Lawrence Rousseau

Lawrence Rousseau
Lawrence Rousseau
Born	July 15, 1790; New Orleans, New Spain, Spanish Empire
Died	September 4, 1866 (aged 76); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States;
Branch	United States Navy; Confederate States Navy;
Service years	1809–1861 (USN); 1861–1865 (CSN);
Rank	Captain/commodore (USN); Captain (CSN);
Commands	USS Dolphin; USS Erie; USS Falmouth; USS St. Louis; USS Macedonian; Brazil Squadron;
Wars	War of 1812; Mexican–American War; American Civil War;

Lawrence Rousseau (July 15, 1790 – September 4, 1866) was an American naval officer. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, he was the highest-ranking and longest-serving United States Navy officer to join the Confederate side. He was the most senior Confederate States Navy officer from 1861 to 1862. and later on (after more senior officers had surrendered). He and the last organized remnant of the CSN surrendered at Nanna Hubba Bluff, Alabama, on May 4 or 10, 1865.