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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: John Stith Pemberton (1831-1888)
Pemberton served with distinction as a lieutenant colonel in the Third Georgia Cavalry Battalion during the Civil War (1861-65) and was almost killed in the fighting at Columbus in April 1865.
Pemberton was "the most noted physician Atlanta ever had," according to the Atlanta newspapers, but he is best known for his expertise in the laboratory, where he perfected the formula for Coca-Cola.
Pemberton replied, "It is composed of an extract from the leaf of Peruvian Coca,
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2747   (985 words)

  
 John Pemberton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Pemberton's son Charley returned to Atlanta that same year and claimed his father had promised him a stake in the business.
When he was a druggist and chemist in Columbus, John began work on a coca and cola (kola) nut-based nerve tonic called Pemberton's French Wine Coca, (a cocawine).
Pemberton served on the first pharmacy licensing board in the state, established a modern chemical laboratory that was the first state-run facility to test soil and crop chemicals, and was a trustee of Emory University School of Medicine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Pemberton   (658 words)

  
 John Pemberton
John Pemberton was the son of Thomas Pemberton and Rebecca Wingfield.
John Pemberton, from Albermarle, served in the fall of 1779 under Capt Mars Leek or Leak, and Ensign George Murrett.
They carved the stone for John Pemberton and it is the traditional type of memorial for that day.
stephenfranklin.tripod.com /pembjohn.html   (851 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - John Clifford Pemberton (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
John Clifford Pemberton 1814–81, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b.
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Pemberton was made a lieutenant general in Oct., 1862, and was assigned to command the region about Vicksburg.
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 John Clifford Pemberton
John C. Pemberton was born to an old and influential Quaker family in Philadelphia in 1814 and graduated from West Point in 1837 at the age of 23.
Pemberton, because of his Northern origins, was critized and even accused of treason by many in the South for the loss of Vicksburg and the capture of 29,000 Rebel soldiers.
When Pemberton was finally exchanged in May 1864, he was no longer accepted by the soldiers or the people of the South, and no assignment could be found for his high rank.
www.us-civilwar.com /pemberton.htm   (361 words)

  
 Chapter 5 -- Conclusions
Pemberton's decision to move on Dillon's, and turn his army around in the face of the enemy, should be questioned, and his confusion regarding the intent of his superior, Johnston is understandable.
Johnston's claim that Pemberton's cavalry was in a state of idleness in late December 1862 (implying that the department did not need it) ignored the recent Holly Springs raid, and demonstrates shortsighted strategic thinking on the part of Johnston.
Much of the view of Pemberton that survives today is sandwiched between the writings both during and after the war of Johnston, and the voluminous writings on Grant.
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 Gen. John C. Pemberton
General John C. Pemberton was native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a West Point Military Academy graduate.
Pemberton was made a Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army and assigned to defend Vicksburg and the Mississippi River.
It was because of the influence of his Virginia born wife and many years of service in the southern states before the Civil War, that he became devoted to the South.
www.nps.gov /vick/cs_cmnd/pembertn.htm   (96 words)

  
 John C. Pemberton Biography Page
Pemberton became a pariah in the South and was accused by his immediate superior, General Johnston, of causing he Confederate disaster by disobeying orders.
John Pemberton might have made a positive contribution to the Confederate war effort had his talents been properly used.
Pemberton's first significant duty came in March 1862, when he was promoted to major general and took command of the Department of South Carolina and Georgia.
www.civilwarhome.com /pembertonbio.htm   (724 words)

  
 John Clifford Pemberton
John Pemberton blew his most important assignment, and was not forgiven for it.
Pemberton was finally put back into the artillery, as only a Lieutenant Colonel (down from Lieutenant General) and put in charge of Richmond’s artillery during the long siege.
Pemberton was vilified in the South: he wasn’t Southern by birth, and had surrendered an Army rather than fight to the death for glory.
ehistory.osu.edu /world/PeopleView.Cfm?PID=54   (503 words)

  
 John Pemberton
John Pemberton was born in Philadelphia on 10th August, 1814.
Pemberton was given the task of organizing the cavalry and artillery in Virginia.
In the summer of 1863 Pemberton was instructed by President Jefferson Davis to hold Vicksburg.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWpemberton.htm   (478 words)

  
 Part Two
John Pemberton was in Virginia prior to, 20 Apr 1688, when he paid to Richard Littlepage, Sr., as executor for the estate of Samuel Osteen (also spelled Ostin or Austin), a sum of 2600 pounds of tobacco and some cash for 184 acres of land located in Pamunkey Neck.
From the epitaph of Frances, we know she was born in 1677 and presume John was born about the same year, or a few years previously, and for some reason must not have been baptized at two or three weeks of age as was the custom, or his wife may have been the elder.
John died prior to 1702 and left a son George for whom Capt. Richard Littlepage purchased land from the estate of one Samuel Osteen (Huston).
www.gbso.net /BUC/part_two.htm   (2963 words)

