Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

Higginson, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Stephen Higginson and Louisa (Storrow) Higginson, graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1847 and became a pastor first in Newburyport and then in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was actively involved in the abolitionist movement and served as colonel of the first regiment of African Americans in the Civil War. After the war, Higginson published biographies, essays, poetry, and histories, including Army life in a black regiment.

From the description of Thomas Wentworth Higginson additional papers, 1779-1910. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612694188

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