Of this city and State noted for tt
leir prominence i'll social and pro- A
ssional circles. pl
Mrs. Jastremski was Mrs. Sallie Land CT
shton, whose husband was one of the W
ost brilliant of the legal profession in I'll
lie State, and was the partner in law tn
Governor Blanchard when he was Cd
'actltioner at the local bar. de
1t may be recalled that when General ds
resided i'll this city he edited OF
Id published The Outlook, after which be
. moved to Baton Rouge, which has
nee been his PERMANENT home.
He was an honorary member of the
typographical Union and Past Grand o