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of heavy artillery in cliarge of the big gun, " Lady Polk," at Columbus, Ky.,and later was in charge of the batteries at Island No. 10, where he was captured, and was confined on Johnson's Island for a year, and on his release assigned to duty at Mobile, Ala. In the spring of 1863 he was ordered to report to General Wheeler, commander of the cavalry corps, and Avas assigned to duty as chief of artiller}-, soon earning the rank of major. He was wounded in the bat- tles incident to Gen- eral Wheeler's raid in the rear of Rose- </j/// X xv/vr^ crans after the bat-

/iyC^^^^^-^. tie of Chickamauga and for this service was made brigadier-general. He commanded a cavalry division under General Wheeler throughout the campaigns of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina until the battle of March 10, 1865, near Fayetteville, wiiere he was again wounded, and was promoted to the rank of major-general. After the war he re- sumed his law practice at Memphis, Tenn. He was married, about 18.14, to Margaret Wliit^, of Abingdon, Va.. by whom he had two sons; and secondly, in 18;)3 or 1804, to Sallie Elder, of Mem- phis. Tenn.. l)y whom lie had four children. He die I at Huutsville. Ala.. Sept. 2, 1883.

HUnPHREY, Edward Porter, clergyman, was born in Fairhell, Conn., Jan. 28, 1809 ; son of the Rev. Dr. Heman and Sophia (Porter) Humphrey. He was graduated at Amherst, A.B., 1828, A.M., 1831 ; was a tutor at Amherst, 1832-33, and was graduated at Andover Theological seminary in 1833. He was pastor at Jeffersonville, Ind., 1833- 3.> ; of the Second Presbj^terian church, Louis- ville. Ky., 1836-.53 ; professor of ecclesiastical his- tory in the theological seminary, Danville, Ky., 18.")3-6o ; editor of the Danville Review, 1861-6.5 ; pastor of the College Street church, Louisville, Ky., 1866-79. and pastor emeritus, 1879-87. He was moderator of the general assembly in 1851. He received from Hanover the degree of D.D. in 1847, and that of LL.D. in 1871. He died in Louisville. Ky.. Dec. 9. 1887.

HUMPHREY, Heman, educator, was born in West Simsbury, Conn., March 26, 1779; son of Solomon and Hannah (Bfown) Humphrey, and a descendant in the fifth generation from Michael Humphrey, who came from England to Dorches- ter, Mass., and prior to 1643 removed to Windsor, Conn. He paid his way at Yale by teacliing. and

was graduated A.B., 1805, A.M., 1808. He studied theology under Timothy Dwight, was ordained to the Congregational ministry and was pastor at Fairfield, Conn., 1807-17, and at Pitts- field, Mass. , 1817-23. . He was president of Amherst college, 1823-45, succeeding Dr. Zephaniah S. Moore, who had been elected president on the organization of tiie college and conducted it two years, when he died. He was a trustee of Am- herst, 1823-45, and professor of sacred theology, moral philosophy, and metaphysics, 1823-35, and of .sacred theology, 1 83.5-45. He was also a visitor at Andover Theological seminary, 1832-49. He

AA\HERST COLLECE was a temperance lecturer as early as 1810. and in 1813 drew up the report of the Fairfield associ- ation of ministers, the first temperance tract published in America. He wrote various other tracts and contributed to the periodical literature of the day. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Middlebury college in 1823. He was married to Sophia Porter, and of their children James (q.v.) became a representative in congress, and Zephaniah Moore (q.v.), Edward Porter (q.v.) and John became prominent Presbyterian clergy- men. John (1816-1854) was elected pastor and professor of rhetoric in Hamilton college in 1854, but died before entering upon the duties of the position. Dr. Humphrey published : Essays on the Sabbath (1829); Great Britain. France and Belgium in 1S35 (2 vols., 1838); Domestic Educa- tion (1840); Letters to a Son in the Ministnj (1842); Memoir of the Rev. Nathan W. Fiske (18.50); Life of Thomas L. Gallaudet (18.57); Sketches and History of Revivals (1859), and many sermons and addresses. He died in Pitts- field. Mass.. Aprils. 1861.

HUMPHREY, Herman Loin, representative, was born in Candor, N.Y., March 14, 1830; son of Lucius and Lydia (Chidsey) Humphrey ; grand- son of Roswell and Elizabeth (Seymour) Humph- rey, of Hartford county. Conn., and of Timothy and Lydia (Oowles) Chidsey, and descended from Capt. Michael Humphrey (1643-1690), avIio set- tled in Windsor, Conn. He was clerk in a store in Ithaca, N.Y., and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He removed to Hudson, Wis., in 1855 ; was