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Russell Herman Conwell (February 15, 1843 – December 6, 1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Pastor of The Baptist Temple, and for his inspirational lecture, Acres of Diamonds. He was born in South Worthington, Massachusetts, and was buried in the Founder's Garden at Temple University. The son of Massachusetts farmers, Conwell left home to attend the Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy and later Yale University. In 1862, before graduating from Yale, he enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Conwell desired to enlist in the war effort shortly after its outbreak in 1861, but could not initially gain the approval of his father, Martin Conwell. But his pro-abolitionist father ultimately changed his mind allowing Conwell to enlist into Company 'F' of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, better known as the 'Mountain Boys'. Conwell and the Mountain Boys served in North Carolina and first engaged the enemy at Kingston, NC. There Conwell gained a reputation for self-sacrifice. During the 'Gum Swap' expedition, he returned to the battlefield to retrieve the bodies of two of his deceased soldiers, and later during the same campaign purposefully drew enemy fire upon his position - resulting in his being shot in the shoulder - in order to gain a tactical advantage on his Confederate adversaries.

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