Homer Sprague | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Homer Baxter Sprague October 19, 1829 Sutton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | March 23, 1918 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Yale University New York University |
| Profession | Educator, lawyer, University president |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1866 |
| Rank |  Colonel Captain |
| Commands | 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Homer Baxter Sprague (October 19, 1829 – March 23, 1918) was an American author, educator, abolitionist, and Lieutenant Colonel of the Union Army.[1] A native of Sutton, Massachusetts, Sprague was a Captain of the 13th Connecticut Infantry Regiment in 1861 when the American Civil War began, and quickly rose to the rank of Colonel before being captured as a prisoner of war by the Confederate Army in 1864. In 1865 he was released in a prisoner exchange, and remained active within the military until the end of the war.[2][3]
He served as President of Mills College in California from 1885 to 1887, and was appointed President of the University of North Dakota in 1887.[4] An early progressive voice in education, he served as president of Adelphi Academy in New York as it first opened its doors to female students. While there, he institutionalized the first fire drills in the United States school system.[5]
- ^ "Homer B. Sprague Papers, 1888-1918, undated | Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections". apps.library.und.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "Dr. HOMER B. SPRAGUE". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "Did you know that: Background of UND's Sprague diverse". INFORUM. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ The School of Education Record of the University of North Dakota. University of North Dakota. 1915.
- ^ ERIKSMOEN, CURT (15 September 2013). "Former UND president shaped North Dakota education". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2016-06-10.