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Dewey, George, 1837-
Naval officer; born in Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 26, 1837; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1858; and served on the frigate Wabash in the Mediterranean squadron until the beginning of the Civil War, when he was assigned to the steam sloop Mississippi of the West Gulf squadron.
On April 19, 1861, he was commissioned lieutenant, and was with Admiral Farragut when the latter's squadron forced the passage of forts St. Philip and Jackson in April, 1862.
He also took part in the attack on Fort St. Philip and the subsequent battles with gunboats and ironclads which gave Farragut control of New Orleans.
In the smoke of the battle the Mississippi ran aground within range of the shore batteries.
When it was seen
Admiral George Dewey.
Birthplace of Admiral Dewey. that the ship could not be saved, the officers and men set her afire and escaped in the boats.
Later, Dewey served in the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and still later with the European
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hicks , Thomas Holliday 1798 -1865 (search)
Hicks, Thomas Holliday 1798-1865
Statesman; born in Dorchester county, Md., Sept. 2, 1798; was a farmer in early life; was often in the State legislature, and was governor of the commonwealth from 1858 to 1862.
He was elected to the United States Senate in 1862, for the unexpired term of a deceased Senator, and re-elected for the term ending in 1867.
When the Civil War broke out, Governor Hicks stood firmly for the Union.
He declared, in a proclamation after the attack on the Massachusetts regiment in Baltimore
Thomas Holliday Hicks. (April 19, 1861), that all his authority would be exercised in support of the government (see Baltimore). By his patriotism and firmness, Maryland was saved from attempting secession from the Union.
He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 13, 1865.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson , John 1806 -1879 (search)
Johnson, John 1806-1879
Educator; born in Bristol, Me., Aug. 23, 1806; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1832; Professor of Natural Sciences at Wesleyan University in 1837-73, when he was made professor emeritus.
He was the author of A history of the towns of Bristol and Bremen in the State of Maine, etc. He died in Clifton, S. I., Dec. 2, 1879.
Indian agent; born in Ballyshannon, Ireland, in March, 1775; came to the United States in 1786 and settled in Cumberland county, Pa. He participated in the campaign against the Indians in Ohio in 1792-93; was agent of Indian affairs for thirty-one years; served in the War of 1812, becoming quartermaster.
In 1841-42 he was commissioner to arrange with the Indians of Ohio for their emigration from that district.
He was the author of an Account of the Indian tribes of Ohio.
He died in Washington, D. C., April 19, 1861.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morris , William Walton 1801 -1865 (search)
Morris, William Walton 1801-1865
Military officer; born in Ballston Springs, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1801; graduated at West Point in 1820, and served against the Indians under Colonel Leavenworth in 1823; gained promotion to major for services in the Seminole War, and to colonel in 1861.
He served under Taylor in the war against Mexico, and was military governor of both Tampico and Puebla.
When the Civil War broke out he was in command at Fort McHenry, where he defied the threatening Confederates, and promptly turned the guns of the fort menacingly on the city during the riots in Baltimore, April 19, 1861.
He was brevetted brigadier-general in June, 1862, and major-general in December, 1865.
He died in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 11, 1865.
See Baltimore; McHenry, Fort.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), C. S. S. Savannah , the (search)
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