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Definition of McPherson
1. Noun. United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944).
Lexicographical Neighbors of McPherson
Literary usage of McPherson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military History of Ulysses S. Grant: From April, 1861, to April, 1865 by Adam Badeau (1885)
"... meets the enemy—Untile of Port Gibson—Grant cornea on the field in person—Arrival
of McPherson's command—Success on the right—McPherson'a charge— Defeat ..."
2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1892)
"McPHERSON.1 ALBEMARLE, IN VIRGA, Feb. 25, 1773. DEAR SIR,—Encouraged by the small
acquaintance which I had the pleasure of having contracted with you during ..."
3. The Red Cross: A History of this Remarkable International Movement in the by Clara Barton (1898)
"Early in August Mr. DL Cobb, on a tour of inspection, arrived at Fort McPherson,
Georgia, to see if any assistance was required at the post, ..."
4. Military Essays and Recollections: Papers Read Before the Commandery of the by Commandery of the State of Illinois (1891)
"General McPherson fell unattended by any officer of his staff, ... General Sherman
and many of the officers of his army know that McPherson fell while in ..."
5. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant (1998)
"... the Department of the Tennessee, General McPherson commanding ; and General
Steele still commanded the trans- Mississippi, or Department of Arkansas. ..."
6. A History of Texas and Texans by Francis White Johnson, Ernest William Winkler (1914)
"Among its representatives was that John McPherson who joined his Highland clansmen
in their support of the Stuart claimant to the throne in 1745. ..."
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