Northern Alabama, historical and . late war and held the Iank oflieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army. Atthe battle of Seven Pines he was wounded and in-capacitated for further service. After the war heresumed the practice of law and continued it therest of his life. He died in August, 1883. -?e— ANDREW CALHOUN FREY was born inBrockville, Canada, September 29, lbo2, and wasa son of Samuel C. Frey. When six years ofage, our subject was brought by his parentsto Canton, Ohio, where he received his edu-cation. In 1850, he became a telegrapher in San-dusky, Ohio, and afterward t
Northern Alabama, historical and . late war and held the Iank oflieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army. Atthe battle of Seven Pines he was wounded and in-capacitated for further service. After the war heresumed the practice of law and continued it therest of his life. He died in August, 1883. -?e— ANDREW CALHOUN FREY was born inBrockville, Canada, September 29, lbo2, and wasa son of Samuel C. Frey. When six years ofage, our subject was brought by his parentsto Canton, Ohio, where he received his edu-cation. In 1850, he became a telegrapher in San-dusky, Ohio, and afterward train dispatcher oftiie Cincinnati & Sandusky Railway, in whichposition he remained until 180!), when he cameSouth. In 1870, he became train dispatcher ofthe L. i^t X. Railroad at Decatur, Ala., andremained with that company until February,1887, when he retired. Some time before this,he and his father had purchased forty-four acresof land in what is now the city of Decatur, and,during the year 1887, he sold eighteen acres of it .^«> ^. ^^^x^,.^-^^^^^ ? ^- *^ ^ NORTHERN ALABAMA. 335 to tlie Decatur Land Company, and retained tliebalance for liis own use. This fortunate invest-ment resulted so favoral)ly tliat he thought itunnecessarj to continue loiiser in the service oftile railroad company, lie is now a stock-holderin the First National liank, the Decatur Land,Improvement iS: Furnace Conipany. and otherenterprises. lleinrich (or Henry) Frey was a native of theCity of Zurich, Switzerland, which place he left in11188, and accompanied by his wife, sailed forAmerica. The Hurgoniaster of Zui-ich gave himthen an open letter addressed to Whom it mayconcern, recommending the bearer as a worthyand honest man. [This letter is still in thepossession of the family.] He traveled down thel{hine to Amsterdam, where he took passage forNew York. His vessel was stranded on the shoreof the Isle of Wight, and he was transferred to anEnglish ship. The (iovernor of the Island gavehim a letter
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