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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
nnesota, One of the northern frontier States of the Union, containing Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River, is bounded north by Manitoba and Ontario, of the Dominion of Canada; east by Lake Superior and Wisconsin, south by Iowa, and west by North Dakota and South Dakota. It is limited in latitude from 43° 30′ to 49° N., and in longitude from 89° 29′ to 97° 15′ W. Area, 84,287 square miles, in eighty counties. Population, 1890, 1,301,826; 1900, 1,751,394. Capital, St. Paul. Daniel Greysolon du Luth, a native of Lyons, builds a trading-post at the entrance of Pigeon River, on north shore of Lake Superior (whence the name Duluth)......1678 Father Louis Hennepin ascends the Mississippi from the mouth of the Illinois, passes through Lake Pepin, and reaches the falls, which he names St. Anthony......October, 1680 Sieur du Luth, with four Frenchmen and an Indian, in two canoes, from his trading-post reaches a lake whose outlet enters the Mississippi, and on the riv
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Carolina, (search)
inted governor......1692 Fundamental constitutions abrogated by the lords proprietors......April, 1693 Act making all alien inhabitants freemen on petitioning the governor and swearing allegiance to the King, with liberty of conscience to all Christians except Papists......1696 Congregationalists from Dorchester, Mass., with their pastor, Rev. Joseph Lord, settle near the head of Ashley River......1696 Combined naval and land expedition from Carolina, under Governor Moore and Colonel Daniel, besieges St. Augustine. Two Spanish vessels appearing in the harbor, Governor Moore raises the siege after burning the town......September, 1702 First issue of paper money in America made by Carolina to meet £ 6,000, expenses of the expedition against Florida......September, 1702 Carolina troops, under Governor Moore, make an expedition against the Indian towns of northern Florida......January, 1703 Combined expedition of French, under Le Feboure, and the Spanish, made upon Ch
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
atan.So. Atlantic; So. Pacific.June 9, 1868.Hon. discharged.Mate. Eaton, William B., Credit, North Chelsea.Mass.Mass.Mass.Aug. 26. 1861.Actg. Vol. Lieut.Ethan Allen.East Gulf.Dec. 14, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Vol. Lt.-Comdr. Dec. 12, 1864.Actg. Vol. Lt.-Comdr.Circassian; Fort Morgan.Supply Steamer. Eayers, Charles G. A., Asst. Surgeon, 17th Regt., Mass. Vols.-Mass.Mass.Nov. 30, 1861.Actg. Asst. Surgeon.J. L. Chambers.East Gulf.July 21, 1862.Resigned.Actg. Asst. Surgeon. Eddy, Daniel B.Mass.Mass.Mass.Aug. 28, 1861.Actg. Master.--Sept. 4, 1861.Appointment revoked.Actg. Master. Eddy, George S.,N. J.Mass.Mass.Feb. 11, 1863.Actg. Asst. Surgeon.Gettysburg.North Atlantic.Apr. 21, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Asst. Surgeon. Edes, Robert T.,Me.Mass.Mass.Apr 30, 1861.Asst. Surgeon.Mortar Flotilla.West Gulf.May 31, 1865.Resigned.Passed Asst. Surgeon. Apr. 24, 1865.Passed Asst.. Surgeon.Hospital.Chelsea. Edgerly, Samuel, Credit, Cambridge.Mass.Mass.Mass.Dec. 22, 1863.Actg. Ens
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 11 (search)
rvey, Captain Benjamin F., of the 18th Mass. Infantry, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Bethesda Church, Va , to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Messinger, Daniel, late Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, to be Major, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for faithful services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867. — Brevet Major Daniel, late Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. VBrevet Major Daniel, late Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for faithful services during the war, to date from Mar. 13, 1865. G. O. 67, July 16, 1867. Miles, Brig. General N. A., U. S. Volunteers, to be Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for highly meritorious and distinguished conduct throughout the campaign, and particularly for gallantry and valuable services in the battle of Reams's Station, Va., to date from Aug. 25, 1864. G. O. 1.5, Feb. 6, 1865. — Colonel N. A., of t
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 12 (search)
ectmen. Marshfield. Their habits are not worse; I am more than half inclined to think they have improved. Luther Hatch, G. M. Baker, Selectmen. Medford. Their habits are full as good, and in some cases better. Parker R. Litchfield, Clerk of the Board of Selectmen. Medfield. Their habits are as good, if not better, than before they entered the army. B. F. Shumway, Chairman Selectmen. Medway. Taken as a whole, we feel that they are better than otherwise. William Daniel, Chairman Selectmen. Middlefield. The habits of none are worse than before; some are better. They are more industrious than before they entered the army. John L. Bell, Chairman Selectmen. Millbury. I conclude, therefore, that they are no worse for having been soldiers; in many respects they are better. Ira N. Goddard, Chairman Selectmen. Monterey. There are a number of instances here of young men who were decidedly hard cases when they enlisted, who have returned
