George Henry Chapman was an American sailor, newspaper editor, lawyer, and soldier. He served in the United States Navy during the MexicanAmerican War and as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Later in life he was a judge and a state legislator.
Chapman was born in Holland, Massachusetts in 1832. At the age of six, Chapman and his family moved to Indiana. His father and uncle published newspapers in Terre Haute and then in Indianapolis, including Indiana State Sentinel, a prodemocratic newspaper. Chapman later studied at Marion County Seminary.
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