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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil service reform. (search)
he present system does not secure the best men, and often not even fit men, for public place. The elevation and purification of the civil service of the government will be hailed with approval by the whole people of the United States. Following this was a bill called the civil service bill, which carried out the spirit of President Grant's recommendation. The first civil service commission consisted of G. W. Curtis, of New York: Joseph Medill, of Chicago; A. J. Cattell, of New Jersey; D. A. Walker, of Pennsylvania; S. B. Elliott, and J. H. Blackfair. A second commission was appointed March 1, 1883, consisting of Dorman B. Eaton, of New York; Leroy D. Thoman, of Ohio; and Dr. John B. Gregory, of Illinois. In 1900 the commission consisted of John R. Procter, John B. Harlow, and Mark S. Brewer. At the end of 1898 the number of persons in the classified civil service of the national government was estimated at 83,817. See address on the Spoils system, under Curtis, George William.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky east of the Tennessee River, and including Cumberland Gap. Cavalry expedition to Charleston, Mo.—20. Clarkesville, on the Cumberland, Tenn., surrendered to the Confederates.—21. Gallatin, Tenn., surrendered to the Confederates.—22. Catlett's Station, Va., captured by Stuart's cavalry.— 24. Battle between Bloomfield and Cape Girardeau, Mo.; the Confederates were defeated.—25. Skirmish at Waterloo Bridge, Va. Combined military and naval expedition under General Curtis and Commander Davis returned to Helena, Ark., having captured the Confederate steamer Fair Play, containing a large quantity of smallarms and ammunition, also four fieldguns, and another laden with tents and baggage, and, proceeding up the Yazoo River, captured a Confederate battery of four guns, with a large quantity of powder, shot, shells, and grape.—27. Skirmish near Rienzi, Miss. Confederates routed by General Hooker at Kettle Run, near Manassas, Va.—28. Battle near Centre
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 8: transcendentalism (search)
ther Brook Farmers. In Parker it takes on particularly the form of extreme theological radicalism, a radicalism successfully undergoing the test of practical application in the abolition movement. In Thoreau it is present — in none of the group more ethereally — as a spiritualized feeling for nature, a fine dissolvent of convention, a pervasive and contagious influence toward natural and simple living. These considerations, together with the implication of such names as Hawthorne, Dana, Curtis, and a dozen others, show how impossible it is not only to define the nature but to fix the limits of transcendentalism. Transcendentalism was, in fact, simply the focus and energizing centre of that larger area of illumination and activity which is coextensive with the whole movement of literary and spiritual expansion that transformed New England during the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century. For purposes of historical and critical discrimination, to be sure, it is conv
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index. (search)
oss, 210 Cox, William, 241 Coxe, Tench, 148 Crabbe, George, 279 Crafts, William, 237 Cranch, Christopher P., 333, 341 Crater, the, 302 Crayon sketches, 241 Crevecoeur, St. Jean de, 184, 189, 190, 191, 198-201, 211, 212 Crisis, the, 144, 145 Criterion, the, 244 Critique of practical reason, 334 Critique of pure reason, 334 Croaker and Co., 281 Crockett, David, 319 Cromwell,--4, 5, 41 Cruse, Peter Hoffman, 311 Culprit Fay, 281 Curiosa Americana, 55 Curtis, G. W., 345 Curwen, Alice, 8 Cushman, Charlotte, 225 Custis, George Washington, 221, 225 D D'Alembert, 91 Daly, Augustin, 229 Daly, Charles P., 216 n. Damsel of Darien, 317 Dana, Richard Henry, 240, 262, 269, 269 n., 276, 278, 321, 345 Danse Canadienne, 188 Dante, 174, 264 Darby, William, 189 Davenant, 157 Davenport, E. L., 223, 224 Davis, John, 202, 234, 291 Day of doom, the, 156, 157 Days (Emerson), 359 Deane, Charles, 20 Death (Porteus), 2
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Cheerful Yesterdays, Index. (search)
