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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dabney , Robert Lewis , 1820 - (search)
Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-
Clergyman; born in Louisa county, Va., March 5, 1820; graduated at the University of Virginia in 1842; ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1847; and became Professor of Church History in Union Seminary, Virginia, in 1853.
When the Civil War broke out he entered the Confederate army as chaplain, and later became chief of staff to Gen. Thomas J. Jackson.
In 1883 he accepted the chair of Moral Philosophy in the University of Texas.
His publications include Life of T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson; and Defence of Virginia and the South.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davis , Jefferson , 1808 -1889 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Divorce laws. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dix , John Adams , 1798 -1879 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Donelson , Andrew Jackson , 1800 -1871 (search)
Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1800-1871
Statesman; born in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 25, 1800; graduated at West Point in 1820; resigned from the army in 1822; appointed minister to the republic of Texas in 1844; minister to Prussia in 1846; and to the Federal Government of Germany in 1848.
He abandoned the Democratic party, joined the American party, and was its candidate for Vice-President on the ticket with Millard Fillmore in 1856.
He died in Memphis, Tenn., June 26, 1871.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Elective franchise. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emancipation proclamations. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward , 1794 -1865 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Exemptions from taxation. (search)