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Margaret Junkin Preston (May 19, 1820 – March 28, 1897) was an American poet and author.
American poet. Born Margaret Junkin on May 19, 1820, in Milton, Pennsylvania; died on March 28, 1897, in Baltimore, Maryland; first of eight children of George Junkin (a minister and educator) and Julia Rush (Miller) Junkin; sister of Eleanor Junkin (d. 1854, first wife of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson); schooled at home: married John T. L.
1 de jun. de 2008 · After receiving scant historical attention in the century after her death, Margaret Junkin Preston is now the beneficiary of two recent biographies.
Preston, Margaret J. (F) b. 19 May 1820. d. 28 March 1897. Nationality: American. VIAF. Poet and novelist. Educated at home under her father, Dr. George Junkin, a professor and minister. In 1857 married John Thomas Lewis Preston, a professor of Latin and Civil War general.
PRESTON, Margaret Junkin. Born 19 May 1820, Milton, Pennsylvania; died 28 March 1897, Baltimore, Maryland. Daughter of George and Julia Miller Junkin; married John T. L.Preston, 1857; children: two sons (and seven stepchildren)
16 de abr. de 2001 · Margaret Junkin Preston was the sister of Elinore Junkin Jackson, the first wife of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. Elinore met Jackson while he was a professor of natural and experimental philosophy and artillery tactics at the Virginia Military Institute and married him in August of 1853.
The deaths of Stonewall Jackson and her stepson, her husband's dangerous military service, and the invasion of her home by Union troops all solidified for Preston the high personal cost of war...
