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Joseph Samuel Claghorn (1817-1879) was born in Connecticut and came to Savannah with his family in the 1820’s. He began commercial life in Savannah as the junior member of the firm of Wood & Claghorn. In 1848 he and Major John Cunningham formed a co-partnership under the name Claghorn & Cunningham when he was made a member for life. A person whom the community held in high regard. Captain Claghorn devoted time and money to support the Confederate cause, which continued until 1877. In 1856 he was elected Captain of the Chatham Artillery, which he held until 1862,.
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Publication Date
5-1994
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Margaret, "Biography of Joseph Samuel Clayhorn" (1994). Savannah Biographies. 38.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/38
