Education and Military Service
After attending Summerfield Academy, John Hamilton taught school at the age of fifteen (the locations of the academy and the school are unknown). In April 1861 he attempted to enlist in the Union Army, but was rejected because of his age. Later he did serve with General Don Carlos Buell's troops in Kentucky (dates unknown).
John graduated in 1865 with an A.B. degree from Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. In 1871 he graduated with an S.T.B. degree from the Boston University School of Theology.
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