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=Henningsen, Charles Frederick.= _E._, 1815-1877. A soldier of Swedish
descent and English birth who served with the Carlists in Spain in
1834, and subsequently joined Kossuth in Hungary. He came to America
in 1856, was with Walker in Nicaragua, entered the Confederate army
in 1861, and became a general. The Last of the Sophis, a Poem; Twelve
Months’ Campaign with Zumalacarregui; The White Slave, a novel; Eastern
Europe; Sixty Years Hence, a novel of Russian life; Scenes from the
Belgian Revolution; Analogies and Contrasts; Personal Recollections of
Nicaragua; The Past and Future of Hungary.
=Henry, Alexander.= _N. J._, 1739-1824. A once noted traveller in
northwest America who published Travels and Adventures in Canada
between 1760-76.
=Henry, Caleb Sprague.= _Ms._, 1804-1884. An Episcopal clergyman of New
York and Connecticut who held professorships in several colleges, and
was at one time a journalist in New York city. Moral and Philosophical
Essays; Satan as a Moral Philosopher; About Men and Things; Dr. Oldham
at Greystones and his Talk There; Social Welfare and Human Progress;
Household Liturgy; The Endless Future of the Human Race; Epitome of the
History of Philosophy. He was the translator of Guizot’s History of
Civilization and other works. _Ap. Har._
=Henry, Guy Vernor.= _N. J._, 1839-1899. Son of W. S. Henry,
_infra_. An officer in the United States army who served during
the Civil War, and in Indian wars subsequently. Military Record of
Civilian Appointments in the United States Army; Army Catechism for
Non-Commissioned Officers; Manual of Target Practice.
=Henry, James.= _Pa._, 1809-1895. A rifle manufacturer of Boulton,
Pennsylvania, who was president of the Moravian Historical Society, and
published Sketches of Moravian Life and Character.
=Henry, John Flournoy.= _Ky._, 1793-1873. A physician of Burlington,
Iowa, who published a Treatise on Causes and Treatment of Cholera.
=Henry, John Joseph.= _Pa._, 1758-1811. A jurist of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, who was author of the Accurate and Interesting Account of
Arnold’s Campaign Against Quebec.
=Henry, Joseph.= _N. Y._, 1797-1878. A scientist of eminence who was
director of the Smithsonian Institution from 1846 till his death.
Syllabus of Lectures on Physics; Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry,
1886. _See Memorial, 1880; Appleton’s American Biography._
=Henry, Patrick.= _Va._, 1736-1799. A celebrated Virginia patriot and
orator known to literature by his speeches. _See Lives by William Wirt,
H. H. Everett, M. C. Tyler, W. W. Henry; Appleton’s American Biography._
=Henry, Mrs. Sarepta Myrenda [Irish].= _Pa._, 1839-1901. Temperance
reformer of Evanston, Illinois. Victoria, with Other Poems; After the
Truth; The Voice of the Home; Mabel’s Work; Beforehand; One More Chance.
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