HINDMAN, THOMAS C.
\hˈa͡ɪndmən], \hˈaɪndmən], \h_ˈaɪ_n_d_m_ə_n]\
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(1818-1868), was a lieutenant in the Mexican War. He represented Mississippi in Congress as a Democrat from 1858 to 1861. He was a brigadier-general in the Western Confederate army, and became major-general. He was assassinated for having exacted too severe discipline.
By John Franklin Jameson
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