Colonel George S. Patton of Charleston, Virginia (West Virginia), 22nd Virginia Infantry, Confederate Army

Identifier:

029944

Collection Number:

A&M 1561

Title:

Colonel George S. Patton of Charleston, Virginia (West Virginia), 22nd Virginia Infantry, Confederate Army

Description:

'Born, Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 20th, 1833. Graduated from Virginia Military Institute July 4th, 1852. Began practicing law in Charleston, Virginia,(now West Virginia), 1854. Organized and elected Captain in Kanawha Riflemen, 1858. Entered Confederate service, April 18, 1861. Assigned to 22nd Regiment Virginia Infantry. Promoted for gallantry, to Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, in 1863. Several times wounded. Killed in Battle of Winchester, Virginia, September 19th, 1864.'

Subjects:

Civil War--Portraits--K-P.

Personal Names:

Patton, George Smith, 1833-1864.

Acquisition Source:

Cook, Roy Bird

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView