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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 3 3 Browse Search
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life 3 3 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 3 3 Browse Search
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 3 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 3 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 3 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 3 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 3 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Carlyle's laugh and other surprises 3 3 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Creswell, John Angell James 1828-1891 (search)
Creswell, John Angell James 1828-1891 Legislator; born in Port Deposit, Md., Nov. 18, 1828; graduated at Dickinson College in 1848; admitted to the bar in 1850; elected to Congress as a Republican in 1863; and to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy in 1864. He was a delegate to the Baltimore Convention in 1864; the Loyalists' Convention in Philadelphia in 1866; the Border States Convention in Baltimore in 1867; and the National Republican Convention in 1868. In 1869-74 he was Postmaster-General of the United States; and was one of the counsel for the United States before the Court of Alabama Claims Commissioners. He died in Elkton, Md., Dec. 23, 1891.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Croker, Richard 1843- (search)
Croker, Richard 1843- Politician; born in Black Rock, Ireland, Nov. 24, 1843; was brought to the United States when two years old; received a public school education in New York; was alderman in 1868-70 and 1883; coroner in 1873-76; fire commissioner in 1883; and city chamberlain in 1889-90. He took a prominent part in opposing the Tweed Ring, and since the death of John Kelly has been the recognized leader of Tammany Hall. For several years Mr. Croker has passed a large part of his time annually in England.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cuba (search)
rred the insurrection of the blacks. At the end of this rebellion 700 Cubans were put to death by torture, and the people of America became so aroused that President Polk offered Spain $100,000,000 for the island, but the offer was refused. In 1868, after the Spanish Revolution, another rebellion broke out on the island and lasted ten years. The revolutionists proclaimed a republic, and Spain, after spending $200,000,000 and sending over 50,000 troops, finding that she could not conquer the volution in the eastern and western provinces, although Jose Marti, its promoter, had been busy for several years previous secretly shipping arms to the island. As soon as the rebellion began the republic was again proclaimed, and the old flag of 1868, a triangular blue union with a single star and five stripes, three red and two white, was adopted. On Aug. 7, Gen. Bartolomo Masco was made President of the provisional government. On Sept. 23 the revolutionists proclaimed the independence of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cullum, George Washington 1809-1892 (search)
In the volunteer service he reached the rank of brigadier-general and brevet major-general during the Civil War. He was one of the most accomplished and useful officers of engineers in the United States army, as the military works he superintended the construction of attest. From 1845 to 1848 he was instructor of practical engineering in the West Point Military Academy, during which time he spent two years in Europe. He served as aidede-camp to General Scott in 1861, and on the staff of General Halleck in 1862, accompanying him to Washington. He was an efficient member of the United States sanitary commission, and superintendent of West Point Academy from 1864 to 1866. General Cullum published several books on military affairs, and a Biographical register of the officers and graduates of West Point (1st ed., 1868; 2d ed., 1879; 3d ed., revised and extended, 1891). He bequeathed $250,000 for the erection of a military memorial hall at West Point. He died in New York, Feb. 28, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe 1825- (search)
Texas Rangers in the Mexican War in 1846; member of the United States Congress in 1857-61, and of the Confederate Congress in 1861-63; was lieutenant-colonel of cavalry in the Confederate army in 1863-65; president of Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; Professor of Constitutional and International Law in Richmond College, Virginia, in 1868-81; and United States minister to Spain in 1885-88. His publications include The Southern States of the American Union in their relation to the Constitution alry in the Confederate army in 1863-65; president of Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; Professor of Constitutional and International Law in Richmond College, Virginia, in 1868-81; and United States minister to Spain in 1885-88. His publications include The Southern States of the American Union in their relation to the Constitution and the resulting Union; Establishment and disestablishment in the United States; History of the Peabody education fund; and Civil history of the Confederate States.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Curtis, George William 1824- (search)
ecame editor of Harper's weekly, and was extremely influential. In his writings and speeches he was a very efficient supporter of the Republican party for nearly a generation. He contributed a vast number of very able short essays through Harper's monthly, in the department of The easy chair. In 1871 President Grant appointed Mr. Curtis one of a commission to draw up rules for the regulation of the civil service. He was a member of the constitutional convention of the State of New York in 1868, in which he was chairman of the committee on education. In 1864 he was appointed one of the regents of the University of the State of New York. He died Aug. 31, 1892. The spoils system. The following is an abridgment of his celebrated speech on the evils of the spoils system in politics, delivered before the American Social Science Association, in Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1881: The spoils spirit struggled desperately to obtain possession of the national administration from the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cushing, William Barker 1843-1874 (search)
Cushing, William Barker 1843-1874 Naval officer; born in Delafield, Wis., Nov. 4, 1843; entered the navy in 1857; resigned, and was reappointed in 1861. He performed exploits remarkable for coolness and courage during the war, the most notable of which was the destruction of the Confederate ram Albemarle (q. v.) at Plymouth, N. C. For this he received a vote of thanks from Congress. In 1868-69 he commanded (as lieutenant-commander) the steamer Maumee in the Asiatic squadron. He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 17, 1874. Destruction of the Albemarle. The following handsome tribute to Cushing and detailed narrative of his famous William Barker Cushing. exploit were penned by Admiral David D. Porter, in a private letter under date of Nov. 21, 1888: I like to talk and write about Cushing. He was one of those brave spirits developed by the Civil War who always rose to the occasion. He was always ready to undertake any duty, no matter how desperate, and he generally suc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dakota, (search)
formed a part of Minnesota Territory. It was a portion of the great Louisiana purchase in 1803. The Nebraska Territory was formed in 1854, and comprised a part of what became Dakota. The latter Territory was organized by act of Congress, approved March 2, 1861, and included the present States of Montana and Washington. In 1863 a part of the Territory was included in Idaho, of which the northeastern part was organized as Montana in 1864, and the southern part was transferred to Dakota. In 1868 a large area was taken from Dakota to form Wyoming Territory. The first permanent settlements of Europeans in Dakota were made in 1859, in what were then Clay, Union, and Yankton counties. The first legislature convened March 17, 1862. Emigration was limited until 1866, when settlers began to flock in, and population rapidly increased. In 1889, two States were created out of the Territory of Dakota, and admitted to the Union as State of North Dakota (q. v.) and State of South Dakota (q. v
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dall, William Healey, 1845- (search)
Dall, William Healey, 1845- Naturalist; born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 21, 1845; took part in the international telegraph expedition to Alaska in 1865-68; appointed assistant in the United States coast survey of Alaska in 1871, where he spent several years in various kinds of work, which included the geography, natural history, geology, etc., of Alaska and adjacent islands. Among his books are Alaska and its resources; Tribes of the extreme Northwest; Scientific results of the exploration of Alaska, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Daniels, William Haven, 1836- (search)
Daniels, William Haven, 1836- Author; born in Franklin, Mass., May 18, 1836; educated at Wesleyan University; Professor of Rhetoric there in 1868-69. He then devoted himself to religious work, chiefly in the capacity of an evangelist. His publications include The illustrated history of Methodist in the United States; A short history of the people called Methodist, etc.
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