From Thayer's Note on Louis Loramier.
He was appointed to the USMA by Thomas Jefferson "to be of usefulness of winning over key Creoles in the just acquired Louisiana Territory.."
So, his appointment was essentially a political one. Have a son of a Creole serving in the U.S. Army would only approve relations and make the French Canadians feel more like a part of their new country.
Louis' father was born in Canada and is considered the first European settler in the Cape Girardeau area. The father played a key role in the rapid switch of the area from Spain to France to the United States during the Louisiana Purchase.
Louis retired to be a farmer and died in Cape Girardeau.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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