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American Bastile: A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War
American Bastile: A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War
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AMERICAN BASTILE. COLONEL LAMBDIN P. MILLIGAN. T AMBDIN P. MILLIGAJST is of Irish descent, and was -U born and raised in Bohnont County, Ohio. His only opportunities for acquiring an education were enjoyed before he was eight years of age, at which time he could read well. At seventeen he evinced a great desire to have an education preparatory to the study of medicine. His father, proud of his attainments, promised to send him to college, but was compelled to forego so doing by the opposition of his wife, who insisted that no distinction should be made in the education of their children. Subsequently he left home, regardless of the wishes and threats of his father, who declared that he would disinherit him if he did so. Without a dime in his pockets he began his career among strangers. Thrown upon his own resources, all the energies of his mind and body were exerted to- obtain a livelihood, and to these efforts may be traced his after success. He had previously abandoned the idea of studying medicine, and had chosen the profession of law, which he read with great earnestness, and mastered with facility. He stood at the head of a class of nine, examined by a committee of the Supreme Court of Ohio, consisting of Judges Goodnow, Ken- uon,and Cowan, Governor Shannon, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Carroll. Of this class there are now living the Hon. Matthew Gaston, Cambridge, Ohio; Hon. Peter Saltman, St. Clairsville, Ohio; and the Hon. Edwin M. Stauton, ex-Secretary of War. A few years after, Colonel Milligan removed to Huntingdon, Indiana, where he still resides. For several yehrs he suffered much from epilepsy and spinal meningitis, with paralysis of the lower limbs, during which time he was unable to practise at his profession. In 1853, Colonel Milligan, having recovered...
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
AMERICAN BASTILE. COLONEL LAMBDIN P. MILLIGAN. T AMBDIN P. MILLIGAJST is of Irish descent, and was -U born and raised in Bohnont County, Ohio. His only opportunities for acquiring an education were enjoyed before he was eight years of age, at which time he could read well. At seventeen he evinced a great desire to have an education preparatory to the study of medicine. His father, proud of his attainments, promised to send him to college, but was compelled to forego so doing by the opposition of his wife, who insisted that no distinction should be made in the education of their children. Subsequently he left home, regardless of the wishes and threats of his father, who declared that he would disinherit him if he did so. Without a dime in his pockets he began his career among strangers. Thrown upon his own resources, all the energies of his mind and body were exerted to- obtain a livelihood, and to these efforts may be traced his after success. He had previously abandoned the idea of studying medicine, and had chosen the profession of law, which he read with great earnestness, and mastered with facility. He stood at the head of a class of nine, examined by a committee of the Supreme Court of Ohio, consisting of Judges Goodnow, Ken- uon,and Cowan, Governor Shannon, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Carroll. Of this class there are now living the Hon. Matthew Gaston, Cambridge, Ohio; Hon. Peter Saltman, St. Clairsville, Ohio; and the Hon. Edwin M. Stauton, ex-Secretary of War. A few years after, Colonel Milligan removed to Huntingdon, Indiana, where he still resides. For several yehrs he suffered much from epilepsy and spinal meningitis, with paralysis of the lower limbs, during which time he was unable to practise at his profession. In 1853, Colonel Milligan, having recovered...
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