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After his death in 1865 his much younger wife Helen decided to stay in government quarters at [[Fort Monroe]] where she resided. She did not leave until November 1891. The quarters came to be known as the "De Russy House". | After his death in 1865 his much younger wife Helen decided to stay in government quarters at [[Fort Monroe]] where she resided. She did not leave until November 1891. The quarters came to be known as the "De Russy House". | ||
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'''Father:''' Thomas | '''Father:''' Thomas François Benoit DeRussy (1762-1822) | ||
'''Mother:''' Magdelaine Emilie Bessiere (1770-1843) | '''Mother:''' Magdelaine Emilie Bessiere (1770-1843) | ||
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René Edward De Russy (1789-1865) - Born at sea 22 Feb 1789 near the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). A career U.S. Army officer and engineer who supervise the construction of major U.S. coastal fortifications and served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Died 21 Nov 1865 while on active duty at San Francisco.
He entered the United States Military Academy and graduated in the Class of 1812 ranking 18th out of 18. He was appointed a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served in the War of 1812 on the Canada border and in New York including the Battles of Chrystler's Field and Plattsburg. Following the War he worked on the construction of coastal fortifications at New York Harbor and Fort Massachusetts (1) on Ship Island in the Gulf of Mexico. From 1825 to 1833 he served as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. In 1838 he superintended the construction of Fort Monroe and Fort Calhoun at old Point Comfort, Virginia. He spent the next sixteen years in the construction of these two forts. In 1854 he began supervising the construction of the fortifications at San Francisco Harbor. He returned to the east coast from 1857 to 1860 at Fort Monroe, Sandy Hook and in command of the Corps of Engineers for the three years before the war. At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War De Russy was 71 years old and because there was no retired list he was sent back to the west coast to as the superintending engineer for the defenses of the west coast and San Francisco. He died of consumption on active duty in San Francisco on 21 Nov 1865 (as recorded in the U.S. Army Death Register). He was interred in West Point Cemetery, Section 34, Row F, Grave 255. After his death in 1865 his much younger wife Helen decided to stay in government quarters at Fort Monroe where she resided. She did not leave until November 1891. The quarters came to be known as the "De Russy House". Father: Thomas François Benoit DeRussy (1762-1822) Mother: Magdelaine Emilie Bessiere (1770-1843) Marriage 1:
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