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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 63 | 1 | Browse | Search |
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) | 61 | 3 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 20 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Clingman, Thomas Lanier 1812-1897
Legislator; born in Huntsville, N. C., July 27, 1812; graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1832; settled in Asheville, N. C.; United States Senator from 1858 till 1861, when he resigned, with other members from the Southern States.
He joined the Confederate army, and was made a br joined the Confederate army, and was made a brigadier-general in May, 1862.
In 1855 he located the highest point of the Black Mountain, which has since been known as Clingman's Peak ; and he also discovered the highest point of the Smoky Mountain in 1858, now known as Clingman's dome.
He died in Morgantown, N. C., Nov. 3, 1897. joined the Confederate army, and was made a brigadier-general in May, 1862.
In 1855 he located the highest point of the Black Mountain, which has since been known as Clingman's Peak ; and he also discovered the highest point of the Smoky Mountain in 1858, now known as Clingman's dome.
He died in Morgantown, N. C., Nov. 3, 1897.
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