Sir edward sabine biography of abraham lincoln
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SABINE, Sir EDWARD, soldier and scientist; b. 14 Oct.
Sir edward sabine biography of abraham lincoln
1788 in Dublin (Republic of Ireland), fifth son and ninth child of Joseph Sabine and Sarah Hunt; m. 1826 Elizabeth Juliana Leeves; d. 26 June 1883 in Richmond (now part of Greater London), England.
Edward Sabine went to school at Marlow, England, and in 1803 entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich (now part of London).
He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in December 1803, and promoted to 1st lieutenant in July 1804. After duty in Gibraltar, he was assigned to the Royal Horse Artillery and became a 2nd captain in 1813. In May of that year he set sail for Halifax, N.S., in the Manchester, which was attacked on 24 June by an American privateer, the Yorktown.
After a brisk engagement, in which Sabine distinguished himself, the Manchester was captured. Sabine, released the following month, proceeded from Halifax to Quebec, which he disliked: “If the fortifications disappointed me, much