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Baird, Absalom, 1824-
Military officer; born in Washington, Pa., Aug. 20, 1824; was graduated at West Point in 1849, having studied law before he entered the military academy.
He was ordered to Washington,
Bainbridge's monument. D. C., in March, 1861, and in May was made assistant adjutant-general.
He became aide to General Tyler in the battle of Bull Run, and in November was made assistant inspector-general, with the rank of major.
In March, 1862, he became General Keys's chief of staff; and in April he was made brigadier-general of volunterrs, and sent to Kentucky.
He commanded a division under General Granger in April, 1863, and was afterwards active in northern Georgia and in the Atlanta campaign.
In Sherman's march to the sea he commanded a division of the 14th Army Corps, and also in the advance through the Carolinas.
He was brevetted major-general, U. S. A., in March, 1865; promoted brigadier-general and inspector-general in 1885; and retired in 1888.
Disciples of Christ,
A religious body founded in Washington, Pa., 1811, by Thomas Campbell, a minister who had left the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and came to the United States in 1807.
He deplored the divided state of the Church and the evils which arose therefrom.
He held that the only remedy for this was a complete restoration of primitive apostolic Christianity.
This view met with some approval, a new sect was formed, and the first church was organized on May 4, 1811.
In addition to the fundamental truths which the Disciples of Christ hold in common with all Christian bodies the following may be cited as some of their more particular principles: 1.
The Church of Christ is intentionally and constitutionally one; and all divisions which obstruct this unity are contrary to the will of God, and should be ended.
2. As schisms sprang from a departure from the New Testament Christianity, the remedy for them is to be found in the restoration of the Gospel in its purity.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Le Moyne , Francis Julius 1798 -1879 (search)
Le Moyne, Francis Julius 1798-1879
Physician; born in Washington, Pa., Sept. 4, 1798; received a collegiate education, and studied medicine in Philadelphia, and began practice in his native town in 1822.
He became a strong abolitionist in 1835; was the first nominee for Vice-President of the Liberty party, but declined to serVice-President of the Liberty party, but declined to serve.
Later he was several times the candidate of that party for governor of Pennsylvania.
He is best known, however, through his advocacy of cremation.
In 1876 he built the first crematory in the United States, near Washington, Pa. He died in Washington, Pa., Oct. 14, 1879.Vice-President of the Liberty party, but declined to serve.
Later he was several times the candidate of that party for governor of Pennsylvania.
He is best known, however, through his advocacy of cremation.
In 1876 he built the first crematory in the United States, near Washington, Pa. He died in Washington, Pa., Oct. 14, 1879.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington and Jefferson College , (search)
Washington and Jefferson College,
an educational institution in Washington, Pa.; formerly two separate colleges, but united under an act of the legislature in 1865, the preparatory and scientific departments being located at Washington, and the sophomore, junior, and senior classes at Canonsburg, the former seat of Jefferson College.
This arrangement proved undesirable, and in 1869 the whole institution was located in Washington, Pa. In 1900 it reported: Professors and instructors, 20; s departments being located at Washington, and the sophomore, junior, and senior classes at Canonsburg, the former seat of Jefferson College.
This arrangement proved undesirable, and in 1869 the whole institution was located in Washington, Pa. In 1900 it reported: Professors and instructors, 20; students, 350; volumes in the library, 16,000; productive funds, $263,098; grounds and buildings valued at $272,500; income, $37,914; number of graduates, 3,884; president, Rev. James D. Moffat, D. D.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wright , Joseph Albert 1810 -1867 (search)
Wright, Joseph Albert 1810-1867
Governor; born in Washington, Pa., April 17, 1810; settled in Bloomington, Ind.; admitted to the bar in 1829 and began practice in Rockville, Ind.; member of Congress in 1843-45; governor of Indiana in 1849-57; minister to Prussia in 1857-61; and a United States Senator from March, 1862, to January, 1863.
In the latter year he was a second time made minister to Prussia.
He died in Berlin, Germany, May 11, 1867.