John Hurt (chaplain)

John Hurt
Born1752 (1752)
Vanear, Pamplin, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died1824 (1825)
Prince Edward, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationEpiscopal Minister
PeriodAmerican Revolutionary War and Early American Republic
Notable worksThe Love of Our Country: A Sermon Preached before the Virginia Troops in New Jersey

Reverend John Hurt (1752 – 1824) was an American Episcopal minister and army chaplain from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was the first official United States Army Chaplain.[1]

  1. ^ 1 The Army Chaplaincy: Professional Bulletin of the Unit Ministry Team, Department of the Army (1995), p. 32