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Curtiss, Samuel lves
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Curtis, William ,Stanton, educator, was born in Burlington, Vt., Aug. 3, 1820;
son of Lewis and Abigail (Camp) Curtis; grandson of Gabriel and Susanah
(North) Curtis; and a descendant of Thomas Curtis (b. 1598, d. 1681), of
Wethersfield, Conn. His father removed to Missouri in 1820 and subsequently to
Wisconsin Territory. He was graduated at Illinois college in 1838, studied
theology in New Haven, Conn., 1838-41; was stated supply in the First
Congregational church, Rockford, Ill., 1841; pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1842-55; acting professor of moral and
intellectual philosophy in the University of Michigan, 1851-52; professor of
moral philosophy and college pastor at Hamilton college, 1855-63; and
president of Knox college, Galesburg, Ill., 1863-68. He resigned in 1868 and
was pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, Rockford, Ill., 1869-75;
travelled in Europe, Palestine and Egypt, 1876-77, and on his return supplied
vacant churches in the vicinity of his home. He was for many years director of
the McCormick theological seminary. He received the degree of D.D. from
Madison university, N.Y., in 1857. He died in Rockford, Ill., June 30, 1885.
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Doolittle, James Rood
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Doolittle, Charles Camp, soldier, was born in Burlington, Vt., March 16, 1832;
son of Matthew J. Doolittle. He was educated in the high school in Montreal,
Canada, and in 1847 removed to New York city. He subsequently settled in
Michigan, where in 1861 he was elected 1st lieutenant in the 4th Michigan
volunteers. He was promoted colonel of the 18th Michigan volunteers, July 22,
1862. At the battle of Gaines's Mill he was conspicuous for bravery and
received a slight wound. Being transferred to the army of the Ohio he served
in Kentucky, 1862-63, and in Tennessee, 1863-64, He commanded the troops
occupying Decatur, Ala., where they repulsed General Hood, Oct. 30, 1864, in
his three successive attacks. At the battle of Nashville, Dec. 16, 1864, he
led a brigade and commanded that city in 1865, being transferred later in the
year to the command of the northeastern district of Louisiana. He was
commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, Jan. 27, 1865, and major-general
by brevet. June 13, 1865. He was mustered out of the volunteer service, Nov.
30, 1865, and located in Toledo, Ohio, where he became cashier of the
Merchants' national bank.
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CAMP, ABIATHER, father and son, tories of New Haven co., Ct.; went to St.
John, N. B., in 1783, and received city lots, one of them d. in 1841, a. 84.
(Sabine's Loyalists.)
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CAMP, MAJ. JOHN G., d. in Washington, D. C., Feb. 21, 1855, a. 66; native of
Virginia, and a prominent citizen of Sandusky, O.
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Camp, Abner (Va). Captain 1st Virginia State Regiment, 10th May, 1777, to
August, 1780.
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Camp, John (Va). 2d Lieutenant 3d Virginia, 12th February, 1776, to �; Captain
1st Virginia State Regiment, January, 1777, to June, 1778.
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Camp, Samuel (Conn). 1st Lieutenant of Swift's Connecticut State Regiment,
June to November, 1776. (Died 1810.)
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Camp, Samuel (Conn). Ensign of Wadsworth's Connecticut State Regiment, June to
December, 1776.
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Camp, William (Va). Sergeant 1st Continental Artillery, 20th December, 1776;
2d Lieutenant, 30th November, 1777; Regimental Adjutant, 16th March, 1778;
resigned 3d September, 1778.