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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1860., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1860., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1860., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley 4 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vilas, William Freeman 1840- (search)
Vilas, William Freeman 1840- Statesman: born in Chelsea, Vt., July 9, 1840; graduated at the Vermont State University in 1858: admitted to the bar: served in the Civil War in 1861-63: resumed the practice of law: elected to the Vermont legislature in 1884; Postmaster-General of the United States in 1885-88: Secretary of the Interior in 1888-89; and United States Senator from Wisconsin in 1891-97. In the latter year he became a regent of the Wisconsin State University.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Waite, Davis Hansom 1825- (search)
Waite, Davis Hansom 1825- Lawyer; born in Jamestown, N. Y., April 9, 1825; received an academic education; was a merchant in Wisconsin in 1850-57; member of the Wisconsin legislature in the latter year; settled in Kansas in 1876 and there practised law and carried on a ranch till 1879. He then removed to Leadville, Col., where he followed his profession till 1881, when he became editor of the Union era, in Aspen, Col. In 1892 he was a member of the St. Louis conference which formed the People's party; and in 1893-94 governor of Colorado. He died at Aspen, Col., Nov. 27, 1901.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warner, William 1840- (search)
Warner, William 1840- Lawyer; born in Wisconsin in 1840; educated at Laurence University, Wis., and at the University of Michigan; admitted to the bar; served through the Civil War in the 33d and 44th Wisconsin regiments; and at its close engaged in law practice in Kansas City, Mo. He became city attorney in 1867; circuit attorney in 1869; and mayor in 1871; was United States district attorney for western Missouri in 1882-84; member of Congress in 1885-89; and was the first department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Missouri, and commander-in-chief of the national encampment in 1888.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washburne, Cadwallader Colden 1818-1882 (search)
Washburne, Cadwallader Colden 1818-1882 Military officer; born in Livermore, Me., April 22, 1818; brother of Elihu Benjamin Washburne; was a land surveyor in early life, and afterwards a lawyer; went West in 1839, and finally settled at La Crosse, Wis., in 1859. He was in Congress from 1856 to 1862; a delegate to the peace conference in 1861, and soon after the attack on Fort Sumter he raised the 2d Wisconsin Cavalry, of which he became colonel, and, in December, 1861, conducted a successful expedition from Helena, Ark., into the interior of Mississippi. He was exceedingly active and efficient in the command of divisions in operations around Vicksburg in 1863, and afterwards served with distinction under Banks in Louisiana. He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in July, 1862, and major-general in November. From 1867 till 1871 he was a member of Congress, and in the latter year was chosen governor of Wisconsin. He died in Eureka Springs, Ark., May 14, 1882.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Waterman, Thomas Whitney 1821-1898 (search)
Waterman, Thomas Whitney 1821-1898 Lawyer; born in Binghamton, N. Y., June 28, 1821; studied at Yale University; admitted to the bar in 1848; practised in New York City in 1848-70; removed to Binghamton in the latter year. He was the editor of New system of criminal procedure; Murray Hoffman's Chancery reports, etc., and author of Treatise on the Civil and criminal jurisdiction of Justices of the peace for the States of Wisconsin and Iowa: containing practical forms; Digest of the reported decisions of the Superior Court and of the Supreme Court of errors of the State of Connecticut, from the organization of said courts to the present time, etc. He died in Binghamton, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wheat, (search)
ina620,9175,960,8034,887,858 South Carolina238,0922,142,8282,164,256 Georgia550,6745,011,1334,760,576 Alabama96,458916,351815,552 Mississippi4,24840,78134,256 Texas1,271,51723,395,91314,973,384 Arkansas266,2792,689,4181,748,122 Tennessee1,181,42311,696,0889,239,910 West Virginia454,3774,452,8953,428,729 Kentucky957,14212,442,8468,585,564 Ohio1,420,6468,523,8766,051,952 Michigan1,219,9699,271,7646,397,517 Indiana1,209,7556,411,7024,488,191 Illinois1,383,23617,982,06811,508,524 Wisconsin849,45813,166,5998,426,623 Minnesota4,905,64351,509,25232,450,829 Iowa1,397,32221,798,22312,860,952 Missouri1,507,73718,846,71311,873,429 Kansas4,660,37682,408,65545,368,760 Nebraska2,066,82524,801,90013,145,007 South Dakota2,920,24420,149,68411,686,817 North Dakota2,689,02313,176,2137,642,204 Montana72,5551,929,9631,177,277 Wyoming20,819366,414278,475 Colorado318,8997,207,1174,252,199 New Mexico183,2073,847,3472,616,196 Arizona25,045365,657288,869 Utah176,8953,697,1062,033,408
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wigginton, Peter Dinwiddie 1839- (search)
Wigginton, Peter Dinwiddie 1839- Lawyer; born in Springfield, Ill., Sept. 6, 1839; educated at the University of Wisconsin, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. Shortly afterwards he removed to California, where he was elected district attorney of Merced county in 1864; and to Congress in 1875 and 1877. While in Congress he introduced a bill forbidding fraudulent land surveys in California. In 1884 he was the candidate of the American party for President of the United States.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Williams, Eleazar -1795 (search)
ield, Mass. He was educated at Long Meadow, Mass., and when the war with England broke out, in 1812, he became confidential agent of the government among the Indians in northern New York. He served in several engagements, and was severely wounded at Plattsburg in 1814. Joining the Protestant Episcopal Church, after the war, he was for a long time a missionary, or lay-reader, among the Oneida Indians, and in 1826 he was ordained missionary presbyter, and labored in northern New York and Wisconsin. There were indications that Mr. Williams was the lost prince of the house of Bourbon, and it was proved, by physiological facts, that he was not possessed of Indian blood. His complexion was dark, but his hair was curly. The claims of Mr. Williams to identity with the dauphin of France were not put forth by himself, but by others. In Putnam's monthly magazine (1853-54), Rev. Mr. Hanson published a series of papers under the title Have we a Bourbon among us? and afterwards published t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Williams, Thomas 1815- (search)
the expedition to New Orleans. He was engaged in cutting the canal in front of Vicksburg, and was placed in command at Baton Rouge in August, 1862. General Van Dorn sent Gen. J. C. Breckinridge to seize the post. He expected to be aided by the ram Arkansas. He attacked the Nationals vigorously on the morning of Aug. 5. Williams had only about 2,500 men to oppose the assailants; Breckinridge had 5,000. The first blow struck fell upon Maine, Indiana, and Michigan troops, who were pushed back; when others from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, with two sections of a battery, hastened to their relief. The battle lasted about two hours. The 21st Indiana lost all its field officers. General Williams then took command of the regiment, and was leading them on, when he was killed by a bullet that passed through his breast. The Nationals fell back. The Confederates, dreadfully smitten, did likewise, and retreated. Baton Rouge was soon afterwards evacuated by the Nationals.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wills, legal (search)
or. The form of wording a will is immaterial as long as its intent is clear. The age at which persons may make wills is in most of the States twenty-one years. Males and females are competent to make wills at eighteen years in the following States: California, Connecticut, Hawaiian Islands, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma Territory, South Dakota, Utah; and in the following States only females at eighteen years: Colorado, District of Columbia,. Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin. In the following States persons of eighteen years may dispose of personal property only: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri,. Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia; in Georgia any one over fourteen years, and in Louisiana any one over sixteen years, is competent to make a will. In Colorado persons of seventeen years, and in New York males of eighteen and females of sixteen years, may dispose of personality. Most of the States require two witnesses, except in Connecticut (three), Distr
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