09/Apr/2009
Did You Know?
Three of LSU's Presidents were military generals: General William Tecumseh Sherman (1860-61), General Campbell Hodges (1941-44) and General Troy Middleton (1951-61). Sherman is the only one of the three without a building named after him on campus.
Although Sherman was the first superintendent at LSU, David F. Boyd is often called the “true father” of LSU. Sherman once released Boyd from a Union prison camp after Boyd’s captur during the Civil War. Boyd went back to fighting and was captured a second time.
After the war, General Sherman remembered the Ole War Skule and donated two cannons to the school. The Confederate forces used these cannons to fire the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter, S.C. The cannons are on display in front of the Military Science Building near Tiger Stadium.
Two Louisiana brigades that fought in the Civil War earned the nickname “Louisiana Tigers” because of their bravery during battle. LSU then adopted the tigers as their mascot.
More than 1,000 live oak trees grace the LSU campus. They are valued at more than $36 million!
LSU played (and lost) its first game in the new Tiger Stadium versus Tulane in 1924. This is also the first day the Clock Tower chimed.
Three of LSU's Presidents were military generals: General William Tecumseh Sherman (1860-61), General Campbell Hodges (1941-44) and General Troy Middleton (1951-61). Sherman is the only one of the three without a building named after him on campus.
Although Sherman was the first superintendent at LSU, David F. Boyd is often called the “true father” of LSU. Sherman once released Boyd from a Union prison camp after Boyd’s captur during the Civil War. Boyd went back to fighting and was captured a second time.
After the war, General Sherman remembered the Ole War Skule and donated two cannons to the school. The Confederate forces used these cannons to fire the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter, S.C. The cannons are on display in front of the Military Science Building near Tiger Stadium.
Two Louisiana brigades that fought in the Civil War earned the nickname “Louisiana Tigers” because of their bravery during battle. LSU then adopted the tigers as their mascot.
More than 1,000 live oak trees grace the LSU campus. They are valued at more than $36 million!
LSU played (and lost) its first game in the new Tiger Stadium versus Tulane in 1924. This is also the first day the Clock Tower chimed.
