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Antonius (1876) ; Selections from the Imitation of Christ (1876) ; Sursiim Corda, Hymns of Comfort (1877) ; Sunshine in the Soul (1877) ; Selections from Epictetus (1877) ; The Blessed Life, Favorite Hymns (1878); Selections from Fenelon {ISIQ); from the Apocrypha (1882) ; from Dr. John Tau- ler (1882) ; Heroic Ballads (1883) ; Daily Strength for Daily Needs (1883) ; Sugar and Spice, collec- tion of nursery rhymes (1885) ; Tender and True (rev. ed., 1892) ; Selections from Isaac Penning- ton (1892), and Prayers, Ancient and Modern (1897 and 1902). She was residing in Boston, Mass.. in 1903.

TILGHHAN, Benjamin Chew, soldier, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 26, 1822; son of Benjamin and An/ie Maria (McMurtrie) Tilgh- man ; grandson of Edward and Elizabeth (Chew) Tilghman and of WilUam and Ann (Gordon) McMurtrie, and a descendant of Col. Edward, "brother of Matthew and James, and Elizabeth (Chew) Tilgliman. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1839, A.M., 1842, and engaged in chemical research. He joined the Federal army and was captain in the 26th Pennsylvania vohinteers in 1861 ; was pro- moted lieutenant-colonel, commanding his regi- ment at Fredericksburg ; and was colonel in com- mand at Chancellorsville, where he was wounded. He also commanded the 3d regiment, U.S. colored troops, in South Carolina and Florida ; was pro- moted to the rank of brigadier-general, U.S.V., and resigned from the service in 1865. He was elected to membership in the American Philos- ophical society in 1871 ; was the inventor of chemical and mechanical processes, and a con- tributor to scientific journals. His brother, Richard Albert, who died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 24, 1899, developed the sand blast, with which he first experimented and for which he ob- tained a patent in 1870. Benjamin C. Tilghman was never married. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 3, 1901.

TILGHMAN, James, lawyer, was born at the "Hermitage," Queen Anne county, Md.. Dec. 6, 1716 ; son of Richard and Anna Maria (Lloyd) Tilghman, and brother of Matthew Tilghman (q.v.). He was educated by private tutors and at the local schools ; subsequently studied law ; was admitted to the bar ; practised in Annapolis, Md., 1737-60, and thereafter in Philadelphia. Pa. He served as secretary of the land-office of Penn- sylvania, 1765-75 ; as common councilman of Philadelphia, 1764, and a member of the provincial council, 1767-75. He was married to Ann, daugh- ter of Tench and Anne (Willing) Francis of Phil- adelphia, Pa. Although sympathizing with the colonists in their opposition to the Boston port bill, he nevertheless disapproved of their action in the so-called " tea-party,"' and in consequence

was placed under arrest as a loyalist previous to the occupancy of Philadelphia by the British, and was on parole in Maryland, Aug. 31, 1777- May 16, 1778. He subsequently practised law in Charlestown, Md., where he died, Aug. 24, 1793.

TILGHMAN, Lloyd, soldier, was born in Tal- bot county, Md., in 1816 ; son of James and Ann Caroline (Shoemaker) Tilghman ; grandson of Lloyd and Henrietta M. Tilghman ; great-grand- son of the Hon. Matthew (q.v.) and Anne (Lloyd) Tilghmam and of James (q.v.) and Anna (Francis) Tilghman. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy in 1836 ; assigned to the 1st dragoons, and promoted to second lieutenant, July 4, 1836. He resigned from the army, Sept. 30, 1836, to become division engineer of the Balti- more and Susquehanna railroad. In 1837 he was assistant engineer in the survey of the Nor- folk and Wilmington canal ; in 1838, of the Eastern Shore railroad ; in 1839, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and in 1840 of the public works of Baltimore. He was married in 1843, to Augusta Murray, daughter of Joseph C. and Isabella (Southgate) Boyd of Portland, Maine, and granddaughter of Mary, sister of Rufus King, U.S. minister to England, and their son, Lloyd Tilghman, Jr., served as aide to his father in the Confederate army and was killed by a fall from his horse near Selma, Ala., on Aug. 6, 1863. Lloyd Tilghman, Sr., was volunteer aide-de-camp to General Twiggs in the Mexican war, and was promoted captain and commanded the Maryland and District of Columbia regiment, volunteer artillery. 1847-48. He was principal assistant engineer, Panama railroad, 1849 ; chief engineer. East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, 1850-52 ; of Nashville and Arkansas railroad, 1852-53 ; of LaGrange and Bolivar railroad, 1853-54 ; of Mis- sissippi and Red River railroad, 1853-59 ; of Lit- tle Rock and Napoleon railroad, 1854-58, and of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, 1858-61. He joined the Confetierate army in 1861 as colonel of the 3d Kentucky infantry, and was promoted briga- dier-general early in 1862. He fortified Fort Donelson and commanded that stronghold ; also completed the defences of Forts Henry and Hin- man, and by Feb. 1, 1862, succeeded in increas- ing the armament of Fort Henry, which was only 6 smooth-bore 32-pounders and one 6-pounder, to eight 32-pounders, two 42-pounders. one 128- pounder Columbiad, five 18-pounder seige guns, and one 6-inch rifle, all under Captain Jesse Taylor. When the infantry, numbering about 2600, were sent to Fort Donelson, being no longer available against the gunboats. General Tilgli- man remained in the fort with about 54 men and in the action 5 were killed, 11 wounded or dis- abled and five missing. The formal surrender of Feb. 6, 1862, was made to the naval force and in-