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    William T. Sprole

    Birth: unknown

    Death: 6-9-1883

    Birth Date Prefix: 1809

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Biography

Chaplain of the Military Academy at West Point during the latter part Augustus Seward's cadetship. Sprole was a Presbyterian which caused controversy as past chaplains had all been Episcopalians. This denominational friction ultimately led to him leaving the academy in 1857.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 5, 1847

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Biography: 
Chaplain of the Military Academy at West Point during the latter part Augustus Seward's cadetship. Sprole was a Presbyterian which caused controversy as past chaplains had all been Episcopalians. This denominational friction ultimately led to him leaving the academy in 1857.
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Reminiscences of the Late Rev, William T. Sprole D.D
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Reminiscences of the Late Rev, William T. Sprole D.D
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