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Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
392; in 1900, 278,718. By act of Congress approved July 16, 1790, the seat of the national government was to be located on the Potomac River. The commissioners appointed to locate it were Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and Daniel Carroll, of Maryland, and they gave the name of Washington to the new city. They chose the lands adjacent to Georgetown, lying between Rock Creek and the eastern branch of the Potomac Washington—scene in Pennsylvania Avenue. along the shores of the river, and md be made of the lots. Nothing was to be allowed for the ground occupied as streets or alleys. The lands were surveyed by Major L'Enfant (an engineer who had served in the Continental army), under the general direction of Andrew Ellicott, of Maryland; and the city was laid out on a magnificent scale in 1791, with broad avenues radiating from the Capitol, bearing the names of the several States, with streets intersecting them in such a peculiar way that they have ever been a puzzle to strang
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
the Americans and the British, was about $2,000,000. For these calamities the public were disposed to hold the Secretary of War responsible. The clamor against him was so great that he resigned, Sept. 6, 1814. At the close of 1860, when South Carolina had passed an ordinance of secession, the enemies of the government were bold and defiant at the national capital. Secession cockades appeared in the streets. The newspapers there were generally filled with seditious matter. Virginia newsplieved the President was pledged not to interfere, and that the seat of government of the Southern Confederacy might be established there without governmental resistance. But all were not satisfied of the co-operation of the President. Some South Carolina spies in Washington could not trust him. One of them, writing to the Charleston Mercury, said: I know all that has been done here, but depend upon nothing that Mr. Buchanan promises. He will cheat us unless we are too quick for him. Nor wo
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
opular], in the next century, write a poem, and call it Madison, or the battle of Bladensburg, we should suggest the following lines for the conclusion: Fly, Monroe, fly! run, Armstrong, run! Were the last words of Madison. The President and his fugitive party were the first to announce to the citizens the loss of the battlcockades appeared in the streets. The newspapers there were generally filled with seditious matter. Virginia newspapers had already suggested the capture of Fortress Monroe, the Gosport navyyard, and the arsenal at Harper's Ferry, preparatory to the seizure of the national capital and its archives. The Confederates were so confied, and some of her troops reached the capital on the day after the arrival of the Pennsylvanians. Some troops were sent by Massachusetts (April 17, 1861) to Fortress Monroe, in Virginia, then in imminent danger of seizure; and thirteen companies, under General Butler, started for the city of Washington. Rhode Island, through whic
Potomac River (United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
Washington, D. C. Seat of the government of the United States; popularly known as the City of magnificent distances ; co-extensive with the District of Columbia; locally governed by three commissioners acting directly under the authority of Congress; population in 1890, 230,392; in 1900, 278,718. By act of Congress approved July 16, 1790, the seat of the national government was to be located on the Potomac River. The commissioners appointed to locate it were Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and Daniel Carroll, of Maryland, and they gave the name of Washington to the new city. They chose the lands adjacent to Georgetown, lying between Rock Creek and the eastern branch of the Potomac Washington—scene in Pennsylvania Avenue. along the shores of the river, and made arrangements with owners of the land for them to cede to the United States the whole, containing from 3,000 to 5,000 acres, on the condition that when it should be surveyed and laid off as a city the proprietors sho
Capitol Hill (United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
ildings. The commanding general, accompanied by Cockburn, the marauder, entered the city at 8 P. M., accompanied by a guard of 200 men. From a house near the Capitol, they were fired upon by a single musket, and the ball killed the horse on which Ross rode. The house was immediately demolished by the exasperated soldiers. Then the same fate overtook the office of the National Intelligencer, whose strictures upon the brutality of Cockburn had excited his anger. These and some houses on Capitol Hill, a large ropewalk and a tavern, comprised the bulk of the private property destroyed. Ross had come to destroy the public property there, in obedience to the orders of his superior, but even that was repugnant to his humane nature. Fortunately for him, he was accompanied by one who delighted in such cruelties, and Admiral Cockburn became, literally, his torchbearer. The unfinished Capitol, the President's house (a mile distant), the treasury buildings, the arsenal, and barracks for abo