William, 15. Colombe's Birthday (Browning), 202. Columbus, Christopher, 308. Come-outers, the, 114. Comte, Auguste, zoi. Confucius, 2. Constant, Benjamin, 86. Conway, M. D., 304, 309. Conway, Mrs. M. D., 304. Cooper, J. F., 41, 170, 187. Copley, J. S., 79. Courier, P. L., 80. Cousin, Victor, 86, roi. Craft, Ellen, 328. Cranch, C. P., 18. Crosby, Alpheus, 130. Cudworth, Ralph, 10. Curtin, Governor, 246. Curtis, Burrill, 78, 83, 85. Curtis, G. W., 78, 83, 84, 98. Curtis, Mary (Story), 22. Cushing, Caleb, 127. Cutter, Calvin, ‘97. Cuvier, Baron G. C. L. D. de, 251, 272. Dana, C. A., 83, 84, xoI. Dana, R. H., 21, 53, 136, 137, 161. Dante degli Alighieri, 76, soI, 289. D'Arc, Jeanne, 301, 309. D'Arlon, 29. Darmesteter, Madame, 289. Darwin, Charles, 194, 272, 283, 284, 285, 286, 292, 296. Darwin, Mrs., Charles, 284. Davis, C. H., 19. Davis, Helen, 18. Davis, Margaret, 37. Demosthenes, 298. De Quincey, Thomas, 102. Deschanel, Emile
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 56: San Domingo again.—the senator's first speech.—return of the angina pectoris.—Fish's insult in the Motley Papers.— the senator's removal from the foreign relations committee.—pretexts for the remioval.—second speech against the San Domingo scheme.—the treaty of Washington.—Sumner and Wilson against Butler for governor.—1870-1871. (search)
an interview at Cairo, reported in the New York Herald, Feb. 22, 1878, disclaimed so much of the interview in Scotland as made him impute intentional falsehood to Sumner. It is, however, curious to note that the main subject of this interview was the leader in Harper's Weekly, Dec. 8, 1877, which explicitly stated that, as now shown by the divulged records of the Senate Sumner had done his full duty as to the treaties; and the list, therefore, of unreported treaties sent by the general to Mr. Curtis was not a true one. Nevertheless, the general kept on in the interview repeating in detail his original charge as if it had not been entirely disproved. The only explanation for his ignoring the substance of the article on which he was making his comments is that when an idea became once fixed in his mind concerning a public man whom he disliked it could not be dislodged by any evidence. In the debate, it will be remembered, the senator's fidelity was as cheerfully affirmed by those who
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), C (search)
in on, V., 299. Cumberland River, Tenn.: II., 166; railroad bridge across, IV., 155; VI., 209, 318. Cumberland Valley, Tenn.: view from Nashville Military Academy, IV., 155. Cumming, A., X., 285. Cummings, S. W., VI., 301. Cummings' Point, Fort Johnson, S. C. , II., 333. Cunningham, J., VIII., 151. Cunningham, J. S., VI., 127. Cunningham, S. A., I., 14, 19; X., 7, 27, 296. Curlew,, C. S. S., I., 356. Curtis, B. R., VII., 202. Curtis, G. W., IX., 34. Curtis, N. M., X., 221. Curtis, S. R., I., 335; II., 194; VII., 190, 201; X., 176. Cushing, A. H.: II., 265; IV., 322; IX., 217. Cushing, S. T., VIII., 308. Cushing, W. B.: II., 265; III., 338; IV., 257, 276; VI., 322. Cushman, Pauline a Federal spy, VIII., 273. Custer, G. A.: I., 289 seq.; III., 42, 160, 164, 332, 338, 340; IV., 11, 29, 61, 96, 108, 110, 122, 128, 234, 236, 250, 251, 252, 258, 259, 269, 261, 262, 275 seq.; 282, 297;
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of Kernstown. (search)
all, of those set down as missing. Our regiment was much reduced, the re-enlisted men being absent on furlough, and many officers on recruiting service. Only one hundred and forty rank and file were reported in the regiment for duty the morning of the fight. There were many individual instances of personal bravery. Lieut. Col. A. G. Taliaferro, commanding, had his horse shot under him, and I have seen the print of three musket shots on his sword; but he escaped unhurt. Col. G. W. Curtis, of Brook county, who was forced to leave his home by the invaders, and has been for some months acting Lieutenant in company F, was wounded in the fight, but, nothing daunted, boldly led his men safely off the field. The statement in your issue of the 31st, that the 27th Virginia had a race with the enemy for a stone fence, was a mistake. The 23d and 37th engaged the enemy at that point, and, reaching the fence about 50 yards in advance, poured into their ranks a most destructiv