Peter Burwell Starke Military person

Peter Burwell Starke (1815 – July 13, 1888) was a Mississippi politician and sheriff, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville campaigns. He commanded a brigade of veteran cavalry in many of these operations.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1815
Birth place
Brunswick County Virginia
Date of deathJuly 13, 1888
Place of death
Lawrenceville Virginia
Resting place
Virginia , Lawrenceville Virginia

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allegiance
United States of America
Confederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Franklin (1864)
Vicksburg Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Meridian
Battle of Nashville
military commandStarke's Cavalry Brigade
military unit
Army of Tennessee
relation
service start1862

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