America (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
h all this tide of open disloyalty surging around the national capital, the President, seemingly bound hand and foot in the toils of the enemies Map of Washington and vicinity in 1861. of his country, sat with folded hands, and did not lift a finger to stay the fury of the rising tempest. Of him a writer at the capital (John W. Forney) said: His confidants are disunionists; his leaders in the Senate and in the House are disunionists, and while he drives into exile the oldest statesman in America [General Cass] simply and only because he dares to raise his voice in favor of the country, he consults daily with men who publicly avow in their seats in Congress that the Union is dissolved and that the laws are standing still. Confederates destroying bridges near Baltimore. Pennsylvania sent the first troops to the capital for its defence. Massachusetts was equally ready and determined, and some of her troops reached the capital on the day after the arrival of the Pennsylvanians
Chambersburg (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
ks and the people that, in a message to the legislature on May 1, the governor averred that forty-one volunteer regiments had already been accepted, and that a part of these were already in the national capital. New York was equally prompt and patriotic, and its troops soon pressed forward to Washington. New Jersey was equally aroused. Governor Olden, inspired by the enthusiastic loyalty of his people, issued a call for his State's quota two days after the President's proclamation. The Trenton banks tendered a loan to the State, and the authorities of Newark appropriated $100,000 for the maintenance of families of volunteers, and $15,000 for the equipment of the soldiers. On the 30th the legislature met and appointed Theodore Runyon commander of the New Jersey forces; and then the movement towards Washington began. Pennsylvania, under the guidance of her energetic governor (Curtin), had appropriated (April 12) $500,000 for arming and equipping the militia of the State; and when
Milford (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
the governor averred that forty-one volunteer regiments had already been accepted, and that a part of these were already in the national capital. New York was equally prompt and patriotic, and its troops soon pressed forward to Washington. New Jersey was equally aroused. Governor Olden, inspired by the enthusiastic loyalty of his people, issued a call for his State's quota two days after the President's proclamation. The Trenton banks tendered a loan to the State, and the authorities of Newark appropriated $100,000 for the maintenance of families of volunteers, and $15,000 for the equipment of the soldiers. On the 30th the legislature met and appointed Theodore Runyon commander of the New Jersey forces; and then the movement towards Washington began. Pennsylvania, under the guidance of her energetic governor (Curtin), had appropriated (April 12) $500,000 for arming and equipping the militia of the State; and when news of the attack on Fort Sumter reached Philadelphia the excitem
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
Admiral Cockburn became, literally, his torchbearer. The unfinished Capitol, the President's house (a mile distant), the treasury buildings, the arsenal, and barracks for about 3,000 troops, were soon in flames, the light of which was seen in Baltimore, 40 miles distant. In the course of a few Remains of the Capitol after the fire, 1814. hours nothing was left of these superb edifices but their blackened walls. Of the public buildings, only the patent office was saved. The President, inonly because he dares to raise his voice in favor of the country, he consults daily with men who publicly avow in their seats in Congress that the Union is dissolved and that the laws are standing still. Confederates destroying bridges near Baltimore. Pennsylvania sent the first troops to the capital for its defence. Massachusetts was equally ready and determined, and some of her troops reached the capital on the day after the arrival of the Pennsylvanians. Some troops were sent by Ma
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry washington-d-c
dares to raise his voice in favor of the country, he consults daily with men who publicly avow in their seats in Congress that the Union is dissolved and that the laws are standing still. Confederates destroying bridges near Baltimore. Pennsylvania sent the first troops to the capital for its defence. Massachusetts was equally ready and determined, and some of her troops reached the capital on the day after the arrival of the Pennsylvanians. Some troops were sent by Massachusetts (Apri0 for the maintenance of families of volunteers, and $15,000 for the equipment of the soldiers. On the 30th the legislature met and appointed Theodore Runyon commander of the New Jersey forces; and then the movement towards Washington began. Pennsylvania, under the guidance of her energetic governor (Curtin), had appropriated (April 12) $500,000 for arming and equipping the militia of the State; and when news of the attack on Fort Sumter reached Philadelphia the excitement of the people was in
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