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promoted colonel of 2d N.Y. volunteer cavalry, Dec. 6, 1862, and participated in the Rappahan- nock campaign, being engaged in Stoneman's raid toward Richmond, April-May, 18613, and the battle at Beverly Ford, June 9, 1863. He was commissioned brigadier-general, U.S. volunteers, June 13, 1863, and commanded a cavalry brigade and division in the Army of the Potomac, partic- ipating in the actions at Aldie, Va., June 17, Middleburg, June 19, and Upperville, June 21, the battles of Hanover, Pa., June 30, Hunters- town, July 3, and Gettysburg, July 3, and in pursuit of the enemy, July 4^15. He was bre- vetted major, June 17, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Aldie, Va., and lieutenant-colonel, July 3, 1863, for services at Gettysburg. He commanded a cav- alry division in the Central Virginia campaign and engaged in the expedition to Hartwood clunch for the purpose of destroying the Confed- erate gunboats Satellite and Reliance in the Rap- pahannock, Aug. 14, 1863; the action at Culpep- er, September 13, skirmish at Somerville ford, September 1.5, reconnoissance to Liberty Mills, September 20-24, movement to Centreville, Oct- toher 12-18, and in the action at Gainesville, Oct- tober 19. He participated in the action at Ash- land, Va., May 1, 1864, and in many skirmishes, and was in command of the 3d cavalry division, Army of the Cumberland, in the invasion of Georgia, being engaged at the action at Ring- gold, April 29, 1864, and in the operations about Dalton, Ga., May 7-13, 1864. He was severely wounded at the battle of Reseca, May 13, 1864, and obliged to retire from active service for two months. He was brevetted colonel for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Reseca, Ga. Upon his return to the army he guarded Sherman's communications, and raided and took part in several heavy skirmishes with the Confed- erates. He was promoted to the rank of captain and assigned to the 1st U.S. artillery, Nov. 30, 1864. During the invasion of the Carolinas, he commanded a cavalry division and engaged in the action at Salkehatchie, S.C., February- 3, near Aiken, S.C, February 11, Monroe's Cross- roads, N.C., Marcli 10, near Raleigh, N.C., April 12. and at Morrisville, N.C., April 13, 1865. He was in command of the 3d division of the cav- alry corps, military division of the Mississippi, April to June, 1865. He was brevetted brigadier- general for services at Fayetteville, N.C., and major-general for services during the cam- paign in the Carolinas, March 13, 1865. He was promoted to the rank of major-general of volunteers, June 18, 1865; resigned his volunteer commission. .Jan. 1. 1866. and his commission as captain in the regular army in 1867. He was U.S. envo}' extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary

to Chili, 1865-68; was an unsuccessful candidate for representative from New Jersey to tiie 47th congress in 1880, and in 1881 was reappointed U.S. minister to Chili by President Garfield. He died in Santiago, Chili, Dec. 4, 1881, and his re- mains were brought to the United States and buried at West Point. N.Y., in October, 1887.

KILPATRICK, James Hall Tanner, pioneer Baptist, was born in Iredell county, N.C., July 24, 1788; son of Andrew and Jane (Nichols) Kil- patrick, and a descendant of the Scotch covenant- ers. His immediate ancestors were Scotcli-Irish, and emigrated to the Jersey settlements about 1700. He received a classical education and taught school in Louisiana, where he volunteered in the army of General Jackson, taking part in the battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1815. He married his first wife, Sarah Adaline Tanner, in Louisiana in 1816, and joined the Baptist church at Cheney- ville in 1817. His wife died in 1820. and he re- turned to North Carolina, preaching in that state and in Robertsville, S.C. He removed to Burke county, Ga., where, on June 22, 1822, he was mar- ried to Harriet Eliza Jones. He at once joined the Hephzibah association, and became pastor of churches within that body. He gave the land on which the Hephzibah high school was built and assisted in raising §2500, which secured the Josiah Penfield legacy of a like amount, which was the foundation of Mercer university. He was a member of the convention that met in 1839 at Richland, Twiggs county, to amend the charter of Mercer university, and was elected a member of the first board of trustees. He was known as n, champion of missionary and tempei-ance en- deavors in the Baptist denomination and lived to see his views quite generally adopted. He died at Hephzibah, Ga.. Jan. 9. 1869.

KILPATRICK, James Mines, clergyman, was born in Burke county, Ga., Oct. 18, 1833; the youngest son of the Rev. James Hall Tanner and Harriet Eliza (Jones) Kilpatrick. He was gradu- ated at Mercer university, A.B., 1853, A.M., 1856, and was ordained as pastor of White Plains, Ga., Baptist church, in 1854, also having the charge of neighboring churches in Greene and Hancock counties. He was elected a member, and for many years moderator, of the Georgia Baptist association; and also served as vice-president of the Southern Baptist convention, president of the Georgia Baptist state convention, trustee of Mer- cer university, and trustee of the Southern Bap- tist Theological seminary. He lectured on the- ology before the classes of the theological depart- ment of Mercer university. He received the degree of D.D. from Mercer university in 1882, He contributed many articles for the Christian Index and published numerous sermons and addresses.