Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton
Confederate Army officer and politician
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| Intro | Confederate Army officer and politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 8 February 1822, Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 3 September 1863Bladon Springs, Alabama, Choctaw County, Alabama, U.S.A. (aged 41 years) | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (February 8, 1822 – September 3, 1863) was an American politician, soldier, and lawyer who served as an officer in the Confederate States Army and then as a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
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Peyton was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a member of the Missouri State Senate in 1858. During the Civil War, 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 army. Peyton died in Bladon Springs, Alabama on September 3, 1863, after catching malaria while defending Vicksburg, Mississippi.