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PRESTON, JOHN S

\pɹˈɛstən], \pɹˈɛstən], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t_ə_n]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1809-1881), was an able orator, and when Commissioner from South Carolina to Virginia in 1861, made a most elaborate plea in favor of secession. He served on the staff of General Beauregard from 1861 to 1862.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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