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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Norfolk, destruction of (search)
abeth River, below Norfolk, to prevent the government vessels leaving the stream. The government, alarmed, sent Capt. Hiram Paulding from Washington with instructions for McCauley to lose no time in arming the Merrimac, and in getting the Plymouthe, if necessary, any and all attempts to seize it, whether by mob violence, organized effort, or any assumed authority. Paulding caused the frigate Cumberland to be placed, with a full crew and armament on board, so as to command the entire navy-yaris was done at 4 P. M. the Cumberland only was spared. Word had reached Washington of the remissness of McCauley, and Paulding was despatched in the Pawnee with 100 marines to relieve the commodore. At Fort Monroe he took on board 350 Massachuset just arrived, but when he reached Norfolk the scuttling of the vessels was completed. They might all have been saved. Paulding saw the fatal error. He saw that more than scuttling must be performed to render the ships useless to the Confederates.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paulding, Hiram 1797-1878 (search)
Paulding, Hiram 1797-1878 Naval officer; born in New York City, Dec. 11, 1797; entered the United States navy as midshipman in September, 1811; was under Macdonough, on Lake Champlain, and received a sword from Congress for his services there. He accompanied Porter against the pirates in the West Indies in 1823, and became ma61). In command of the navyyard at Brooklyn (1862-65) he did excellent service in preparing ships for the different squadrons, and in 1866 was governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum. Admiral Paulding was a son of John Paulding, one of the captors of Major Hiram Paulding. Andre. He died in Huntington, L. I., Oct. 20, 1878.61). In command of the navyyard at Brooklyn (1862-65) he did excellent service in preparing ships for the different squadrons, and in 1866 was governor of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum. Admiral Paulding was a son of John Paulding, one of the captors of Major Hiram Paulding. Andre. He died in Huntington, L. I., Oct. 20, 1878.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
New Orleans; office of Spanish paper La Patria destroyed......Aug. 21, 1851 Convention to revise constitution meets at Baton Rouge......July 5, 1852 University of Louisiana chartered......1853 Commercial convention of Southern and Southwestern States meets at New Orleans......Jan. 8, 1855 William Walker, with his expedition, leaves New Orleans, ostensibly for Mobile, but really for Nicaragua, eluding the United States authorities......Nov. 11, 1857 Walker surrenders to Com. Hiram Paulding; indignation meetings at New Orleans, Mobile, and other Southern cities......Dec. 8, 1857 Political disturbance in New Orleans; 500 men as a vigilance committee seize the court-house and State arsenal; Knownothing party occupy Lafayette Square......June 4-5, 1858 Legislature in extra session provides for a State convention and votes $500,000 to organize military companies; Wirt Adams, commissioner from Mississippi, asks the legislature to join in secession......December, 1860