Augustin Louis Taveau's early schooling was at Mt. Zion Academy at Winnsboro, South Carolina. He studied law in the office of James L. Petigru and contributed poetry (under the name Alton) to John Reuben Thompson's Southern Literary Messenger, and from 1848 to 1856 carried on an extensive correspondence with Thompson, a fellow lawyer-poet. He also corresponded with William Gilmore Simms, another lawyer-poet.
From 1852 to 1854, Taveau took a long trip abroad. Upon his return, he published a book of poetry, The Magic Word and other Poems (Boston, 1855), again using the pseudonym Alton. In 1861 Taveau moved to a farm near Abbeville, South Carolina but would soon join the Confederate Army. After the war, in 1866, Taveau moved his family to a farm in St. Mary's County, Maryland where he farmed and continued his literary pursuits. Taveau died in 1886.
1st Lieutenant SC State Cavalry, March 1861 to February 1862.
Captain 1st SC Cavalry March 1862 to October 11, 1862.
ADC to Colonel John Black; Captain and ADC to General Nathan D. Evans.
With General Clingman’s Brigade December 1863 to March 1864.
From 1852 to 1854, Taveau took a long trip abroad. Upon his return, he published a book of poetry, The Magic Word and other Poems (Boston, 1855), again using the pseudonym Alton. In 1861 Taveau moved to a farm near Abbeville, South Carolina but would soon join the Confederate Army. After the war, in 1866, Taveau moved his family to a farm in St. Mary's County, Maryland where he farmed and continued his literary pursuits. Taveau died in 1886.
1st Lieutenant SC State Cavalry, March 1861 to February 1862.
Captain 1st SC Cavalry March 1862 to October 11, 1862.
ADC to Colonel John Black; Captain and ADC to General Nathan D. Evans.
With General Clingman’s Brigade December 1863 to March 1864.
Augustin Louis Taveau's early schooling was at Mt. Zion Academy at Winnsboro, South Carolina. He studied law in the office of James L. Petigru and contributed poetry (under the name Alton) to John Reuben Thompson's Southern Literary Messenger, and from 1848 to 1856 carried on an extensive correspondence with Thompson, a fellow lawyer-poet. He also corresponded with William Gilmore Simms, another lawyer-poet.
From 1852 to 1854, Taveau took a long trip abroad. Upon his return, he published a book of poetry, The Magic Word and other Poems (Boston, 1855), again using the pseudonym Alton. In 1861 Taveau moved to a farm near Abbeville, South Carolina but would soon join the Confederate Army. After the war, in 1866, Taveau moved his family to a farm in St. Mary's County, Maryland where he farmed and continued his literary pursuits. Taveau died in 1886.
1st Lieutenant SC State Cavalry, March 1861 to February 1862.
Captain 1st SC Cavalry March 1862 to October 11, 1862.
ADC to Colonel John Black; Captain and ADC to General Nathan D. Evans.
With General Clingman’s Brigade December 1863 to March 1864.
From 1852 to 1854, Taveau took a long trip abroad. Upon his return, he published a book of poetry, The Magic Word and other Poems (Boston, 1855), again using the pseudonym Alton. In 1861 Taveau moved to a farm near Abbeville, South Carolina but would soon join the Confederate Army. After the war, in 1866, Taveau moved his family to a farm in St. Mary's County, Maryland where he farmed and continued his literary pursuits. Taveau died in 1886.
1st Lieutenant SC State Cavalry, March 1861 to February 1862.
Captain 1st SC Cavalry March 1862 to October 11, 1862.
ADC to Colonel John Black; Captain and ADC to General Nathan D. Evans.
With General Clingman’s Brigade December 1863 to March 1864.
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