William Birney

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Birney (May 28, 1819 August 14, 1907) was a professor, Union Army general during the American Civil War, attorney and author. An ardent abolitionist, he was noted for encouraging thousands of free black men to join the Union army. Birney was a son of prominent Southern abolitionist leader James G. Birney and the older brother of Civil War general David B. Birney. Another brother, James Birney, served as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1860. A cousin, Humphrey Marshall was a U.S. Congressman and a general in the Confederate States Army. William Birney born on his father''s plantation near Huntsville, Alabama. He grew up there and in Danville, Kentucky. Birney was educated at Yale University and served as a lawyer in Cincinnati, Ohio. He then lived for five years in Europe, primarily on the Continent and in England. For two years, he was a professor of English literature at the college in Bourges.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130921200
• ISBN-10: 6130921209
• Artikelnr.: 29840702