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 CARRINGTON.

CARROLL.

CARRINGTON, Henry Beebee, soldier, was born at Wallingford, Couu. , March 2, 1824; son of Miles M. and Mary (Beebee) Carrington, and grandson of James Carrington, a partner of Eli Whitney. He was graduated from Yale in 1845. Diu'ing 1846-"47 he was professor of natural science and Greek at the Irving institute, Tarrj^own, N. Y. In 1847 he studied at Yale law school, and the following year removed to Columbus, Ohio, whei'e he practised his profes- sion in partnership with William Dennison. He was an active anti-slavery Whig, and helped in organizing the Republican party in 1854. He was appointed judge-advocate-general by Governor Chase in 1857. As adjutant-general he placed ten regiments of Ohio militia in West Virginia be- fore volunteers could be mustered; organized the first twenty-six Ohio regiments. He was com- missioned colonel of the 18th U. S. infantry, May, 1861; established Camp Thomas, Ohio; com- manded a brigade at Lebanon, Ky., and in 1863 mustered 100,000 Indiana troops. He was ap- pointed brigadier -general of volunteers Nov. 29, 1862, commanded the district of Indiana, exposed the Sons of liberty, raised the siege of Frankfort, Ky., and was mustered out of the volunteer ser- vice in 1865. In 1866 he was in command of Fort Kearny, Neb., and was in charge of the military operations in Colorado during 1869. In 1870 he ■was retired from active service on account of wounds, and was professor of military science at Wabash college, Ind., from 1870 to 1878, after which he made his home in Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. He received the degree of LL.D. from Wabash college in 1873. He published: The Scourge of the Aljis (1847); Rus.-^ia Among tJie Nations and American Classics (1849): Ab-sa- ra-ka. Land of Massacre (1868); Battles of the American Revolution, 1775-81 (1876); Crisis Thoughts ( 1878); Battle Maps and Charts of the American Revolution (1881): The Indian Ques- tion (1884); Battles of the Bible and Boston and New York, 1775 and 1776 (1885); The Exodus of the Flat Head Indians (1902).

CARRINGTON, Paul, statesman, was born in Virginia, March 16, 1733; son of George and Anne (Mayo) Carrington, and grandson of Dr. Paul and Henningham (Codrington) Carrington. About 1748 he went to the part of Liinenburg which afterwards became Charlotte county, Va., and studied law under Col. Clement Read. He began to practice in 1754, and was licensed in 1755. He was married. Oct. 1, 1755, to Margaret, daugliter of Col. Clement Read, and in 1756 he was appointed king's attorney of Bedford county. He was made major of militia in 1761, and colonel in 1764. He represented Charlotte county in the house of burgesses from its formation in March, 1765, until 1775. In 1772 he became

county lieutenant and presiding justice of Char- lotte county, and in the same year was clerk of Halifax county. He was a member of all the conventions from 1774 to 1776, and was chairman of the Charlotte county committee which en- dorsed the resolutions of the late Continental Congress. He was also a member of the first and second state committees of safety, 1 775-' 76. On Jan. 23, 1778, he was elected judge of the first general court, and filled the office until 1807. He died at Charlotte county, Va., Jan. 23, 1818.

CARRINGTON, Paul, jurist, was born in Charlotte county, Va., Sept. 20, 1764; youngest child of Paul and Margaret (Read) Carrington. He served in the army of the revolution, being present at the battles of Guilford and Green- spring. His two brothers, George and Clement, also fought in the war of the revolution. • He was graduated at WiUiam and Mary college in 1783. and practised law. He was elected a mem- ber of the house of delegates of Virginia, and sub- sequently became judge of the court of appeals. He died in Charlotte county, Va., Jan. 8, 1816.

CARROLL, Anna Ella, military genius, was born in Somerset county, Maryland, Aug. 29, 1815; daughter of Thomas King Carroll, gov- ernor of Maryland. When but three years of age she would listen with great gravity to read- ings from Shakespeare. Alison's History and Kant's Philosophy were her favorites at eleven, and Coke and Blackstone at thirteen. Her lit- erary career began earlj- in life, when she con- tributed political articles to the daily press. In"

1857 she published The Great American Battle or Political Romanism, and in 1858 The Star of the West, a work describing the exploration and development of our western territories. In

1858 she reiidei'ed valuable assistance in electing Thomas H. Hicks governor, and her influence held Maryland loyal to the Union. She freed her own slaves and devoted tongue and pen to up- holding the Union. In July, 1861, when Senator Breckinridge made his speech in favor of seces- sion, Miss Carroll issued a pamplilet in which she refuted each of his arguments, and a large edi- tion was publi.shed and circulated by the war department. Her ability was now recognized, and she was requested by the government to write on topics bearing on the war. Slie pub- lished in 1861 T7ie TT'ar Poivers of the. Govern- ment, and for her next pamphlet, The Relation of the National Government to the Revolted Citi- zens Defined, President Lincoln furnishing the theme. In the fall of 1861 Mr. Lincoln and his military advisers had planned a campaign to extend operations into the southwest, opening the Mississippi to its mouth by means of a fleet of gunboats descending the river. Miss Carroll, at the suggestion of government authorities,