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Donelson, Feb. 14, 1862, and he was promoted brig- adier-general, March 21, 1862. He commanded the 2d brigade, 2d division, Army of the Ten- nessee at the battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, where he was wounded. He commanded the 1st brigade, 6th division, Army of the Tennessee, at Corintli, Oct. 3-4, 1862, and the 6th division, 17th corps, Army of the Tennessee, during the Vicks- burg campaign, May 1 to July 4. 1863. He was in command of the 1st division of A. J. Smith's detachment of the Army of the Tennessee in the battle of Nashville, Dec. 15-16, 1864, and on Dec. 16, impatient at the delay in the attack, Mc Arthur received Smith's silent approval to charge the hill in front of General Couch's command, which that commander had been refused the privilege of charging, and withdrawing McMillen's brigade from the trenches, he marched it by flank in front of Couch's position and charged the hill \vith fixed bayonets. The hill was capped by a redoubt manned by Bate's division and mounted with Whit worth's guns, and in the face of a tre. mendous fire McArthur, without firing a shot, gained the summit and planted the flag. His gallantry won for him the brevet of major-gen- eral. He was president of the board of commis- sioners of public works of Chicago during the fire of 1871 ; postmaster of the city, 1873-77, and in in 1901 he was a retired manufacturer.

riacARTHUR, Robert Stuart, clergyman, was born in Dales ville, Quebec, Canada, July 31, 1841, of Highland Scotch parents. He attended the Canadian Literary Institute, Woodstock, Ont. ; and was graduated from the University of Rochester in 1867, and from the Rochester Theo- logical seminary in 1870. He was chosen pastor of the Calvary Baptist church at New York city in 1870. Under his pastorate the church grew rapidly and in 1882-83 a new and spacious edifice was erected on Fifty-Seventh street. The honor- ary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by the University of Rochester in 1880 ; and that of LL.D. by Columbian university in 1896. He was for a number of years the New York correspond- ent of the Chicago Standard, and editor of the Christian Inquirer, and of the Baptist Quarterly Review, and contributed largely to magazines and other publications. His popular lectures, The Land of the Midnight Sun, The Story of the Huguenot, Glimpses of Sunny Spaiii, The Empire of the Czar— the Great Bear of the JSorth, and Elements of Success in Life, were repeated in the principal cities of the United States. He suc- ceeded the Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon in furnishing sermons for the Christian Herald. He is the author of volumes of sermons, essays, and travels in many lands, published annually, and he compiled the Cavalry Selection, the In Excelsis and other popular Baptist hymn books.

McAULEY, Thomas, educator, was born in Ireland in 1780. His parents immigrated to America and settled in Salem, N.Y., where he prepared for college. He was graduated at Union college, N.Y., A.B., 1804, and remained there as a tutor, 1805-06 ; lecturer on mathematics and natural philosophy, 1811-14. and professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, 1814-22. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1822, and was pastor of the Rutgers Street church, New York city, 1822-27, of the Tenth church, Philadelphia, Pa., 1827-33, president of the Philadelphia board of education, 1830; and pastor of the Murray Street churcl). New York city, 1833-40. He was a founder of Union Theo- logical seminary, New York city, in 1836 ; a

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member of its original board of directors, 1836- 40 ; and president of the seminary and professor of pastoral theology, 1836-40. As a prominent member of the general assembly of the Presby- terian church in 1837, which resulted in the divi- sion of the church into the new and old schools, he advocated reconciliation. He retired from active educational work in 1840. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Union college in 1822 and that of LL.D. elsewhere. He died in New York city, May 11, 1842.

McBRIDE, George WIckliffe, senator, was born in Yamhill county, Oregon, March 13, 1854 ; son of James and Maliala McBride and grandson of Thomas McBride. He attended public schools, was a student at Christian college, Monmouth, Ore., for two years, studied law and was admitted to the bar, but did not practice. He engaged in the mercantile business at Saint Helen, Ore., 1872-82, and in June, 1882, was elected Republican representative in the state legislature and speaker, 1882 ; secretary of state, 1886-95 ; U.S. senator and chairman of the committee on coast defences, 1895-1901, and U.S. commissioner to the Louisiana Purchase exposition at St. Louis, 1904.

MACBRIDE, Thomas Huston, educator, was born in Rogersville. Tenn., July 31, 1848; son of James Bovard and Sarah (Huston) I^Iacbride. He was graduated from Monmouth college. 111.. A.B.,