Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton | |
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Confederate States Senator from Missouri | |
In office February 18, 1862 – September 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Waldo P. Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S. | February 8, 1822
Died | September 3, 1863 Bladon Springs, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 41)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Miami College[1] University of Virginia[1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861-1863 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 8th Division Missouri State Guard[2] |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (February 8, 1822 – September 3, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Missouri from February 18, 1862 until his death in 1863.
Biography
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a member of the Missouri State Senate in 1858. He was a delegate from Missouri in the Provisional Confederate Congress and afterwards was elected to the Confederate States Senate. He also served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army. He died in Bladon Springs, Alabama on September 3, 1863, after catching malaria while defending Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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- Confederate States Army officers
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