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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Herbert , Hilary Abner 1834 - (search)
Herbert, Hilary Abner 1834-
Lawyer; born in Laurensville, S. C., March 12, 1834; studied in the universities of Alabama and Virginia, was admitted to the bar; served in the Confederate army; was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness; promoted colonel of the 8th Alabama Volunteers; settled in Montgomery, Ala., in 1872, to practise law; was a member of Congress in 1877-93; and Secretary of the Navy in 1893-97.