General William Booth was a leader in this army.
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Army of West Tennessee
- Army of the Potomac
- Symbionese Liberation Army
- Salvation Army
Daily Quiz for October 18, 2007
General William Booth was a leader in this army.
General William Booth was a leader in this army.
General William Booth, born in 1829, was the founder and leader of the Salvation Army, a Christian and social welfare organization taking spiritual and material help to the needy, first in London and then around the world. Booth, ordained a Methodist minister in 1858 but later becoming an independent evangelist, changed the name of his Christian Mission to the Salvation Army in 1878, adopting a military structure. Booth?s seven children toiled in the Army, organizing units (including the Volunteers of America) throughout the world. William Booth died in 1912.