John Hurt (chaplain)

Reverend John Hurt (1752 – 1824) was an American Episcopal minister and army chaplain from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was the first official United States Army Chaplain.

John Hurt
Born1752 (1752)
Vanear, Pamplin, Virginia, U.S.
Died1824 (1825)
Prince Edward, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationEpiscopal Minister
NationalityAmerican
PeriodAmerican Revolutionary War and Early American Republic
Notable worksThe Love of Our Country: A Sermon Preached before the Virginia Troops in New Jersey
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