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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,404 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 200 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 188 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 184 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 174 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 166 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 164 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 132 0 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 100 0 Browse Search
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion 100 0 Browse Search
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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Preface. (search)
ore the close of his life contributed to this work the sketch of the Confederate States navy which appears in the final volume. A practiced writer on historical, and scientific subjects, no one could have been found better qualified to present, in the brief space which could be allotted, an account of the gallant deeds of the navy. He entered the service of the Confederate States after twenty years connection with the old United States navy, during which he had participated in the war with Mexico, and sailed upon the first cruise, in the Pacific, of the Merrimac. His gallant performance of duty on the North Carolina coast early in 1862, was followed by memorable service in the famous battle of the ironclads in Hampton Roads, and on the Palmetto State in Charleston harbor. Subsequently he organized and was superintendent of the Confederate States naval academy until the close of hostilities. In the course of his subsequent career he served as president of the Maryland agricultural
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States. (search)
ter 5: Annexation of Texas war with Mexico Mexican cessions Oregon treaty with Great BrTexas, which had been emphatically declined by Mexico. The next move was in Jackson's administratioettlers took part in the internal struggles of Mexico during the rapid succession of revolutions whird to wait indefinitely on the sullen moods of Mexico. General Taylor, in obedience to orders, advaur efforts to prevent it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every considerower had been crushed by Scott and Taylor, and Mexico was helpless. It now remained for the victo0 indemnity. Had the United States imposed on Mexico the accustomed indemnity, possibly we might haShe paid her own costs of war. She released to Mexico the acknowledged indebtedness of $3,250,000, pregui, and J. Mariana Monterde, on the part of Mexico. It was concluded December 30, 1853, and was exas, in the Mexican War, in the cessions from Mexico, in securing from Spain the cession of her cla[38 more...]
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
Texas and much of the territory acquired from Mexico. The rivalry of the colonies included in thad control of the government, that if war with Mexico should ensue, the result would inevitably be tdesigned to be used in concluding a peace with Mexico, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitudA. H. Stephens Hist., 1, 173.) The treaty with Mexico was finally made, through which the territory l government for the territories acquired from Mexico; the Texas boundary—the appropriation of ten mmber of Congress from Louisiana, a minister to Mexico, and United States Senator, and Judge Yost, a into obscure ports while others came by way of Mexico, overland, through Texas. The large quantity trine was thrown in as a hint to Maximilian in Mexico. The platform was so satisfactory to the extrd march together against the French emperor of Mexico. On the 28th of December this venerable and pr to divert the two armies into an invasion of Mexico, which the Confederate commissioners themselve[1 more...]
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
ommended for the rank of colonel. The City of Mexico was next taken and the war ended. Among the officers with Lee in Mexico were Grant, Meade, McClellan, Hancock, Sedgwick, Hooker, Burnside, Thom active part in the battles around the city of Mexico, gaining special distinction at Contreras, Mol, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, and the city of Mexico, as aide-de-camp to General Worth. For his bre force still holding out, thence proceeded to Mexico, and from there sailed to Canada. Subsequentl in Alabama. At the beginning of the war with Mexico he was flag-lieutenant of Commodore Connor, coafter creditable service in the Texan war with Mexico, he was elected to the legislature in 1846. Lille. At the close of the struggle he went to Mexico, in August, 1861, and eighteen months later, tes. He then left the capitol and crossed into Mexico, making his home at Monterey, where he died inona, which he defined as all that part of New Mexico lying south of the thirty-fourth parallel, in [13 more...]