Lester S. Willson
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Brevet Brigadier General Lester Sebastion Willson, (June 16, 1839 – January 26, 1919), was a U.S. Civil War officer in the Union Army, Assistant Quartermaster General of New York, and a Montana merchant and politician in Bozeman, Montana.[1][2][3] He was married at Albany, New York, on March 2, 1869, to Miss Emma D. Weeks, a native of Vermont. He died in Bozeman, Montana, on January 26, 1919.
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Birth name | Lester Sebastion Willson |
Born | (1839-06-16)June 16, 1839 Canton, New York, US |
Died | January 26, 1919(1919-01-26) (aged 79) Bozeman, Montana, US |
Buried | 45°40′31.93″N 111°01′35.38″W |
Service/ | U.S. Army Volunteers |
Years of service | 1861-1865 |
Rank | Brevet Brigadier General |
Unit | 60th New York Volunteers |
Battles/wars | Battle of Atlanta |
Relations | Emma D. Weeks (Wife) Fred Fielding Willson (Son) |
Other work | Montana Merchant and State Legislator |
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