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History professor educates audience on 'Louisiana Tigers'
The "Louisiana Tigers" — as the 150-year-old infantry troops came to be known –became both famous and infamous for its exploits during the Civil War.
The subject was the focus of a Brown Bag Luncheon on Monday featuring Terry Jones, a professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Jones is joined by several faculty and alums scheduled to speak this week during the "Discover ULM's Excellence" Investiture celebration.
"Stories of the activities of the Louisiana Tigers are legion," Jones said. "People were scared to death of them."
In fact, the first executions occurring in the Richmond Army involved two Louisiana Tigers, according to Jones. The two soldiers, who were shot by 12 men picked from their own unit, were brought up on mutiny charges following a riot in which they and other "Tigers" participated.
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