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Son of Stephen and Mary Pleasonton, graduate of West Point and veteran of Mexican-American War, promoted to Brigadier General in July 1862 and in June 1863 to Major General of Cavalry Corps by General Hooker. Brother of Laura and Clementina Pleasonton who are referenced in Fanny Seward's 1862-1863 diary.

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Biography: 
Son of Stephen and Mary Pleasonton, graduate of West Point and veteran of Mexican-American War, promoted to Brigadier General in July 1862 and in June 1863 to Major General of Cavalry Corps by General Hooker. Brother of Laura and Clementina Pleasonton who are referenced in Fanny Seward's 1862-1863 diary.
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/alfred-pleasonton
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Alfred Pleasonton - American Battlefield Trust
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/alfred-pleasonton
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Alfred Pleasonton - American Battlefield Trust
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Ancestry.com
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Ancestry
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Source Citation Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2009 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury, MA 02331.