. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . JOHN M. CORSE. broken by a shell. After recovering from the woundhe joined (General Shermans staff and marched withhim to the sea. It was his bravery at Allatoona Passthat made him famous throughout the country and wonfor him the rank of major-general. AVith a handfulof resolute soldiers he withstood for hours a deadly firefrom the enemy, refusing to surrender, and holding theimportant position until reinforcements from GeneralSherman arrived. He was wounde
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . JOHN M. CORSE. broken by a shell. After recovering from the woundhe joined (General Shermans staff and marched withhim to the sea. It was his bravery at Allatoona Passthat made him famous throughout the country and wonfor him the rank of major-general. AVith a handfulof resolute soldiers he withstood for hours a deadly firefrom the enemy, refusing to surrender, and holding theimportant position until reinforcements from GeneralSherman arrived. He was wounded five times during the war. After a twoyears campaign inthe Northwest againstthe Sioux, he was ap-pointed lieutenant-colonel in the regu-lar army. Resigning^Ijjk from the army, Gen- ^ eral Corse was ap- pointed internal rev-enue collector byPresident Johnson.«jjj^ He held this position ^k9|H for two years and - ^fg then went abroad, * where he remained several years. Re-turning from Europe,he engaged in theconstruction of har-bors and railways inihe West. ComingEast to live. GeneralCorse settled in Bos-ton, where he hassince lived
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