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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mabie , Hamilton Wright 1845 - (search)
Mabie, Hamilton Wright 1845-
Essayist; born in Cold Spring, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1845; was educated at Williams College and at Columbia University; and became associate editor of The outlook.
He is a trustee of Williams and Barnard Colleges, and president of the New York Kindergarten Association.
His publications include Essays on work and culture; Essays on books and culture; Essays on nature and culture; My study fire; Under the trees and elsewhere; Short studies in Literature; Essays on literary interpretation; Norse stories Retold from the Eddas, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parrott , Robert Parker 1804 -1877 (search)
Parrott, Robert Parker 1804-1877
Military officer; born in Lee, N. H., Oct. 5, 1804; graduated at West Point in 1824; served in the army until 1836, when he resigned to accept the superintendency of the West Point foundry.
He invented a system of casting and rifling cannon which he placed at the disposition of the United States government.
This system was used in the United States during the Civil War. He died in Cold Spring, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1877.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren , Gouverneur Kemble 1830 -1882 (search)
Warren, Gouverneur Kemble 1830-1882
Military officer; born in Cold Spring, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1830; graduated at West Point in 1850, entering the topographical engineers, and was assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Military Academy from 1859 to 1861.
He was made colonel of the 5th
Gouverneur Kemble Warren. New York Volunteers, August, 1861, and commanded a brigade in the campaign of 1862.
In September he was promoted brigadier-general.
He engaged in the battles of Manassas (or second Bull Run), Antietam, and Fredericksburg.
After Feb. 4, 1863, he was chief of topographical engineers of the Army of the Potomac.
He was engaged in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (where he was wounded), and in the combats at Auburn and Bristow's Station.
In March, 1864, he was placed in command of the 5th Army Corps, which post he held until April. 1865, in the campaign against Richmond, having been made major-general of volunteers in May, 1863.
In that campaign he was exce