In the spring of 1848, the De la Croix estate in New Orleans prepared for celebration.

Caroline de la Croix labored for hours while the household waited anxiously beyond the bedroom doors. When the first cry finally filled the room, the tension dissolved into relief. The midwife, Marguerite, wrapped the newborn and placed him gently in his mother’s arms.

“He’s perfect, madam.”

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