Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896
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Name (Latin)
Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896
Other forms of name
Colston, R. E. (Raleigh Edward), 1825-1896
Date of birth
1825-10-01
Date of death
1896-07-29
Associated country
Egypt
United States
Field of activity
French language--Study and teaching
Military art and science
Occupation
Armed Forces--Officers
French teachers
Mercenary troops
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Hillsboro' Military Academy, 1866?:page 4 (R.E. Colston, superintendent)
- LC database, Aug. 18, 2000(Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896)
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Early, Jubal Anderson. Papers of Jubal Anderson Early, 1829-1930(Colston, Raleigh E.)
- The British campaign in the Soudan for the rescue of Gordon, 1885:p. 125 (General R.E. Colston, of Washington, D.C.)
- WWWA, His. vol., 1943(Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896; prof. French at VMI; Confed. general; on military staff of the Khedive of Egypt, 1873-1879; decorated by the Sultan of Turkey; died in Richmond, Va.)
- Wikipedia, November 3, 2019(Raleigh E. Colston; Raleigh Edward Colston (October 1, 1825-July 29, 1896) was a French-born American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer; born in Paris, France; adopted son of Maria Theresa, 2nd Duchess of Valmy (c. 1775-1845) and Dr. Raleigh Edward Colston (1796-1881); Colston entered the Virginia Military Institute in 1843 and graduated July 4, 1846; Following his graduation, he taught French and military science at VMI; in early 1861, Colston was commissioned as the colonel of the 16th Virginia Infantry; In early 1865, he was in command of the defense of Lynchburg, Virginia; Colston established a pair of military schools; In May 1873, Colston arrived in Egypt having been hired by the Khedive of Egypt, Isma'il Pasha; In 1879, he returned to the United States; lived the rest of his life as an invalid in the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond, Virginia)