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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Marshall , Humphrey 1812 -1872 (search)
Marshall, Humphrey 1812-1872
Statesman; born in Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 13, 1812; graduated at West Point in 1832, and resigned the next year.
He served as colonel of cavalry, under General Taylor, in the war against Mexico, leading a charge at Buena Vista.
He was in Congress from 1849 to 1852, and from 1855 to 1859, and was sent as commissioner to China.
Espousing the cause of the Confederacy, he entered its army; became a brigadiergeneral; and was defeated by General Garfield at Prestonburg, Ky., in January, 1862.
He served afterwards under Gen. Kirby Smith, and after the war practised law in Richmond.
He died in Louisville, Ky., March 28, 1872.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Middle Creek, Ky. , battle of (search)
Middle Creek, Ky., battle of
Fought Jan. 10, 1862, in the valley of the Big Sandy. Gen. James A. Garfield, with about 1,800 men, defeated Gen. Humphrey Marshall, commanding 2,500 Confederates.