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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Charles Francis , 1807 -1886 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alger , Russell Alexander , 1836 - (search)
Alger, Russell Alexander, 1836-
Secretary of War: born in Lafayette, O., Feb. 27, 1836; worked on a farm for years earning
Russell A. Alger. money to defray the expenses of his education.
He was admitted to the bar in 1859, but was forced by ill health to give up practice.
When the Civil War broke out he entered the Union army as a captain, and rose to brevet brigadier-general of volunteers.
After the war he entered the lumber business, in which he acquired a large fortune.
He was governor of Michigan in 1885-87; was a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1888; was commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1889-90; and became Secretary of War under President McKinley in 1897.
During almost all of the American-Spanish War in 1898 he was subjected to much public censure on account of alleged shortcomings in the various bureaus of the War Department.
He resigned his office in 1899, and wrote a history of the war with Spain.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allen , Henry Watkins , 1820 - (search)
Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-
Military officer; born in Prince Edward county. Va., April 20, 1820; became a lawyer in Mississippi; and in 1842 raised a company to fight in Texas.
He settled at West Baton Rouge, La., in 1850; served in the State legislature; was in the Law School at Cambridge in 1854; and visited Europe in 1859.
He took an active part with the Confederates in the Civil War, and was at one time military governor at Jackson, Miss.
In the battle of Shiloh and at Baton Rouge he was wounded.
He was commissioned a brigadier-general in 1864, but was almost immediately elected governor of Louisiana, the duties of which he performed with great ability and wisdom.
At the close of the war he made his residence in the city of Mexico, where he established the Mexican times, which he edited until his death, April 22, 1866.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allibone , Samuel Austin , 1816 - (search)
Allibone, Samuel Austin, 1816-
Bibliographer: born in Philadelphia.
April 17, 1816.
He was the author of A critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American authors, living and deceased, from the earliest accounts to the latter half of the nineteenth century.
This work is in 3 volumes royal octavo.
and exhibits evidence of great care, industry, good judgment, most extensive research, and immense labor in its preparation.
Dr. Allibone spent many years in gathering and arranging his materials.
The volumes were published in 1859, 1870, and 1871.
The work contains notices of 47,000 authors, with forty classified indexes of subjects.
Dr. Allibone contributed articles to the North American review, the Evangelical review, and other periodicals, and was the author of some religious controversial essays.
He also privately printed and circulated a number of tracts.
He was librarian of the Lenox Library in New York City at the time of his death, Sept. 2, 1889.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arnold , Abraham Kerns , 1837 - (search)
Arnold, Abraham Kerns, 1837-
Military officer; born in Bedford, Pa., March 24, 1837; was graduated at the United States Military Academy and brevetted a second lieutenant in 1859; colonel of the 8th Cavalry in 1891.
He served through the Civil War with distinction, and was awarded a Congressional medal of honor for exceptional bravery in the engagement at Davenport Bridge. North Anna River, Va., May 18. 1864.
After the Civil War he served in the Indian country.
On May 4. 1898, he was commissioned a brigadier-general of volunteers, and served through the American-Spanish War. He was discharged from the volunteer service May 12, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Baird , Henry Martyn , 1832 - (search)
Baird, Henry Martyn, 1832-
Educator; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 17, 1832; became Professor of Greek in the New York University in 1859; wrote a number of books upon the Huguenots in France and in America.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Baker , Edward Dickinson , 1811 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barker , Albert Smith , 1859 - (search)
Barker, Albert Smith, 1859-
Naval officer; born in Massachusetts; entered the navy in 1859; served under Farragut in the bombardment and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip; and in an attempted passage of Port Hudson his vessel was blown up, after which he took part in the siege of that post on the Monongahela.
He was actively employed throughout the Civil War; was promoted to captain in 1892; commanded the cruiser Newark in the American-Spanish War (1898); succeeded Capt.
Charles Edg1859; served under Farragut in the bombardment and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip; and in an attempted passage of Port Hudson his vessel was blown up, after which he took part in the siege of that post on the Monongahela.
He was actively employed throughout the Civil War; was promoted to captain in 1892; commanded the cruiser Newark in the American-Spanish War (1898); succeeded Capt.
Charles Edgar Clark (q. v.) as commander of the famous battle-ship Oregon after the close of the war; and became a rear-admiral in 1899.
Bell, John, -1869
Statesman; born near Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1797; was graduated at Cumberland College (now the University of Nashville) in 1814, and studied law in Franklin, Tenn. In 1817 he was elected to the State Senate.
After the expiration of his term he practised law till 1827, when he was elected to Congress.
he served in the House of Representatives till 1841 by re-elections.
After abandoning his free-trade views, he became one of the founders of the Whig party (q. v.), and was elected speaker of the House of Representatives in 1834. President Harrison appointed him Secretary of War in 1841, but he resigned with other members of the cabinet (excepting Daniel Webster) when President Tyler left the Whig party.
In 1847-59 he was a member of the United States Senate, and in 1860 he was the unsuccessful candidate of the constitutional Union party (q. v.) for President, with Edward Everett for Vice-President.
He died in Cumberland, Tenn., Sept. 10, 1869.