Aldred, William Robinson

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Life span:

04/06/1828 to 08/08/1862

Dickinson Connection:

Class of 1856

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Life Summary

Full name:

William Robinson Aldred

Place of Birth:

New Castle County, DE

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Slave State

Education:

Dickinson (Carlisle College)

Occupation:

Military

Educator

Military:

Union Army

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William Robinson Aldred (Dickinson Chronicles)

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William Aldred was born April 6, 1828 in New Castle County, Delaware. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Dickinson College in 1856; as a student, he was a member of the Union Philosophical Society. After graduation, Aldred returned to Delaware and became a teacher.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Aldred became a lieutenant in the 3rd Delaware Infantry; he later rose to the rank of adjutant. He died at Front Royal, Virginia on August 8, 1862.

John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William Robinson Aldred,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/a/ed_aldredW.htm.

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