. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . SKETCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 69 Clark as one of the three persons to act as the governors mihtary coimcil,This position he held but a short time. Though not openly opposed to thewar, he did not believe the South ^ ^ could gain her independence. He , ,. ,,., was appointed by President JeffersonDavis, attorney general of the Con-federate States, which position he re •tained until 1864, when he returnedto Raleigh. After the war he resumed the practice of his profession. He was one of the ablest law-yers of North Carol
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . SKETCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 69 Clark as one of the three persons to act as the governors mihtary coimcil,This position he held but a short time. Though not openly opposed to thewar, he did not believe the South ^ ^ could gain her independence. He , ,. ,,., was appointed by President JeffersonDavis, attorney general of the Con-federate States, which position he re •tained until 1864, when he returnedto Raleigh. After the war he resumed the practice of his profession. He was one of the ablest law-yers of North Carolina, and tookpart in many noted trials. Some ofthe best known cases were: Statevs. Hodges, tried in the Wake Su-perior Court in 1867; the Johnsonwill case, tried before Chief JusticeMerriman in 1867; the habeas corpuscase in 1870, and the Impeachmenttrial of Governor Holden. He was married, October 4, 1837,to Isabella Margaret Cuthbert, ofPetersburg, Va. Seven children wereborn to them: John; Blanche, mar-ried Andrew Syme; Herbert; Isabella,married Charles D. Harot, resides. Hon. Thomas Bragg. in Petersburg, Va.; Fi-ances Rice, died unmarried in 1890; Elsie Ellis, mar-ried William L. Morton, resides in Petersburg, Va.; Mary Love, marriedRobert Gilliam, resides in Petersburg, Va.; Mattie Cuthbert, married RobertPrichard, resides in Petersburg, Va. JACOB SHELDON BRANDEGEE. Jacob S. Brandegee, son of Elishama and Emily Stocking (Jabez) Brande-gee, was born in Berlin, Conn., September 9, 1812, and died in Alexandria,Ind., August 4, 1851. He attended the schools of his town and entered the Academy in 1824,graduating in 1829. He worked in his fathers store in Berlin until 1848,when he removed to Alexandria, Ind., where he resided until his death. He was married May , 1839, to Sarah M. Hinsdale of Berlin, Conn.;no children. Mrs. Brandegee married again and died in Keokuk, Iowa. LIEUT. FREDERICK BREWER. Frederick Brewer, son of Charles and Hannah (Fairbanks) Brewer,was born in Mid
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