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William Preston Bishop Veteran

Birth: 19 Aug 1841
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 7 Jan 1901 (aged 59)
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
Burial: Frankford Cemetery

Dallas, Collin County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 32.9885291, Longitude: -96.8227194
Memorial ID: 9476779 View Source

buried with Emma Simpson BISHOP, Lavina BISHOP, and John Jackson BISHOP
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Col 29 Regt Tenn Vols
Confederate States Army
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Education:
Attended Mossy Creek College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lecompton Kansas & Hancock County Tennessee Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. In Company D 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Captain of Company D 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Stones River
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Atlanta Georgia
1864: Lt. Colonel of 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1865: Brigade leader during the Battle of Bentonville North Carolina Occupation after War:
Teacher, Trader, and Farmer in Texas
Texas State Representative

buried with Emma Simpson BISHOP, Lavina BISHOP, and John Jackson BISHOP
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Col 29 Regt Tenn Vols
Confederate States Army
---------------------------------
Education:
Attended Mossy Creek College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lecompton Kansas & Hancock County Tennessee Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. In Company D 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Captain of Company D 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Stones River
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Atlanta Georgia
1864: Lt. Colonel of 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1865: Brigade leader during the Battle of Bentonville North Carolina Occupation after War:
Teacher, Trader, and Farmer in Texas
Texas State Representative

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Created by: Joe D. Deaver
Added: Sep 18, 2004
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9476779/william_preston-bishop: accessed ), memorial page for William Preston Bishop (19 Aug 1841–7 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9476779, citing Frankford Cemetery, Dallas, Collin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Joe D. Deaver (contributor 46490151).

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