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Trumbull, Henry Clay
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Trumbull, Henry Clay (1830–1903) U.S. army chaplain, evangelist, and author. Born in Stonington, Connecticut, Trumbull is best known for his extensive religious writings. In 1862 he accepted the chaplaincy of the Tenth Connecticut Regiment, and after being ordained as a Congregationalist minister he reported to his unit in North Carolina. He was captured in 1863 while searching for wounded Union soldiers after the attack on
Fort Wagner (1863). Exchanged a few months later he rejoined his regiment in Florida. He was frequently under fire at the siege of
Petersburg (1864–65), and memorialized many of his fellow soldiers in his later writings. After he war he became a popular speaker and prolific author. Trumbull was one of the officiating clergy at the funeral of
Ulysses S. Grant.
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Henry Clay the Lawyer. (Book Reviews).(Review)(Brief Article)
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Henry Clay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Clay The American political leader and secretary of state Henry Clay (1777-1852) came to national prominence as leader...sought to reconcile warring factions in the nation. Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777, in Hanover County...
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Clay, Henry
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
CLAY, HENRY Henry Clay (1777 – 1852) was a paradox...civil war in the United States. Though Clay was a slave owner and often spoke in support...That year, the elder Clay also died. Henry Clay's mother remarried when he was fourteen...
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Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
Book article from: American Eras
Henry Clay (1777-1852) Source Senator...presidential candidate Early Years. Henry Clay was born in April 1777...Whig victory in 1840, and Clay fully expected his party...replete with a war hero, William Henry Harrison, as candidate. Clay...
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Henry Clay Frick
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Clay Frick American industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) played leading roles in expanding...Company. Born to a farming family in western Pennsylvania, Henry Clay Frick was the grandson of a wealthy miller and distiller...
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Work, Henry Clay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Clay Work Little heralded even in histories of...focus on popular song, American songwriter Henry Clay Work (1832–1884) nevertheless...songs. Background Marked by Abolitionism Henry Clay Work was born in Middletown, Connecticut...
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