The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 - United States |
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... took charge of Holy Trinity church , New York city , for three months during the absence of Dr. Stephen H. Tyng , Jr. , and while there had full charge of the meetings in Dr. Tyng's gospel tent , corner of 34th Street and Broadway . In ...
... took charge of Holy Trinity church , New York city , for three months during the absence of Dr. Stephen H. Tyng , Jr. , and while there had full charge of the meetings in Dr. Tyng's gospel tent , corner of 34th Street and Broadway . In ...
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... took part in the defence of Savannah . He was a member of the house of commons of South Carolina , 1776-83 ; a member of the council of safety , where his aggressive stand against British oppression and their tory allies in the colonies ...
... took part in the defence of Savannah . He was a member of the house of commons of South Carolina , 1776-83 ; a member of the council of safety , where his aggressive stand against British oppression and their tory allies in the colonies ...
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... took part in the campaign against the Indians . He was brevetted lieutenant - colonel U.S.A. , Feb.27 , 1890 , for gallant services in actions against Indians at Turret Mountain , Arizona , March 27 , 1873 , and at Diamond Butte ...
... took part in the campaign against the Indians . He was brevetted lieutenant - colonel U.S.A. , Feb.27 , 1890 , for gallant services in actions against Indians at Turret Mountain , Arizona , March 27 , 1873 , and at Diamond Butte ...
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... took an active part in the battles of Long Island , Aug. 27 , 1776 ; White Plains , Oct. 28 , 1776 , and Fort Washington , Nov. 16 , 1776. In 1777 he was offered the appointment of briga- dier - general with the command of all the Ameri ...
... took an active part in the battles of Long Island , Aug. 27 , 1776 ; White Plains , Oct. 28 , 1776 , and Fort Washington , Nov. 16 , 1776. In 1777 he was offered the appointment of briga- dier - general with the command of all the Ameri ...
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... took a commission as an officer , and got as far as New York with the new volunteers , when the news of the battles of Trenton and Princeton , and Washington's altered fortunes reached him , and he immediately returned to his invalid ...
... took a commission as an officer , and got as far as New York with the new volunteers , when the news of the battles of Trenton and Princeton , and Washington's altered fortunes reached him , and he immediately returned to his invalid ...
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