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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 5 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicholson, James 1737- (search)
Nicholson, James 1737- Naval officer; born in Chestertown, Md., in 1737: went to sea early, and was at the capture of Havana by the English in 1762; entered the Continental navy in 1775, and in March, 1776, was in command of the Defence, with which he recaptured several vessels which the British had taken. In January, 1777, he succeeded Esek Hopkins as senior commander in the navy. He served a short time in the army, when he could not get to sea, and was in the battle at Trenton. On Juded Esek Hopkins as senior commander in the navy. He served a short time in the army, when he could not get to sea, and was in the battle at Trenton. On June 9, 1780, in command of the Trumbull, he had a severe action with the Wyatt, losing thirty men, with no decisive results. Off the Capes of the Delaware, in August, 1781, his vessel was dismantled by two British cruisers, and he was compelled to surrender. After the war Captain Nicholson resided in New. York, where he died Sept. 2, 1804.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicholson, Samuel 1743-1813 (search)
Nicholson, Samuel 1743-1813 Naval officer; born in Maryland in 1743; brother of Capt. James Nicholson, was a lieutenant under John Paul Jones in the famous battle of the Bon Homme Richard with the Serapis, and was made captain immediately afterwards. He cruised in the Deane, thirty-two guns, successfully. After the reorganization of the navy in 1794 he was appointed captain, and was the first commander of the frigate Constitution. He died in Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 29, 1813.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roster of King William artillery. (search)
bert E. Lipscomb, dead; Bernard A. Lipscomb, Robert H. Lipscomb, Landon B. Lipscomb, James T. Lipscomb, dead; Richard Landrum, dead; Benjamin A. Littlepage, William Littlepage, William Luckhard, killed at Seven Pines; James Martin, dead; James R. Madison, Charles J. Madison, dead; George B. Morrison, dead; Andrew J. Moore, George Lee Munyon, dead; James D. Moore, William Madison, dead; Robert E. Mitchell, killed at Seven Pines; J. S. Neal, Benjamin C. Nelson, dead; William A. Nicholson, James Nicholson, killed at Bloody Angle; James W. Powers, John W. Page, died at Seven Pines; Lewis H. Pemberton, killed at Sharpsburg; John W. Pemberton, killed at Sharpsburg; William A. Prince, died in prison; Richard P. Pollard, dead; Lucian D. Robinson, Richard T. Redford, dead; R. C. Robinson, William Robins, Douglas Rider, Samuel N. Roberts, dead; Philip Sale, at Soldiers' Home; John Smith, dead; Joshua Styles, Giles Tignor, dead; Harvey Terry, John Tuck, James T. Tuck, dead; Roy Temple, George T