Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894

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Henry C. Semple of Montgomery, Ala., an artillery officer in the Confederate Army, served during the Civil War in Alabama and with the Army of Tennessee.

From the description of Henry C. Semple papers, 1847-1878 (bulk 1861-1865) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23438156

Henry Churchill Semple (1822-1894) of Montgomery, Ala., was a captain and then a major in the Confederate Army. Semple's Battery was organized at Montgomery in March 1862, with officers and men nearly all from Montgomery County. Ordered to Mobile, it then joined the Army of Tennessee. It marched into Kentucky, was engaged at Perryville, and later fought in Tennessee at Murfreesboro, Dug Gap, Chicamauga, Mission Ridge, Ringgold Gap, Resaca, Jonesboro, Franklin, and Nashville. Ordered to North Carolina, the battery reached Augusta, and there surrendered. (Information about Semple's Battery from the web site of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.)

From the guide to the Henry C. Semple Papers, 1847-1878 (bulk 1861-1865), (Southern Historical Collection)

Semple was born 1822 Jan. 14, in Williamsburg, Va., to Judge James and Joanna (McKenzie) Semple. He received both the A.B. and L.B. degrees from William and Mary College in 1841, and an L.B. degree from Harvard University in 1845. He began to practice law in Ala. as a member of Goldthwaite, Rice and Semple, and later helped form Brickell, Semple and Gunter, both firms operating in Montgomery, Ala. During the Civil War he rose to the rank of major. He died in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Ala., 1894 Feb. 13.

From the description of Papers, 1846-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145408296

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associatedWith Alabama. Chancery Court. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Circuit Court (Montgomery, Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. State Bar Association (1879- ). corporateBody
associatedWith Army of Tennessee corporateBody
associatedWith Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. person
associatedWith Brickell, Semple and Gunter (Law Firm: Montgomery, Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Busteed, Richard, 1822-1898. person
associatedWith Chambliss, Robert G. person
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Artillery. Semple's Battery. corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee. corporateBody
associatedWith Democratic Party (Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Fitpatrick, E. J. person
associatedWith Goldthwaite, George, 1810-1879. person
associatedWith Goldthwaite, Rice and Semple (Law Firm: Montgomery, Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Graves. R. E. person
associatedWith Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. person
associatedWith Montgomery and West Point Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Pollard, Charles T. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Sayre, Paul Tucker. person
associatedWith Seddon, James Alexander, 1815-1880. person
associatedWith Selma and Meridian Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Semple, Emily Virginia James. person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Tazewell family. family
associatedWith Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860. person
associatedWith Thurman, Allen Granbery, 1813-1895. person
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Montgomery County (Ala.)
Alabama
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Alabama
United States
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Birth 1822

Death 1894

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