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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 16 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pickens, Fort (search)
d arranged with a sergeant of the garrison to betray the fort on the night of April 11, for which service he was to be rewarded with a large sum of money and a commission in the Confederate army. He had seduced a few of his companions into complicity in his scheme. A company of 1,000 Confederates were to cross over in a steamboat and escalade the fort when the sergeant and his companions would be on guard. The plot was revealed to Slemmer by a loyal man in the Confederate camp named Richard Wilcox, and the catastrophe was averted by the timely reinforcement of the fort by marines and artillerymen under Captain Vogdes. A few days afterwards the Atlantic and Illinois arrived with several hundred troops under the command of Col. Henry Brown, with ample supplies of food and munitions of war; and Lieutenant Slemmer and his almost exhausted little garrison were sent to Fort Hamilton, New York, to rest. By May 1 there was a formidable force of insurgents menacing Fort Pickens, numberin
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Mountain, battle of (search)
by the troops of Anderson, supported by Rhodes and Ripley. These held the position for a long time, but finally gave way, and Cox gained the crest of the mountain. It was now noon. Very soon the battle assumed far greater proportions, for two of Longstreet's brigades came to the aid of Hill. These were soon followed by Longstreet himself with seven brigades, making the Confederate force defending the Gap and the two crests about 30,000 strong. First the divisions of National troops of Wilcox, Rodman, and Sturgis came up, followed soon after by Hooker's troops, and a little later a general battle-line was formed Battle of South Mountain. with Ricketts's, Reno's, and King's divisions. At 4 P. M. fighting was general all along the line, and at many points the ground was contested inch by inch. General Hatch, who commanded King's division, was wounded, when General Doubleday took his command, his own passing to the care of General Wainwright, who was soon disabled. At dusk Ho
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawaii, (search)
roclaimed and a constitution adopted......July 4, 1894 [Sanford B. Dole, elected president for the term 1894-1900.] Ex-Queen Liliuokalani renounces her right to the throne of Hawaii......June 30, 1895 Treaty between the United States and Hawaii providing for annexation......June 16, 1897 [Ratified by Hawaii, Sept. 14, 1897.] President Dole, of Hawaii, arrives in Washington as the guest of the United States......Jan. 26, 1898 Joint resolution for annexation of Hawaii passed......June 17, 1898 President McKinley approves the joint resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands......July 7, 1898 Transfer of sovereignty......Aug. 12, 1898 Prince Kaiulani dies at Honolulu......March 6, 1899 Act providing a government for the Territory of Hawaii, to take effect June 14, 1900, approved......April 30, 1900 Governor Dole inaugurated......June 14, 1900 Wilcox elected Territorial representative in the United States House of Representatives......November, 1900 Idaho