Margaret Junkin Preston | |
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Born |
Milton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 19, 1820
Died | March 28, 1897
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Poet, author |
Spouse | John Thomas Lewis Preston (1857–1890; his death) |
Parent(s) |
George Junkin Julia Rush (Miller) Junkin |
Relatives | Elinor Jackson (sister) |
Margaret Junkin Preston (May 19, 1820 – March 28, 1897) was an American poet and author. [1]
She was born in Milton, Pennsylvania, in 1820. [2] [3] Her father was George Junkin, a Presbyterian minister and college president. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She learned Latin and Ancient Greek at the age of twelve. [2] She married Major John Thomas Lewis Preston in 1857, [6] a professor of Latin at Virginia Military Institute. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Her sister, Elinor (Ellie), had in 1853 married Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a colleague of Preston's at VMI. [7] Major Preston served on the staff of Stonewall Jackson during the Civil War. [8]
She wrote many volumes of prose and poetry, and published some of her writing in the Southern Literary Messenger and Graham's Magazine. [9] She also published a few articles in Harper's Magazine. [10] Preston's 1856 novel Silverwood is a subtle exploration of the clash between traditional values of honor and family and the new market economy that was sweeping through the United States and the Shenandoah Valley. [11] She is remembered for espousing the Confederacy in her poems, [5] and she was known informally as the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy. [12]
She became blind in the late 1880s, and died in Baltimore in 1897. [2] [4]
Margaret Junkin Preston | |
---|---|
Born |
Milton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 19, 1820
Died | March 28, 1897
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Poet, author |
Spouse | John Thomas Lewis Preston (1857–1890; his death) |
Parent(s) |
George Junkin Julia Rush (Miller) Junkin |
Relatives | Elinor Jackson (sister) |
Margaret Junkin Preston (May 19, 1820 – March 28, 1897) was an American poet and author. [1]
She was born in Milton, Pennsylvania, in 1820. [2] [3] Her father was George Junkin, a Presbyterian minister and college president. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She learned Latin and Ancient Greek at the age of twelve. [2] She married Major John Thomas Lewis Preston in 1857, [6] a professor of Latin at Virginia Military Institute. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Her sister, Elinor (Ellie), had in 1853 married Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a colleague of Preston's at VMI. [7] Major Preston served on the staff of Stonewall Jackson during the Civil War. [8]
She wrote many volumes of prose and poetry, and published some of her writing in the Southern Literary Messenger and Graham's Magazine. [9] She also published a few articles in Harper's Magazine. [10] Preston's 1856 novel Silverwood is a subtle exploration of the clash between traditional values of honor and family and the new market economy that was sweeping through the United States and the Shenandoah Valley. [11] She is remembered for espousing the Confederacy in her poems, [5] and she was known informally as the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy. [12]
She became blind in the late 1880s, and died in Baltimore in 1897. [2] [4]