Colston, Raleigh Edward | House Divided

Life Span

10/31/1825 to 07/29/1896

Life Summary

Full name

Raleigh Edward Colston

Place of Birth

Burial Place

Birth Date Certainty

Exact

Death Date Certainty

Exact

Gender

Male

Race

White

Sectional choice

South

Occupation

Military

Confederate Army

Events

Date	Event
04/27/1863 - 04/30/1863	The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
05/01/1863	Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
05/02/1863	"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/03/1863	Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/05/1863 - 05/06/1863	The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville

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Raleigh Edward Colston