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GEN Robert Taylor Preston

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GEN Robert Taylor Preston

Birth
Lexington City, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Jun 1880 (aged 71)
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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s/o Gov. James Patton & Anne Taylor Preston of V.A.
Inscribed: Colonel of the 28th VA Reg of Vols. C.S.A. Promoted Brig. Gen. commanding reserves in S.W. Virginia; he served until the close of the war.
Farmer in Montgomery County Virginia
Served in the Virginia State Militia rising to rank of Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel in the Provisional Army of Virginia
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 5th Virginia State Line Troops
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 4th Virginia State Reserves
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1880: Farmer in Montgomery County Virginia
s/o Gov. James Patton & Anne Taylor Preston of V.A.
Inscribed: Colonel of the 28th VA Reg of Vols. C.S.A. Promoted Brig. Gen. commanding reserves in S.W. Virginia; he served until the close of the war.
Farmer in Montgomery County Virginia
Served in the Virginia State Militia rising to rank of Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel in the Provisional Army of Virginia
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 5th Virginia State Line Troops
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 4th Virginia State Reserves
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1880: Farmer in Montgomery County Virginia

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