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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McCauley, Charles Adam Hoke 1847- (search)
McCauley, Charles Adam Hoke 1847- Ornithologist; born in Middletown, Md., July 13, 1847; graduated at West Point and appointed a second lieutenant of the 3d Artillery in 1870; transferred to the 2d Cavalry in 1878; and promoted first lieutenant in 1879. After his graduation at West Point he made a special study of ornithology, and in 1876 was appointed ornithologist in the Red River exploring expedition. His publications include Ornithology of the Red River of Texas; The San Juan reconnaissance in Colorado and New Mexico; Reports on the White River Indian agency, Colorado, and the Uinta Indian agency; Pagasa Springs, Colorado: its Geology and Botany, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Norfolk, destruction of (search)
for a time very circumspect. When directing (April 4, 1861) Commodore McCauley to put the shipping and public property in condition to be mod, sent Capt. Hiram Paulding from Washington with instructions for McCauley to lose no time in arming the Merrimac, and in getting the Plymouto command the entire navy-yard and then returned to Washington. McCauley, apparently unsuspicious of treachery around him, neglected to carons of loyalty. You have no Pensacola officers here, they said to McCauley. We will never desert you; we will stand by you until the last, eunition. With these troops Taliaferro felt certain of success. McCauley was now equally certain that he could not withstand so large a fort except in self-defence. On the return of his flag from Norfolk, McCauley gave orders for scuttling all the vessels to prevent their fallingonly was spared. Word had reached Washington of the remissness of McCauley, and Paulding was despatched in the Pawnee with 100 marines to rel