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An English Combatant, Lieutenant of Artillery of the Field Staff., Battlefields of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburgh; with sketches of Confederate commanders, and gossip of the camps. 1 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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An English Combatant, Lieutenant of Artillery of the Field Staff., Battlefields of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburgh; with sketches of Confederate commanders, and gossip of the camps., Chapter 27: (search)
scendant. A tip-top fight was what the boys delighted in, and an unlucky hero would never fall without an accompanying yell of Bring on your ambulance! Had these men had free access to liquor, its effect would have been disastrous; but this was successfully prohibited, thanks to the vigilance of the Provost-Marshal, General Winder. Brigadier-General John H. Winder is a native of Maryland, and about sixty years of age. He entered the service as Brevet Second Lieutenant of Artillery, July first, 1820; resigned August, 1823; appointed Second Lieutenant First Artillery, April second, 1827; Captain First Artillery, October seventh, 1842; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel First Artillery, September fourteenth, 1847, and commanded at Barrancas Barracks, (opposite Fort Pickens,) Florida, when the war began. He has been acting as Provost-Marshal-General at Richmond during the war, and renders essential service in that department; in truth, no half-dozen men could fulfil the labors of this eagle-e
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Light-house, (search)
point of danger or to serve as a guide. The following is a brief summary of lighthouses in the United States: First coast light erected in1673 First light-house built on Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor1715-16 The United States government accepted cession of all light-housesAug. 7, 1789 Control vested in commissioner of the revenueMay, 1792 Restored to Secretary of TreasuryApril 6, 1802 Vested again in the commissionerJuly 24, 1813 Vested in the fifth auditor of the treasuryJuly 1, 1820 Naval commission on light-house appointed in1837 Congressional investigation of light-house management, resulting in improvements1838-43 Navy commission sent to inspect European systems in1845 Fresnel system authorizedMarch 3, 1851 First light-house board appointedMay 21, 1851 Fresnel system generally introduced in1852 Permanent light-house board authorizedAug. 31, 1852 Board organizedOct. 8, 1852 At the close of the fiscal year 1900 there were under the control of the light-ho
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], The intended evacuation of Fort Sumter. (search)
They will, nevertheless, renew their confidence in the power they have set over them at the National Capital, and will by that confidence strengthen the hands of the Administration for vigorous action in the future and forward. The Petersburg Express has had an interview with a gentleman from Fort Sumter, who confirms the reported shortness of provisions. The following is a list of the force about to evacuate the fort: Robert Anderson, Major First Artillery, entered the service July 1, 1820, and born in Kentucky. S. W. Crawford, Assistant Surgeon Medical Staff, entered the service March 10, and born in Pennsylvania. A. Doubleday, Captain First Artillery, entered the service July 1, 1842, and born in New York. T. Seymour, Captain First Artillery, entered service July 1, 1846, and born in Virginia. Theo. Talbot, First Lieutenant First Artillery, entered service May 22, 1847, and born in District of Columbia. Jeff. C. Davis, First Lieutenant First Artil