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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 20 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 16 6 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 10 4 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 8 2 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 6 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1864., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brooke, John Rutter, 1838- (search)
Brooke, John Rutter, 1838- Military officer; born in Pottsville, Pa., July 21, 1838. When the Civil War began he joined the Union army as a captain of a volunteer regiment, and resigned from the volunteer army with the rank of brevet major-general in 1866. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 37th United States Infantry in July, 1866; and promoted to colonel in 1879, brigadier-general in 1888, and major-general in 1897. In 1898, on the declaration of war against Spain, he was appointed commander of the 1st Provisional Army Corps. After serving in the Porto Rico campaign, he was appointed a member of the joint military commission to arrange the cession of that island to the United States. He was military and civil governor of Cuba from December, 1898, till April, 1900; was then succeeded by Gen. Leonard Wood; and on May 10, 1900. succeeded Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt as commander of the Military Department of the East, with headquarters in New York City.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Farquhar, Norman von Heldreich 1840- (search)
Farquhar, Norman von Heldreich 1840- Naval officer; born in Pottsville, Pa., April 11, 1840; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1859; served throughout the Civil War, and was present at both attacks on Fort Fisher; was promoted rear-admiral, Dec. 25, 1898; appointed commander of the North Atlantic Station, Oct. 14, 1899. In 1889 he was in command of the frigate Trenton, flag-ship of the Pacific Station, which had been suddenly ordered to Samoa. On March 16, a terrible hurricane swept over the harbor of Apia, where war-ships of the United States, Great Britain, and Germany were at anchor. Several American and German ships were wrecked at the beginning of the hurricane. The British corvette Calliope succeeded in steaming out of danger. As the Calliope passed the Trenton a great shout went up from over 400 men aboard the American flagship, and three cheers were given for the Calliope. Immediately three cheers for the Trenton and the American flag were wafted acr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Molly Maguires, the (search)
the illegitimate offspring of the order which terrorized whole counties in Pennsylvania, and left a blood-red trail behind it in the coal regions of the Keystone State. When the coal-fields began to be opened up in Pennsylvania there was a large demand for laborers, and many of the best of the working-classes answered the call; but with these were numbers of the floating, drifting, unstable. In early war times vague rumors were abroad that these restless elements in the neighborhood of Pottsville had crystallized, and that an order called the Black spots was in existence there. In 1862 it was rumored that a powerful society called the Buckshot was exercising an unwholesome influence in Schuyler and Luzerne counties. Both these organizations have had laid at their doors crimes of various kinds, assaults, arson, and even murder. It was in the midst of such lawlessness that the Molly Maguires grew rapidly, and in such communities that their deeds of darkness and bloodshed were per
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nagle, James 1822-1866 (search)
Nagle, James 1822-1866 Military officer; born in Reading, Pa., April 5, 1822; distinguished himself in the Mexican War with the Washington Artillery; was appointed colonel of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1861; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Sept. 10, 1862, and greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Antietam. Owing to ill-health he was forced to resign, May 9, 1863; but when the Confederates invaded Pennsylvania in June of that year he organized the 39th Pennsylvania Regiment and served as its colonel. In the following year he recruited the 149th Pennsylvania Regiment for a service of 100 days; and was commissioned its colonel. He died in Pottsville, Pa., Aug. 22, 1866.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nichols, Francis 1737-1812 (search)
Nichols, Francis 1737-1812 Military officer; born in Crieve Hill, Enniskillen, Ireland, in 1737; came to America in 1769; entered the Revolutionary army in Pennsylvania in June, 1775; was taken prisoner at Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775, but declined to surrender his sword to any one but an officer, and then only after a promise that it should be returned when he should be freed. In August, 1776, this promise was fulfilled, and his sword was restored, with all the American officers present to bear witness. He later became a brigadier-general. He died in Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 13, 1812.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Pennsylvania, (search)
ear (1864) the Confederates penetrated to Chambersburg, and nearly destroyed the town by fire. At the beginning of the Civil War Pennsylvania raised a large body of reserve troops, and during the war furnished to the National army 387,284 troops. This State has the honor of having sent the first troops to the national capital for its defence, in April, 1861. The troops comprised five companies from the interior of the state—namely, Washington Artillery and National Light Infantry, of Pottsville; the Ringgold Light Artillery, of Reading; the Logan Guards, of Lewistown; and the Allen Infantry, of Allentown. On the call of the President, the commanders of these companies telegraphed to Governor Curtin that their ranks were full and ready for service. They were assembled at Harrisburg on the evening of April 17. Accompanied by forty regular soldiers destined for Fort McHenry, they went by rail to Baltimore the next morning, and while passing from one railway station to another wer
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
, 1877 Packard legislature in Louisiana breaks up......April 21, 1877 Forty-fourth Congress adjourning without making the usual appropriations for the army for the year ending June 30, 1878, the President calls on the Forty-Fifth Congress to meet Oct. 15......May 5, 1877 Ex-President Grant leaves Philadelphia for an extended European tour......May 17, 1877 John L. Motley, historian, born 1814, dies at Dorsetshire, England......May 29, 1877 Ten Molly Maguires hanged, six at Pottsville, and four at Mauch Chunk, Pa.......June 21, 1877 Civil service order issued by President Hayes: No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations or election campaigns ......June 22, 1877 Strike on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad begins at Martinsburg, W. Va.......July 16, 1877 Proclamations of President against domestic violence in West Virginia (dated July 18), in Maryland (July 21), and Pennsylvania......July 23, 1877 Armed