  
 John S. Pemberton
John S. Pemberton was a chemist by trade.
John S. Pemberton was born in the town of Knoxville, Georgia in 1831.
Pemberton went to the civil war and served as a Confederate lieutenant colonel.
www.vcsc.k12.in.us /th/hagen/invent/pemberton.htm   (283 words)

  
 HISTORY OF COCA COLA INVENTED BY JOHN PEMBERTON PHARMACIST 1886 BEVERAGES, SOFT DRINKS, COCA COLA, SOLAR COLA, VIRGIN, PEPSI, COKE, FENTIMANS, CREAM SODA, LEMONADE
John Pemberton sold a portion of the Coca-Cola company to Asa Candler, after Pemberton's death the remainder was sold to Candler.
John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard.
In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia.
www.solarnavigator.net /sponsorship/coca_cola.htm   (4566 words)

  
 Biography notes on John Churchman
John Churchman was in England in 1750, and visited Christopher Wilson at Graysothen, near Broughton, and also Robert Barclay, grandson of the Apologist.
In 1756 John Churchman attended Indian council or convention at Easton, PA. In the spring of 1758 John Churchman accompanied John Woolman to a few of the New Jersey meetings, and at Chesterfield rebuked the 'raw persons', mentioned by both in their Journals, who had come to see two or three proposals of marriage.
John Churchman married Margaret, daughter of William and Esther Brown, of Chester County, Pa. born 1 mo..
www.churchman.org /2John_Article.htm   (398 words)

  
 Coca Cola Inventor's Grave, Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, was the home of Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist who concocted the original (and still secret) formula for Coca-Cola syrup.
Pemberton fought for the Confederacy in the War Between the States along with 200 other cemetery residents -- his stone is marked with a Confederate Army/Masons seal rather than the anticipated coke bottle engraving...
Also in town, the Pemberton House & Apothecary Shop on 11 7th Street features a recreated pharmacy scene and a Pemberton-like mannequin.
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/GACOLcoke.html   (192 words)

  
 The Civil War Zone John C. Pemberton
Pennsylvania-born John Pemberton, an 1837 West Pointer, had a long and adventurous career in the Old Army, serving in Mexico, on the frontier, and with the Utah Expedition.
After a short campaign of tactical maneuver and a six-week siege, in which he was both outwitted and outnumbered, Pemberton surrendered the strategic Mississippi River fortress on July, 4 1863.
Southerners unfairly suspected the Northern-born Pemberton of treachery at Vicksburg.
www.civilwarzone.com /JohnPemberton.html   (144 words)

  
 John Pemberton (1742) and Elizabeth Delaney of Culpeper Co, VA and Sullivan Co, TN
John and Elizabeth are buried at the Pemberton Cemetery.
John Pemberton would probably have been listed on the 1800 census in Sullivan County, but unfortunately this census record was lost for Tennessee.
John Pemberton may have left a Will, or there may have been Estate records, but all of that would have been lost when the Sullivan County Court house burned in the Civil War.
www.martygrant.com /gen/pemberton/tn/pemberton-john-sullivan-tn.htm   (5159 words)

  
 Independence NHP: Historic Resource Study (Appendix F)
John Pemberton's." (Both spellings are on the document.) Bond starts "I received your letter and immediately made inquiry of several Persons formerly acquainted with Polydore, whom you wrote about..." This suggests that Dexter had learned to read and write, presumably at a Quaker school.
John Pemberton, a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker merchant and traveling religious preacher, by his will probated in 1795, bequeathed 50 pounds a year for James Oronoko Dexter during his natural life.
John Pemberton also left money in trust for James Dexter and Absalom Jones for the "Society of Black People for support of the Poor," possibly also known as the Free African Society.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/inde/hrs/hrsaf.htm   (989 words)

  
 John Pemberton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When he was a druggist and chemist in Columbus, John began work on a coca and cola (kola) nut-based nerve tonic called Pemberton's French Wine Coca, (a cocawine).
Pemberton served on the first pharmacy licensing board in the state, established a modern chemical laboratory that was the first state-run facility to test soil and crop chemicals, and was a trustee of Emory University School of Medicine.
John was plagued by his morphine addiction and imbibed his cocawine and soda in an effort to control the addiction (both beverages contained coca leaf, which in turn contains cocaine—believed at the time to be helpful in combating dependence on opiates).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Styth_Pemberton   (647 words)

  
 Mississippi Civil War Battle Vicksburg Siege American Civil War
The story of this critical turning point in U.S. history is told in a lively manner, and character studies of men such as Jefferson Davis, Admiral David Farragut, Confederate general John Pemberton, and Grant himself enliven the text.
As the siege progressed, Pemberton's 20,000-man garrison was reduced by disease and starvation, and the city's residents were forced to seek the refuge of caves and bombproofs in the surrounding hillsides, Hunger and daily bombardments by Grant's forces and Porter's gunboats compelled Pemberton to ask for surrender terms 3 July.
With the loss of Pemberton's army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half.
americancivilwar.com /statepic/ms/ms011.html   (1199 words)

