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Prentiss, Albert Nelson

educator, author, was born May 22, 1836, in Cazenovia, N. Y. In 1868 he was elected professor of botany and horticulture in the Michigan Agriculture college, which position he now holds. He has written a monograph on the hemlock, and other botanical papers.

PRENTISS, BENJAMIN MAYBERRY, soldier, was born Nov. 23, 1819, in Belleville, W. Va. He organized a company of volunteers for service in the civil war, and his bravery earned him the sobriquet of The Hero of Shiloh, and he was promoted to brigadier-general of United States volunteers.