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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Corwin , Thomas 1794 -1865 (search)
Crazy horse,
Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux and brother-in-law of Red Cloud; born about 1842.
He was a leader of a large band of hostile Indians that for several years made much trouble for the national government in the Northwest Territories.
The murder of a brother in 1865 induced him to leave Fort Laramie, Wyo., and gather a force to war upon the whites.
In 1876, he united this force with that of Sitting Bull, and these two chiefs surprised the command under General Custer on the Little Big Horn River, June 25. 1876, and massacred almost every member of it. As soon as the fate of Custer and his comrades became known General Terry started in pursuit of the Indians, and followed then into the Black Hills region, but the wily leader escaped capture.
In the spring of 1877 a larger expedition was organized under command of General Crook, which surprised Crazy Horse's force at the Red Cloud Agency, and forced him to surrender with about 900 of his men.
Jonathan, brother
The name popularly applied to the United States, as John Bull is to Great Britain; originated in Washington's humorous allusion to Jonathan Trumbull (q. v.), governor of Connecticut, the only colonial governor who favored independence.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Perry , Oliver Hazard 1785 -1819 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Phillips , Wendell 1811 -1884 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rappahannock Station , battle of. (search)
Rappahannock Station, battle of.
In the pursuit of Lee, in his retreat towards Richmond from the vicinity of Bull Run, in October, 1863, the 6th Corps, under General Sedgwick, found the Confederates strongly intrenched in works cast up by the Nationals on the north side of the Rappahannock, at Rappahannock Station.
They were about 2,000 in number.
Sedgwick advanced (Nov. 7, 1863) upon each flank of the works, with the division of Gen. D. A. Russell marching upon the centre.
The first brigade, under Col. P. C. Ellmaker, was in the van of Russell's division, and just before sunset, in two columns, stormed the works with fixed bayonets.
The van of the stormers rushed through a thick tempest of canister-shot and bullets, followed by the remainder of the brigade, and after a struggle of a few moments the strongest redoubt was carried.
In that charge the slaughter of the Unionists was fearful.
At the same time two regiments of Upton's brigade charged the rifle-pits, drove the Co
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trumbull , Jonathan 1710 -1785 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)