  
 Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton
General John C. Pemberton described his preparation for the battle at Champion Hill
John Adams, commanding at Jackson, was directed to hurry forward, as fast as they could arrive, the troops from South Carolina, to re-enforce Brigadier-General Gregg at Raymond.
[John C.] Landis' battery, of Bowen's division, opened upon and soon broke this column, and compelled it to retire.
battleofchampionhill.org /pmarch.htm   (3845 words)

  
 John Stith (Styth) Pemberton
Best known for creating the formula for Coca-Cola syrup, John Stith Pemberton was a successful businessman, soldier and pharmicist whose ideas helped revolutionize more than the soft drink industry.
John Stith Pemberton born, Knoxville, GA. His middle name is sometimes misspelled as Styth.
Born in Knoxville then the county seat of rural Crawford County, Georgia, Pemberton's family moved to Rome, Georgia as a young child.
www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /chronpop/1000032   (570 words)

  
 John Pemberton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When he was a druggist and chemist in Columbus, John began work on a coca and cola (kola) nut-based nerve tonic called Pemberton's French Wine Coca, (a cocawine).
Pemberton served on the first pharmacy licensing board in the state, established a modern chemical laboratory that was the first state-run facility to test soil and crop chemicals, and was a trustee of Emory University School of Medicine.
John was plagued by his morphine addiction and imbibed his cocawine and soda in an effort to control the addiction (both beverages contained coca leaf, which in turn contains cocaine—believed at the time to be helpful in combating dependence on opiates).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Pemberton   (647 words)

  
 Discussion about accreditation of nursing homes - Adelaide 5AA, John Pemberton
Pemberton: I'm particularly concerned about people like homeless men who are suffering from some brain damage or something because of alcohol or other drug abuse or lifestyle problems.
Pemberton: Now, you say there'll be no loss of nursing home beds overall as a result of these home closures.
Pemberton: Is that why the Catholic and the Uniting Churches are reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Bronwyn, as being worried about regional areas and poorer areas of the country being adversely affected?
www.health.gov.au /internet/wcms/Publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2001-bb-bbsp010105.htm   (2194 words)

  
 Coca-Cola Collectibles
Pemberton had some success with a concoction called French Wine of Coca, an elixir he described as a "brain tonic", something with restorative powers.
Unfortunately, "Doc" Pemberton did not live to reap the rewards of his creation He died nearly penniless in 1888, having sold the formula for Coca-Cola for $1,200.
Tincture of coca was a common ingredient in patent medicines, but Pemberton differentiated his new blend by adding an extract from the kola nut- an extract that turned out to be caffeine.
www.worldcollectorsnet.com /magazine/issue9/iss9p4.html   (578 words)

  
 The Family History of Joseph DeJarnette I (1716-1791)
John Pemberton married about 1745 Jane Coleman who was probably the daughter of Robert Coleman (-c.1793) of Culpeper County, who married Sarah Anne Saunders.
Margaret Pemberton, age 76, was living in Henrico County 11 May 1878 when she testified that John was in the War of 1812, he having served as a substitute 5-25 December 1814. 
John married second 7 March 1834 Margaret W. Chapman, from Caroline County and the mother of four.
www.virginians.com /topics/904.htm   (4344 words)

  
 John Clifford Pemberton --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Pemberton grew up and was educated in Philadelphia, entered West Point in 1833, and graduated four years later.
In October 1862 Pemberton was made lieutenant general and given command over Mississippi, Tennessee, and eastern Louisiana.
John F. Kennedy is still considered one of the most popular U.S. presidents.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9059027   (817 words)

  
 John Pemberton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Pemberton's son Charley returned to Atlanta that same year and claimed his father had promised him a stake in the business.
For the American Civil War general, see John C. Pemberton
Pemberton served on the first pharmacy licensing board in the state, established a modern chemical laboratory that was the first state-run facility to test soil and crop chemicals, and was a trustee of Emory University School of Medicine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Pemberton   (774 words)

  
 Pemberton's French Wine Coca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pemberton's French Wine Coca was a cocawine created by the druggist John Stith Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola.
Pemberton claimed astounding medicinal properties for his French Wine Cola, which was marketed as a patent medicine.
It was also suggested as a cure for morphine addiction, which was increasingly common after the Civil War (Pemberton himself was addicted to the drug).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pemberton's_French_Wine_Coca   (331 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Pemberton House is a Victorian cottage which was occupied by Dr. John Stith Pemberton and his family from 1855-1860.
John Stith Pemberton was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1833.
Pemberton, a pharmacist in Columbus and later Atlanta, was the originator of the formula for Coca-Cola.
www.historiccolumbus.com /Tours/PembertonHouse.htm   (761 words)

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