▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Phil ode mic ▁Society . ▁After ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁academic ▁work ▁and ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁( now ▁Tul ane ▁University ) ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁White ' s ▁studies ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁ ▁that ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Bay ou ▁La four che , ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁General ▁Richard ▁Taylor , ▁eventually ▁att aining ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant . ▁This ▁is ▁question able ▁, ▁as ▁his ▁wid owed ▁mother ▁had ▁rem ar ried ▁and ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Louisiana , ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁to ▁his ▁primary ▁home ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁An ▁ap oc ry phal ▁account ▁states ▁that ▁White ▁was ▁almost ▁captured ▁by ▁Union ▁troops ▁near ▁Bay ou ▁La four che ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁ev aded ▁capture ▁by ▁hiding ▁beneath ▁hay ▁in ▁a ▁bar n . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁White ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁La four che ▁Par ish ▁milit ia , ▁as ▁its ▁must er ▁roll s ▁are ▁not ▁complete . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁documentation , ▁however , ▁that ▁White ▁served ▁in ▁any ▁Confeder ate ▁volunte er ▁unit ▁or ▁milit ia ▁unit ▁engaged ▁in ▁campaign s ▁in ▁the ▁La four che ▁area . ▁