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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colyer, Vincent 1825- (search)
Colyer, Vincent 1825- Painter, born in Bloomingdale, N. Y., in 1825; studied in New York with John R. Smith, and afterwards at the National Academy, of which he became an associate in 1849. During 1849-61, he applied himself to painting in New York. When the Civil War broke out he originated the United States Christian Commission. He accompanied General Burnside on the expedition to North Carolina for the purpose of ministering to the needs of the colored people. After the capture of Newbern, he was placed in charge of the helpless inhabitants. He there opened evening schools for the colored people and carried on other benevolent enterprises till May, 1862, when his work was stopped by Edward Stanley, who was appointed by the President military governor of North Carolina, and who declared that the laws of the State made it a criminal offence to teach the blacks to read. At the conclusion of the war Mr. Colyer settled in Darien, Conn. His Vincent Colyer. paintings includ
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connecticut (search)
Robert Treat1683 to 1687 Edmund Andros1687 to 1689 Robert Treat1689 to 1698 Fitz John Winthrop1698 to 1707 Gurdon Saltonstall1707 to 1724 Joseph Talcott1724 to 1741 Jonathan Law1741 to 1750 Roger Wolcott1750 to 1754 Thomas Fitch1754 to 1766 William Pitkin1766 to 1769 Jonathan Trumbull1769 to 1784 Mathew Griswold1784 to 1786 Samuel Huntington1786 to 1796 Oliver Wolcott1796 to 1798 Jonathan Trumbull1798 to 1809 John Treadwell1809 to 1811 Roger Griswold1811 to 1813 John Cotton Smith1813 to 1817 Oliver Wolcott1817 to 1827 Gideon Tomlinson1827 to 1831 John S. Peters1831 to 1833 H. W. Edwards1833 to 1834 Samuel A. Foote1834 to 1835 H. W. Edwards1835 to 1838 W. W. Ellsworth1838 to 1842 O. F. Cleveland1842 to 1844 Roger S. Baldwin1844 to 1846 Clark Bissell1846 to 1849 Joseph Trumbull1849 to 1850 Thomas H. Seymour1850 to 1853 Governors of Connecticut—Continued. Name.Date. Charles H. Pond 1853 to 1854 Henry Dutton 1854 to 1855 W. T. Minor 1855 to 1857 A. H
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 7: Franklin County. (search)
aised and expended by the town for the payment of State aid to the families of volunteers during the years of the war, and which was afterwards refunded by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1861, $29.42; in 1862, $646.85; in 1863, $1,297.44; in 1864, $1,647.20; in 1865, $800.00. Total amount, $4,420.91. Sunderland Incorporated Nov. 12, 1714. Population in 1860, 839; in 1865, 861. Valuation in 1860, $345,843; in 1865, $413,827. The selectmen in 1861 were D. Dwight Whitmore, John R. Smith, Albert Montague; in 1862, Albert Montague, Elihu Smith, Wallace R. Warner; in 1863, Albert Montague, Elihu Smith, George L. Batchelder; in 1864, Albert Montague, Erastus Pomroy, Stoughton D. Crocker; in 1865, Albert Montague, Henry J. Graves, Mirick Montague. The town-clerk during all the years of the war was H. W. Taft. The town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was William Hunt; and in 1863, 1864, and 1865, John M. Smith. 1861. May—, Voted, to chose a committee to disburse such sums o
Caroline E. Whitcomb, History of the Second Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery (Nims' Battery): 1861-1865, compiled from records of the Rebellion, official reports, diaries and rosters, Preface (search)
2d Massachusetts Light Artillery, better known as Nims' Battery, save a few short sketches necessarily incomplete and sometimes inaccurate. In 1870, at the Anniversary Dinner of the Nims' Battery Association, the matter of publishing a history of the battery during its service throughout the war of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, was brought forward and a committee was appointed to take the necessary steps toward this work. The committee, which consisted of Col. O. F. Nims, J. S. Knowlton, John R. Smith, A. M. Norcross, D. M. Hammond and A. B. Burwell, issued a call to the members of the battery asking each one to forward to the committee any information in his possession such as diaries, letters, newspaper clippings or matter of any kind that might aid in the work, and urging the hearty cooperation of all to the end that the glorious record made by Nims' Battery-second to no other — may not be suffered to perish in oblivion in our day and generation, but be handed down to our children
Caroline E. Whitcomb, History of the Second Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery (Nims' Battery): 1861-1865, compiled from records of the Rebellion, official reports, diaries and rosters, Roster of Second Massachusetts Battery (search)
service. Short, John F., Corp.,28Lowell, Ma.Aug. 10, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, John R., Corp.,26Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Sylvester, Char4 to 6th Battery. Smead, John,22Colrain, Ma.Aug. 31, 1864June 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, James,21Brighton, Ma.July 31, 1861Jan. 5, 1864, re-enlistment. Smith, James,23Boston, Ma.Jan. Smith, James,23Boston, Ma.Jan. 6, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, John,40Roxbury, Ma.Sept. 15, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, Stephen F.,31Orleans, Ma.Jan. 28, 1864Died Nov. 1, 1864, New OrleanSmith, John,40Roxbury, Ma.Sept. 15, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, Stephen F.,31Orleans, Ma.Jan. 28, 1864Died Nov. 1, 1864, New Orleans, La. Spaulding, Joseph,44Boston, Ma.Jan. 16, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Spaulding, Winfield, S.,19Boston, Ma.Aug. 16, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Spiller, James W.,3Smith, Stephen F.,31Orleans, Ma.Jan. 28, 1864Died Nov. 1, 1864, New Orleans, La. Spaulding, Joseph,44Boston, Ma.Jan. 16, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Spaulding, Winfield, S.,19Boston, Ma.Aug. 16, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Spiller, James W.,36Charlestown, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Stevens, John E.,31Melrose, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Stimpson, Jefferson,38Boston, Ma.Jan. 25, 1864J
The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
re placed on board the flag-ship Wabash, and about a week afterwards all, except Captain S., were sent to New York on board the steamer Vanderbilt. Capt. S., was retained, from his earnest entreaties to be allowed to join his family, who were in ill health and without a protector. They promised to land him, as he understood, but he was kept until Monday last, when he was allowed to purchase a row-boat from a vessel in port and to depart for home. Accompanied by a South Carolinian named John R. Smith, who was engaged as a workman in Fort Walker and taken prisoner at the time of its capture, he pushed off and succeeded in reaching this city Tuesday last. Capt. Stevenson, before his release, was required to take an oath not to bear arms against the United States in the present war. He says he was kindly treated when on board the flag-ship, and had no cause of complaint except of his quarters, which were those allotted to the sailors of the ship. He thinks there are about seventy-