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Peter Charles Gaillard

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Peter Charles Gaillard
38th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1865–1868
Preceded byCharles Macbeth
Succeeded byWilliam Wallace Burns
Personal details
BornDecember 29, 1812
Walnut Grove Plantation
Berkeley County, South Carolina
DiedJanuary 11, 1889(1889-01-11) (aged 76)
SpouseAnne Lawrence Snowden Gaillard
Alma materSouth Carolina College (1832); United States Military Academy (West Point) (1835)
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
 Confederate States
Branch/service United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1835–38 (USA)
1861–65 (CSA)
Rank 2nd Lieutenant (USA)
Colonel (SC Militia)
Colonel (CSA)
Unit1st U.S. Infantry
Commands17th South Carolina Militia Regiment
1st (Gaillard's) Battalion (CSA)
27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (CSA)
Battles/wars2nd Seminole War
American Civil War

Peter Charles Gaillard (1812-1889) was the thirty-eighth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving in 1865-1868.[1] He was the last mayor elected before the Civil War.[2]

He died on January 11, 1889,[3] and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Charles Gaillard". Government Officials. Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Peter C. Gaillard". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. January 12, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Peter C. Gaillard". News & Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. January 12, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Col Peter Cheves Gaillard (1812-1889)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
Preceded by Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1865–1868
Succeeded by