Old LSU Site - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Old LSU Site - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Old LSU Site is located in Pineville, Louisiana.http://archive.thetowntalk.com/article/20070429/COMMUNITIES/704260343/LSU-s-roots-Pineville In November 1859, the institution's main building was completed. The institution's first superintendent was Major William Tecumseh Sherman.letter from probably 1859 (before the school opened in January 1860) from the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana to cadets ref. Maj. W. T. Sherman On January 2, 1860, the college opened with five professors and 19 cadets. In March 1860, the school's name was changed to Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy (le Lycee Scientifique et Militaire de l'Etat de la Louisiane). The state's legislature allowed for as many as 150 cadets, with scholarships for boarding expenses. The total number of cadets eventually reached 73. The cadets were referred to as "beneficiary" cadets. Read more on Wikipedia
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