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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Freemasonry, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Galvey , Bernardo 1755 -1786 (search)
Galvey, Bernardo 1755-1786
Military officer; born in Malaga, Spain, in 1755; became governor of Louisiana in 1776; secretly aided the Americans with military supplies and $70,000 in money in 1778.
About the same time Spain's offer of mediation between the United States and Great Britain was declined, whereupon Spain declared war against Great Britain, June 16, 1779.
Galvey, without waiting to be reinforced, marched north and took Fort Manchac, Baton Rouge, Fort Panmure, and Fort Natchez.
In February, 1780,. having received additional troops, he captured Mobile; and soon after, with 14,000 men, invaded Florida, where he met with several successes.
On May 9, 1781, he forced the surrender of Pensacola and gained control of the whole western coast of Florida.
In recognition of these services Galvey was given the title of count, with the grade of lieutenant-general, and also made captain-general of Cuba.
He died in the city of Mexico, Nov. 30, 1786.
Gannett, Henry 1846-
Scientist; born in Bath, Me., Aug. 24, 1846; graduated at Lawrence Scientific School in 1869; became connected with the United States Geological Survey in 1882.
He is the author of Statistical outlines of the tenth and eleventh censuses; Commercial geography; Building of a nation; United States; and was employed on the Twelfth and Thirteenth censuses, and on those of Cuba and Porto Rico taken by the War Department in 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garlington , Ernest A. 1853 - (search)
Garlington, Ernest A. 1853-
Military officer; born in Newberry Court-house, S. C., Feb. 20, 1853; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1876; commanded the Greeley Relief Expedition in 1883 (see Arctic exploration) ; was inspector-general of a cavalry division in Cuba in 1898, and participated in the siege of Santiago.
His publications include Historical sketches of the 7th cavalry Regiment; Cavalry outposts, Advance and rear Guards; Reconnoissance, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Golden circle, the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gould , Helen Miller 1868 - (search)
Gould, Helen Miller 1868-
Philanthropist; born in New York City, June 20, 1868; daughter of Jay Gould; has been actively associated with benevolent work.
When the war with Spain began in 1898 she gave the United States government $100,000 to be used at the discretion of the authorities.
She was also actively identified with the Woman's National War Relief Association and freely contributed to its work.
When the sick, wounded, and convalescent soldiers from Cuba were taken to Camp Wikoff on Long Island, she gave her personal services and also $25,000 for needed supplies.
Among her other benefactions are $250,000 to the University of New York for a new library (secretly given in 1895), and later $60,000 for additional cost; $60,000 to Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J.; $10,000 for the engineering school of the University of New York; $8,000 to Vassar College; $100,000 to the University of New York for a Hall of Fame; $250,000 for the erection of a Presbyterian church at Rox
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greene , Francis Vinton 1850 - (search)