Peter Burwell Starke
| Peter Burwell Starke | |
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Mississippi Senator from Bolivar County |
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In office 1856–1862 |
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| Preceded by | William Johnson |
| Succeeded by | William Yerger |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Bolivar County |
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In office 1850–1854 |
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| Preceded by | James Smith |
| Succeeded by | Charles Clark |
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| Born | 1813 Brunswick County, Virginia |
| Died | July 13, 1888 (aged 75) Brunswick County, Virginia |
| Resting place | Percival Family Cemetery Brunswick County, Virginia 36°46′29″N 77°48′03″W / 36.774861°N 77.800750°WCoordinates: 36°46′29″N 77°48′03″W / 36.774861°N 77.800750°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party |
Whig (1850–1854) Democratic (1856–1862) |
| Spouse(s) | Adeline Starke Elizabeth Starke |
| Relations | William Starke (brother) |
| Occupation | Farmer, politician |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch | Provisional Army of the Confederate States |
| Years of service | 1862-1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier-General
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| Commands | 28th Mississippi Cavalry (1862–1864) Starke's Cavalry Brigade (1864–1865) |
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Peter Burwell Starke (1813 – July 13, 1888) was an American politician who served as a Brigadier-General in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States.
Peter Starke, a brother of Brigadier-General William Starke, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1813. As a young man he and his brothers operated a stage line from Lawrenceville to Petersburg via Boydton. He removed to Bolivar County, Mississippi, in the 1840s. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1846, but later served in the lower house of the state legislature from 1850 to 1854, and was a member of the senate from 1856 to 1862.
Starke became Colonel of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry regiment by commission, dated February 24, 1862. His regiment was attached to the command of Brigadier-General Martin Smith, for the defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and in September was nearly 700 strong. Stationed at Panola in November, he gave notice of the advance of Hovey's expedition from Arkansas, and during that fruitless movement by the enemy his regiment was engaged in various skirmishes. From this time during the long-continued efforts for the reduction of Vicksburg the Confederate cavalry was busily engaged in watching the movements of the enemy. At the organization of forces outside Vicksburg by General Joseph Johnston he and his regiment were assigned to the cavalry brigade of Brigadier-General William Jackson, first composed of the regiments of Pinson, Harris, Starke, and Adams', and Steede's battalion. In March, 1863, he participated in the victory at Thompson's Station, under Major-General Earl Van Dorn.
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