Arnold Bertonneau (1834 - 1912)

Born 4 Feb 1834 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Eulalie Marie (Montfort) Bertonneau — married 23 Apr 1868 in Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Julia Charlotte (LaCoste) Bertonneau — married 14 Apr 1891 in Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died 7 Oct 1912 at age 78 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Arnold Bertonneau lived in Louisiana.

Captain Arnold Bertonneau served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Native Guards, Louisiana Militia

Captain Arnold Bertonneau served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E 6th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (60 days, 1863) (African Descent); Company HC, 74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Arnold Bertonneau was interred in California.

Arnold was born on 4 Feb 1834 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. ^[1][2] His French Creole^[2] parents were Louis Bertonneau and Marie Ursule Auguste.^[3] Arnold was born a free man.^[2]

Early in 1861, Louisiana formed the 2nd Louisiana Native Guards GSA for service within the state. This was the first "Colored Infantry" in the southern states and Arnold was a 1st Lieutenant.^[2]

Arnold was a Civil War veteran. In 1862-63 Arnold was a Captain in the 1st Regiment of the Louisiana Native Guards. This volunteer black regiment originated in 1861 under the Confederacy and included only free blacks.^{[4] [5]} During the occupation of Louisiana by Union troops, he was mustered in as a Corporal in the 6th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Colored)^[6][2] and later as a Captain in Company H, 74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.^[7][2] Arnold resigned his commission and became a central figure in the campaign to win black suffrage.^[2][4]

Arnold led a petition campaign and gathered more than 1000 signatures to allow black men free before the Civil War to vote. He and Jean Baptiste Roudanez took the petition to Washington in 1864 and presented it to President Lincoln and Congress. The petition was rejected by the Senate.^[2]

He married Eulalie Montfort on 23 Apr 1868 in Orleans, Louisiana^[8] and Julia Lacoste in 1891.He and his wife Julia came to Pasadena, California in about 1901. Their son A.J. was active in the Pasadena Board of Trade and in 1915 was made manager of the Tournament of Roses and is considered the father of the Rose Bowl football game that follows the parade every year.^[2]

He passed away on 7 Oct 1912^[1][2] at his home in Pasadena, California, United States^[9] and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, California, United States. ^[1][9][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12619818/arnold-bertonneau : accessed 24 September 2021), memorial page for CPT Arnold Bertonneau (4 Feb 1834–7 Oct 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12619818, citing Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Quercus2tx (contributor 47187004) .
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum (https://www.mtn-view.com) – Mountain View Research Notes by Margaret Alley, 2014. Civil War Databases & Bios - Over 700 Union and 17 Confederate Soldiers. NAME. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0By1D8N9NadYlNkxaREhfeWo0cDg?resourcekey=0-OYnasw616y8X-LZNENHsVQ
3. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W5G8-S1W2 : 5 October 2019), Arnold Bertonneau, 1834.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Black Past - African American History (https://www.blackpast.org). E. Arnold Bertonneau. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bertonneau-e-arnold-1834-1912/
5. ↑ National Park Service - The Civil War, Soldiers and Sailors Database. Arnold Bertondean. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=D1F40982-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
6. ↑ National Park Service - The Civil War, Soldiers and Sailors Database. Arnold Bertonneau. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=D8F40982-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
7. ↑ National Park Service - The Civil War, Soldiers and Sailors Database. Arnold Bertonneau. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=D9F40982-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
8. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 903,933, FamilySearch Record: QKJC-SVQQ (accessed 26 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G5YB-W59 Image number 00251, Eulalie Montfort marriage to Arnold Bertonneau on 23 Apr 1868 in Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum (https://www.mtn-view.com) – Union Soldier Obituaries by Nick Smith, Nov 2005. Transcribed from local newspapers. Arnold Bertonneau. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0By1D8N9NadYlbzlXZFpuOExpMnc?resourcekey=0-E_8-EQm9J1eEGFQrLRY8sQ

• Monumental inscription. Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, California. 7 Oct 1912 (b. 4 Feb 1834) BERTONNEAU, Arnold. Photographed by: Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Acknowledgements

• Gravesite photo posted with permission of Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum (https://www.mtn-view.com) as noted in email response to use the images on WikiTree on 22 Sep 2021: “These photos on our website are for public use. They are there for the general public to view and if you need to download any of them, you may.” Photos are located at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0By1D8N9NadYlTm4xYzEzMjRSVjQ?resourcekey=0-bGf1IPBjP2wXa3K9U7Tksw

• Additional detail regarding Arnold Bertonneau's flight for black suffrage can be found at the website "Black Past" (https://www.blackpast.org/?s=Arnold+Bertonneau)