{⋆★⋆} BG Colston, Raleigh Edward

Raleigh Edward Colston​

Born: October 1, 1825

Birthplace: Paris, France

Father: General Francois Etienne de Kellermann 1770 – 1835

Adoptive Father: Dr. Raleigh Edward Colston 1796 – 1881

Mother: Maria Theresa 1775 – 1845

1st Wife: Louise Meriwether Bowyer 1808 – 1882

(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina)​

2nd Wife: Laura Eunice Collier 1841 – 1918

(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Children:

Mary Frances Colston​

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Louise Elizabeth Colston

Education:

1846: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (4th​ in class)​

Occupation:

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1846 – 1861: Professor of French & Military Science V.M.I.​

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1859: Served as a Guard during the execution of John Brown​

Civil War Career:

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1861: Colonel of 16th​ Virginia Infantry​

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1861 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign

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1862: Became ill from exposure​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863: Relieved from command by General Robert E. Lee​

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1864: Served under General P. G. T. Beauregard during Petersburg​

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1865: Commander of the Defenses of Lynchburg, Virginia​

Occupation after War:

Established a Military School in Wilmington, North Carolina​

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Professor of Geology and Colonel in Egyptian Military​

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1882 –1894: Clerk and translator U.S. War Dept. Surgeon General office​

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1894 – 1896: Lived in Confederate Soldiers Home Richmond, Virginia​

Died: July 29, 1896

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Cause of Death:(Paralyzed from waist down, Bowel Problems, Poor appetite)

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

 

[Pollaco]

His biography is similar to Colquitt's, a poor performance at Chancellorsville had him relegated elsewhere by Gen. Lee.

 

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After the war He was paralyzed from the waist down in a camel accident while serving as a colonel in the Egyptian army.