General Raleigh Colston, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, 1846. Appointed colonel of the 16th Virginia Infantry in May 1861 and promoted to brigadier general in December 1861. Major campaigns and battles include the Peninsular campaign, Chancellorsville, Charl...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Raleigh Colston, C.S.A.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, 1846. Appointed colonel of the 16th Virginia Infantry in May 1861 and promoted to brigadier general in December 1861. Major campaigns and battles include the Peninsular campaign, Chancellorsville, Charleston, and Petersburg. After the war, he served for several years as an officer in Egyptian Army. Colston died in July 1896 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000259Q259General Raleigh Colston, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, 1846. Appointed colonel of the 16th Virginia Infantry in May 1861 and promoted to brigadier general in December 1861. Major campaigns and battles include the Peninsular campaign, Chancellorsville, Charleston, and Petersburg. After the war, he served for several years as an officer in Egyptian Army. Colston died in July 1896 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #18v8539Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00311http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6573
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General Raleigh Colston, C.S.A.

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