Strong, Hiram, 1825-1863

Hiram Strong was born on October 28, 1825 in Centerville, Ohio, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Strong. He died on October 7, 1863, in his thirty-eighth year, as a result of wounds received on September 19 during the battle of Chickamauga.

Details of Hiram Strong's early life are sketchy. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1846 with a B. A. degree. He came to Dayton in 1847, where he commenced the study of law. In 1849 he received the M. A. degree from Miami University, and in the same year was admitted to the Montgomery County Bar.

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