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==Biography==
==Biography==
Youree was born in Lafayette County in north central [[Missouri]], to P. E. Youree and the former M. M. Zimmerman. He was locally educated and received mercantile training in his father's store.
Youree was born in Lafayette County in north central [[Missouri]], to P. E. Youree and the former M. M. Zimmerman. He was locally educated and received mercantile training in his father's store.
He served with Missouri [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces during the [[American Civil War]] and was wounded at the bloody [[Battle of Shiloh]] fought near the [Tennessee River in southern [[Tennessee]]. He rose to the rank of captain of Slayback's Missouri Rifles and surrendered his company at Shreveport.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-y/|title=Youree, Peter|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association (''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>
He served with Missouri [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces during the [[American Civil War]] and was wounded at the bloody [[Battle of Shiloh]] fought near the [Tennessee River in southern [[Tennessee]]. He rose to the rank of captain of Slayback's Missouri Rifles and surrendered his company at Shreveport.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-y/|title=Youree, Peter|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association (''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'')|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>
Captain Youree was a member of the General Leroy Stafford Camp #3, United Confederate Veterans in Shreveport. He commissioned the Confederate monument at Greenwood Cemetery on Stoner Avenue in honor of his comrades who are interred there. Another longstanding monument in Shreveport, the [[Caddo Parish Confederate Monument]], is being moved south to DeSoto Parish as a
Captain Youree was a member of the General Leroy Stafford Camp #3, United Confederate Veterans in Shreveport. He commissioned the Confederate monument at Greenwood Cemetery on Stoner Avenue in honor of his comrades who are interred there. Another longstanding monument in Shreveport, the [[Caddo Parish Confederate Monument]], is being moved south to DeSoto Parish as a
concession to [[political correctness]].
concession to [[political correctness]].
After the war, he decided to settle in Shreveport, where he opened a mercantile and [[real estate]] business. For a time he owned the Shreveport Street Railway and was president of the Shreveport Waterworks Company. <ref name=bio/>
After the war, he decided to settle in Shreveport, where he opened a mercantile and [[real estate]] business. For a time he owned the Shreveport Street Railway and was president of the Shreveport Waterworks Company. <ref name=bio/>