D. Wyatt Aiken Politician

David Wyatt Aiken (March 17, 1828 – April 6, 1887) was a Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term United States Congressman from South Carolina.

Personal facts

D. Wyatt Aiken
Birth dateMarch 17, 1828
Birth place
Winnsboro South Carolina
Date of deathApril 06, 1887
Place of death
Cokesbury South Carolina
Profession
Farmer , Journalist

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Office holder

military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Peninsula Campaign
Gettysburg Campaign
Northern Virginia Campaign
military command7th South Carolina Infantry
military rank
Colonel (United States)
officeMember of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Abbeville District
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
South Carolina
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
service start1861
successor

D. Wyatt Aiken on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://scmemory.org/content/david-wyatt-aiken-papers-1849-1976