General William Preston, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service in September 1861; promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, the Kentucky campaign, Stones River, and Chickamauga. Spent the remainder...

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Main Author: Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
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General William Preston, C.S.A.
Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
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Preston, William, 1816-1887; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service in September 1861; promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, the Kentucky campaign, Stones River, and Chickamauga. Spent the remainder of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. After the war, Preston returned to law and politics. He died in Lexington, Kentucky, in September 1887 and is buried in Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000086Q86General William Preston, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service in September 1861; promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, the Kentucky campaign, Stones River, and Chickamauga. Spent the remainder of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. After the war, Preston returned to law and politics. He died in Lexington, Kentucky, in September 1887 and is buried in Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.1864-1865 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkPreston, William, 1816-1887; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #067v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00135http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6370
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