MCPHERSON, JAMES B.
\mək fˈɜːsən], \mək fˈɜːsən], \m_ə_k f_ˈɜː_s_ə_n]\
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(1828-1864), a brilliant young general of the Civil War, was graduated from West Point in 1853. In 1862 and 1863 he was with Grant in the Tennessee and Vicksburg campaigns, commanding a corps with distinguished success. In the spring of 1864 he was put in command of the Army of the Tennessee, and assisted Sherman in his advance into Georgia. He had a most important part in the fighting against Johnston at Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas and Kenesaw Mountain. He was killed in the battle against Hood at Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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