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Sidney Lanier

Sidney Clopton Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned (resulting in his catching tuberculosis), taught, worked at a hotel where he gave musical performances, was a church organist, and…

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Allegiance
Confederate States
Born
Sidney Clopton Lanier (1842-02-03)February 3, 1842 Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Branch
Confederate Signal Corps
Children
3
Conflicts
American Civil War
Died
September 7, 1881(1881-09-07) (aged 39) Lynn, North Carolina, U.S.

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related to Schools · 47
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related to Inhabited places · 16
Sidney Lanier → AlabamaLanier Heights, Athens, Cleveland County, ConnecticutLanier Avenue, Decatur, Fayetteville, GeorgiaLanier Street, GeorgiaSidney Lanier Avenue, GeorgiaSidney Lanier Lane, Greenwich, Indirectly, Lanier County, NC, Shelby, USS Lanier, Washington
Occupations · 3
Sidney Lanier → academic, musician, Poet
Allegiance · 1
Sidney Lanier → Confederate States
Born · 1
Sidney Lanier → Sidney Clopton Lanier (1842-02-03)February 3, 1842 Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Branch · 1
Sidney Lanier → Confederate Signal Corps

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Sidney LanierAllegianceConfederate States1.00infobox
Sidney LanierBornSidney Clopton Lanier (1842-02-03)February 3, 1842 Macon, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
Sidney LanierBranchConfederate Signal Corps1.00infobox
Sidney LanierChildren31.00infobox
Sidney LanierConflictsAmerican Civil War1.00infobox
Sidney LanierDiedSeptember 7, 1881(1881-09-07) (aged 39) Lynn, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Sidney LanierOccupationsPoet1.00infobox
Sidney LanierOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
Sidney LanierOccupationsacademic1.00infobox
Sidney LanierParentRobert S. Lanier (father)1.00infobox
Sidney LanierPeriod1867–18811.00infobox
Sidney LanierRankPrivate1.00infobox
Sidney LanierResting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland1.00infobox
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