John S. Preston
John S. Preston | |
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Brigadier General | |
| Commands held | Bureau of Conscription |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Attorney, politician, planter |
John Smith Preston (April 20, 1809 – May 1, 1881) was a wealthy
antebellum Union in the months prior to the start of the American Civil War
.
Biography
Preston was born at "Salt Works," a sprawling estate owned by a prominent military family near
bar exam and established a practice in Abingdon. On April 28, 1830, he married Caroline Hampton, a daughter of South Carolina's wealthiest planter, Wade Hampton. They eventually had eight children.[1]
Preston took up residence in Columbia, South Carolina, and established a legal practice there. He later invested heavily in a sugar plantation, The Houmas, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which prospered and gained him substantial wealth.[2]
Preston joined the
During the early part of the war, Preston served as an aide to General
Hampton-Preston House, was seized by the Union Army during the 1865 occupation of Columbia and used as the headquarters of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan
.
After the war, Preston traveled to England, not returning to the United States until 1868. He remained a strong defender of the Confederacy until the end of his life.
Preston died in Columbia on May 1, 1881. Interment was at the
Trinity Cathedral Cemetery in Columbia.[3]
See also
Notes
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Preston, John S., Address of Hon. John S. Preston, Commissioner from South Carolina, to the Convention of Virginia, February 19, 1861, Columbia, South Carolina: R. W. Gibbes, 1861.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- Political Graveyard
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