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    William T. Sprole

    Birth: unknown

    Death: 6-9-1883

    Birth Date Prefix: 1809

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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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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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Title of Webpage: 
Reminiscences of the Late Rev, William T. Sprole D.D
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