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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Army. (search)
the latter as is embraced in the Yellowstone National Park) ; headquarters, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Commander,------. Department of Cuba.--Consisting of the provinces of the Island of Cuba; headquarters, Havana, Cuba. Commander, Brig.-Gen. Leonard Wood. Department of Dakota.--States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and so much of Wyoming and Idaho as is embraced in the Yellowstone National Park; headquarters, St. Paul, Minn. Commander, Brig.-Gen. James F. Wade. S. A. (Major-General, U. S. V.). Col. George W. Davis, 23d Infantry (Brigadier-General, U. S. V.). Col. Theodore Schwan, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. A. (Brigadier-General, U. S. V.). Col. Samuel S. Sumner. 6th Cavalry, U. S. A. Capt. Leonard Wood, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. (Major-General, U. S. V.). Col. Robert H. Hall, 4th Infantry, U. S. A. (Brigadier-General, U. S. V.). Col. Robert P. Hughes, Inspector-General, U. S. A. (Brigadier-General, U. S. V.). Col. George M. Randa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 (search)
Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 Chemist; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 25, 1792; became Professor of Chemistry at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and at the Philadelphia Medical College; published System of Chemistry for students of Medicic, and was associated with Professor Wood in compiling Dispensatory of the United States. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 19, 1864.
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), Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805- (search)
o silence him, and finally they made the false charge that he was accessory to the firing of several railway bridges in eastern Tennessee to cut off communication between Virginia and that region. His life had been frequently menaced by Confederate soldiers, and, at the urgent solicitation of his family, he left home in the autumn (1861). and went into another district. While he was absent several bridges were burned. Believing him to have been concerned in the burning, the Confederate Colonel Wood--a Methodist preacher from Alabama--was sent out, with some cavalry, with orders, publicly given at Knoxville, not to take him prisoner, but to shoot him at once. Informed of his peril, Brownlow, with other loyal men, secreted himself in the William Gannaway Brownlow. Smoky Mountains, on the borders of North Carolina, where they were fed by loyalists. The Confederates finally resolved to get rid of this dangerous citizen by giving him a pass to go into Kentucky under a military escort
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cuba (search)
litary commission was appointed for Cuba: American, Maj.-Gen. James F. Wade, Rear-Admiral William T. Sampson, Maj.-Gen. Matthew C. Butler; Spanish, Maj-Gen. Gonzales Parrado, Rear-Admiral Pastor y Landero, Marquis Montero. Under the direction of these commissioners Cuba was formally evacuated Jan. 1, 1899. After the American occupation Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke (q. v.) was appointed the first American military governor. He served as such till early in 1900, when he was succeeded by Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood, who had been in command of the district and city of Santiago. In September, an election was held for delegates to a constitutional convention, which was held in November following. Cuban Constitution. The following is the text of the proposed constitution, as submitted by the central committee to the constitutional convention sitting in Havana, in January, 1901: We, the delegates of the Cuban people, having met in assembly for the purpose of agreeing upon the adoption of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1893 (search)
pt. 14, 1901, to March 4, 1905; Republican; born in New York City, Oct. 27, 1858; graduated at Harvard College in 1880; member of the New York legislature in 1882-84; defeated as Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1886; national civil service commissioner in 1889-95; and president of the New York police board in 1895-97. He was then appointed assistant Secretary of the Navy and served till war was declared against Spain, when he resigned, and with Surgeon (now Brig.-Gen.) Leonard Wood, recruited the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, which received the popular name of the Rough Riders. He served in Cuba as lieutenant-colonel of this regiment, which greatly distinguished itself during the war, and was promoted colonel in recognition of his bravery during the engagement at Las Guasimas (q. v.). He was elected governor of New York in 1898, and Vice-President of the United States on the ticket with President McKinley in 1900. His publications include Winning of the We
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rough Riders, (search)
Rough Riders, The popular name of two regiments of cavalry organized at the beginning of the American-Spanish War. The most conspicuous one was the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, of which Dr. Leonard Wood, a surgeon in Lovell Harrison Rousseau. the regular army, was commissioned colonel, and Theodore Roosevelt, who had resigned the office of assistant Secretary of the Navy for the purpose, lieutenantcolonel. The regiment greatly distinguished itself in the Santiago campaign, part Wood, a surgeon in Lovell Harrison Rousseau. the regular army, was commissioned colonel, and Theodore Roosevelt, who had resigned the office of assistant Secretary of the Navy for the purpose, lieutenantcolonel. The regiment greatly distinguished itself in the Santiago campaign, particularly in the engagements at El Caney and San Juan Hill. For their services in this campaign Colonel Wood was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt colonel of the regiment.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), San Juan Hill (search)
evelt reports.—The following are the two reports by Lieut.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt, detailing the gallantry of the Rough Riders in the San Juan Hill fight, which were not made public till Dec. 22, 1898. The first report is as follows: Col. Leonard Wood, commanding 2d Cavalry Brigade. Sir,—On July 1 the regiment, with myself in command, was moved out by your orders directly following the 1st Brigade. Before leaving the campingground several of our men were wounded by shrapnel. After che firing-line. Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. The second and more important report is as follows: camp Hamilton, near Santiago De Cuba, July 20, 1898. Brig.-Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding 2d Brigade Cavalry Division. Sir,—In obedience to your directions I herewith report on the operations of my regiment from the 1st to the 17th inst., inclusive. As I have already made you two reports about the first day's <
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sanitary commission, the United States (search)
care of the sanitary interests of the soldiers. Already Miss. Dorothea Dix (q. v.) had done much in that direction. She had offered her services gratuitously to the government, and obtained the sanction of the War Department for the organization of military hospitals and the furnishing of nurses for them. Eight days after the President's call for troops (April 23) the Secretary of War issued a proclamation, announcing the fact of the acceptance of Miss Dix's services, and on May 1, Surgeon-General Wood cheerfully and thankfully recognized the ability and energy of Miss Dix, and requested all women who offered their services as nurses to report to her. On June 9 the Secretary of War issued an order appointing Henry W. Bellows, D. D., Prof. Alexander D. Bache, Prof. Jeffries Wyman, M. D., William H. Van Buren, M. D., Surg.-Gen. R. C. Wood, U. S. A., Gen. George W. Cullum, of General Scott's staff, and Alexander Shiras, of the United States army, in conjunction with such others as m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Santiago de Cuba, (search)
For details of this notable engagement Santiago, naval battle of; Sampson, William Thomas; and Schley, Winfield Scott. After the surrender of the army and the territory under his control by the Spanish commander-in-chief in the field, Brig.-Gen. Leonard Wood (q. v.) was appointed the first American governor of the city and district. He found the city in a wretched sanitary condition, applied bold methods of reform, and so completely transformed the conditions which had existed for generations that, on the return to the United States of Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke (q. v.), the American governor-general of Cuba, General Wood was appointed to succeed him, with headquarters in Havana, which city, also under American administration, was soon made a model of healthful conditions. The census of Cuba, taken under the direction of the United States War Department in 1899, showed a total population of the province of Santiago de Cuba of 327,716, and of the city, 45,478, exclusive of San Lui
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