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Charles Caldwell
Charles Caldwell may refer to: *Charles Caldwell (bluesman) (1943–2003), American blues musician *Charles Caldwell (physician) (1772–1853), American physician, founder University of Louisville School of Medicine *Charles Caldwell (politician) (died 1875), political leader in Reconstruction-era Mississippi *Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell (1823–1877), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War *C. Pope Caldwell (1875–1940), American politician from the state of New York *Charlie Caldwell (1901–1957), American baseball pitcher and football coach {{hndis, Caldwell, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Caldwell (bluesman)
Charles W. Caldwell (May 18, 1943 – September 3, 2003) Biography by Steve Leggett AllMusic was an American musician from Mississippi, known for a raw and fiery brand of electric North Mississippi hill country blues. Caldwell was a lifelong resident of the hill country around Coffeeville, Mississippi. He spent most of his adult life working at an industrial plant in Grenada, Mississippi that manufactured heating and cooling equipment. His public performances were limited to stints at parties and local juke joints. Although Caldwell had begun playing the blues as a teenager, his repertoire remained unrecorded until 2002, when he met Fat Possum Records boss Matthew Johnson. Impressed with Caldwell's playing and personal charisma, Thompson set up recording sessions at The Money Shot in Water Valley, Mississippi. Most songs featured just Caldwell's voice and electric guitar, though a few tracks included minimal drums. Midway through the sessions, Caldwell was diagnosed with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Caldwell (physician)
Charles Caldwell (May 14, 1772 – July 9, 1853) was a noted 19th-century U.S. physician who is best known for starting what would become the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is one of the earliest proponents of Polygenism in the United States. Early life Charles Caldwell was born on May 14, 1772 in Caswell County, North Carolina. His parents were Irish immigrants. Caldwell earned an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1796 while studying under Benjamin Rush. Career Caldwell practiced medicine in Philadelphia and was a lecturer at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He also edited the "Port Folio" (one of the day's primary medical magazines) and published over 200 medical publications. Caldwell was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815. A significant number of copies of Caldwell's 18th and 19th century publications, including copies of the ''Port folio'', survive in the collections of the AAS. Other in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Caldwell (politician)
Charles Caldwell (1830 or 1831 – December 25, 1875) was a Reconstruction era political and state militia leader in Mississippi. He held office as a state senator and county commissioner before being assassinated in 1875. A former slave, he was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 Constitutional Convention. He worked as a blacksmith in Clinton, Mississippi, a small town about 12 miles from Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi. Political violence in Clinton included the Clinton Riot after a political rally of African Americans. Governor Adelbert Ames authorized a militia in response and put Caldwell in charge of it in Clinton but later backed down and disbanded it. The U.S. Congress reported on election violence and Caldwell's assassination. A plaque commemorates his life. See also * African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era References Further reading * Steven J. Niven, “Caldwell, Charles”. ''African American National Biography'', edited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell
Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell (1823–1877) was a United States Navy officer during the American Civil War. Career Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell was born in Hingham, Massachusetts on February 24, 1823. He entered the navy as midshipman February 27, 1838, and became lieutenant September 4, 1852. He commanded the USS ''Vandalia'' in the US Navy's second Fiji expedition The Second Fiji expedition was an 1859 United States Navy operation against the native warriors of Seru Epenisa Cakobau on the island of Waya in Fiji. Following the death of two American traders on Waya, the Pacific Squadron launched a punitiv ..., an 1859 punitive expedition against Waya Island warriors who had cannibalized two American traders. In 1862, he commanded the gun-boat ''Itasca'', of the western gulf blockading squadron, and took part in the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. On the night of April 20, his gun-boat, with the ''Pinola'', was sent on an expedition under the command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
