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| Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
| Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Devens , Charles ,1820 - (search)
Devens, Charles, 1820-
Jurist; born in Charlestown, Mass., April 4, 1820; graduated at Harvard University in 1838; studied at the Cambridge Law School, and practised the profession of law several years.
In 1848 he was a State Senator, and from 1849 to 1853 was United States, marshal for Massachusetts.
He was engaged in his profession at Worcester, Mass., when the Civil War began, and was one of the earliest Union volunteers, becoming major of a rifle battalion April 16, 1861, and colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment in July following.
Before the arrival of Colonel Baker, he commanded at Ball's Bluff (q. v.)and again after that officer's death.
In April, 1862, he was made brigadier-general; served on the Peninsula; was wounded at Fair Oaks; was in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam; and commanded a division in the 11th Army Corps at. Chancellorsville.
In the Richmond campaign of 1864-65 he was continually engaged, and in December, 1864, he was in temporary comma
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wells , Samuel Roberts 1820 -1875 (search)
Wells, Samuel Roberts 1820-1875
Phrenologist; born in West Hartford, Conn., April 4, 1820: studied medicine, but abandoned its practice for phrenology.
He was employed in a publishing house in New York City in 1845, and became sole proprietor in 1865.
He was editor of the Watercure journal in 1850-62—the Phrenological journal from 1863 till his death— and the Annual of phrenology and physiognomy after 1865; lectured much on phrenology in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain; and was author of The New physiognomy, or signs of character; How to read character, etc. He died in New York City. April 13, 1
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 2 (search)