Life span: 10/16/1816 to 09/21/1887TabsLife SummaryFull name: William PrestonPlace of Birth: Louisville, KYBurial Place: Louisville, KYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: HarvardYaleOccupation: Attorney or JudgePolitical Parties: WhigGovernment: Buchanan Administration (1857-61)Confederate government (1861-65)DiplomatState legislatureMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 09/18/1863 09/20/1863 In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek Documents Images William Preston William Preston, detail Bibliography
