AD. Lafargue was born in the parish of
Natchitoches, La., May 11, 1845, but was
reared in Avoyelles Parish, his education
being received in Baton Rouge Collegiate
Institute, being an attendant of this
institution when the war opened and
immediately cast his books aside to d~n his
suit gray, shouldered his musket, and served
for .two and one half years under Gen. Kirby
Smith, the most of his service being confined...