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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ashby, Turner, 1824- (search)
Ashby, Turner, 1824- Military officer; born in Rose Hill, Fauquier co., Va., in 1824. When the Civil War began he raised a regiment of Confederate cavalry, which soon became celebrated. He covered the retreat of Stonewall Jackson from attacks by General Banks and General Fremont, skirmishing with the vanguard of each; and he was made a brigadier-general in the Confederate army in 1862. He was killed in an encounter preceding the battle of Cross Keys, June 6, 1862.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson, Thomas 1732-1819 (search)
Johnson, Thomas 1732-1819 Jurist; born in St. Leonards, Calvert co., Md., Nov. 4, 1732; was an eminent lawyer, and was chosen a delegate to the second Continental Congress in 1775. He had the honor of nominating George Washington for the post of commander-in-chief of the Continental armies. He was chosen governor of the new State of Maryland in 1777, and was associate-justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1791 to 1793, when he resigned. He was offered the post of chief-justice of the District of Columbia in 1801, but declined it. He died at Rose Hill, near Frederickton, Oct. 26, 1819.