Henry Hill Goodell

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Henry Hill Goodell

1839–1905

Born in Constantinople and educated in New England, this Civil War veteran went on to help shape the early Massachusetts Agricultural College, now UMass Amherst. His writings and speeches reflect a teacher, reformer, and college president deeply invested in public education and rural life.

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The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion : history, reminiscences, description of battle of Irish Bend, carrying of pay roll, roster

The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion : history, reminiscences, description of battle of Irish Bend, carrying of pay roll, roster

by George P. (George Perkins) Bissell, Samuel K. (Samuel Kimball) Ellis, Henry Hill Goodell, Thomas McManus

About the author

Sent to the United States as a teenager, Henry Hill Goodell was born on May 20, 1839, in Constantinople, where his father was a missionary. He studied at Amherst College, graduated in 1862, and soon served in the Union Army with the 25th Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War.

After the war, he joined the newly founded Massachusetts Agricultural College as a professor of modern languages. Over the years he became one of the school's central figures, serving as president in the 1880s and again from 1886 until his death in 1905. He was also active in public life, including service in the Massachusetts legislature.

Goodell is remembered as one of the builders of the institution that became the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Along with his work as an educator and administrator, he gave lectures, wrote addresses, and left behind a record of thoughtful engagement with education, agriculture, and civic duty.