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 16 (search)
. 642. — Evolution of the torpedo boat; trans. from Revue du cercle militaire. United Service Mag., new ser., vol. 2, p. 549. — Fort Fisher; complete and graphic account. United Service Mag., new ser., vol. 2, p. 11. — Thirty years at sea, rev. of; with loss of the Congress. N. Y. Nation, vol. 28, p. 54. — Two battle pictures; the Congress at Hampton Roads, the New Ironsides at Fort Fisher, and service at Bermuda Hundred. United Service Mag., vol. 4, p. 53. Sickles, Gen. Daniel E. Speech at reunion on the field at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1886; abridged. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 23, p. 1029. Simpson, Corn. E. The monitor Passaic at Fort Sumter, etc. United Service Mag., vol. 2, p. 413. Simpson, Ad. Edward. Naval warfare. Galaxy, vol. 24, p. 512. Slocum, Gen. H. W. Sherman's march from Savannah to Bentonville. Century, vol. 34, p. 928. Smith, Franklin W., of Boston. Case of Smith Bros.; indorsement of Pres. Lincoln on paper setting
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, Index of names of persons. (search)
e, Luther, 266 Damon, A. D., 38 Damon, C. A., 266 Damon, D. E., 581 Damon, S. H., 38 Damon, Warren, 581 Damrell, A. N., 411, 518 Damrell, W. S., 266 Dana, D. D., 266 Dana, Daniel, 487 Dana, David, Jr., 380 Dana, E. E., Miss, 581 Dana, G. H., 210, 266, 518 Dana, J. J., 175, 411, 518 Dana, R. H., 581 Dana, R. H., Jr., 643 Dana, S. A., Miss, 581 Dana, Samuel, 411, 518 Dane, H. C., 211, 266, 519 Danforth, C. H., 38 Danforth, H. F., 266 Danforth, J. N., 411, 487 Daniel, William, 573 Daniell, Paul, 581 Daniels, A. E., 266 Daniels, C. H., 487, 519 Daniels, E. S., 487 Daniels, G. W., 266 Daniels, H. W., 266 Daniels, J. L., 266 Daniels, R. S., 266 Daniels, T. J. McK., 40 Daniels, W. P., 266 Darby, T. F., 266 Darby, W. F., 267 Darling, C. L., 267 Darling, G. S., 267 Darling, H. A., 411, 464, 519 Darling, J. H., 40 Darling, J. H., 380 Darracott, J. R., 267 Darrow, J. N., 643 Dashiell, A. H., Jr., 393 Davenport, John, 581 Davidson, A. S., 267
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Prisoners of the civil war. (search)
r a hearing. The Editor has received like information from a friend who was several months in prison. R. H. Dabney. University of Virginia, February 9, 1890. Jefferson Davis. In this connection the remarks on the subject made by Senator Daniel in his oration on January 25th will be of interest to recall. Senator Daniel said: He would have turned with loathing from misuse of a prisoner, for there was no characteristic of Jefferson Davis more marked than his regard for the weak, Senator Daniel said: He would have turned with loathing from misuse of a prisoner, for there was no characteristic of Jefferson Davis more marked than his regard for the weak, the helpless, and the captive. By act of the Confederate Congress, and by general orders, the same rations served to the Confederates were issued to the prisoners, though taken from a starving army and people. Brutal and base was the effort to stigmatize him as a conspirator to maltreat prisoners, but better for him that it was made, for while he was himself yet in prison the evidences of his humanity were so overwhelming that finally slander stood abashed and malignity recoiled. Even at
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
Petersburg Ladies' Memorial Association. The east tablet has the inscription: The Crater. July 30, 1864. On the western tablet are the names of the city's soldiers who fell in the battles of the 9th and 16th of June, 1864, while attempting to repel the advance of the enemy on the city. June 9th. George B. Jones, Dr. Wm. Bellingham, John E. Friend, John Crowder, Wayles hurt, Henry A. Blanks, William C. Banister, George R. Conway, W. H. Hardee, Guy G. Johnson, William Daniel, E. P. Brown, Godfrey Stanbley. June 16th. Wm. A. Johnston, Nathan Hoag, F. T. Scott, R. A. Spiers. On the capstone appear the words: Gloria Victis. On the second base in bold relief are these words: Confederate dead. On the third or upper base is this inscription: Plant the fair column on the vacant grave. A hero's honors let a hero have. Among the contributors to the fund for building this monument were General Early, General Beaureguard, General Go
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Captain Don P. Halsey, C. S. A. (search)
s circumstances than would have surrounded him had the result of the war been different, and began the practice of law in Lynchburg On the 7th of March, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ann Warwick Daniel, the daughter of Judge William Daniel, Jr., and the granddaughter of John M. Warwick, Esq., from whose house the wedding took place, and his home-life, as husband and father, was of the happiest and most exemplary character. For a while he was in partnership with Judge DanielJudge Daniel and his son, now Senator John W. Daniel, under the firm name of Daniel, Halsey and Daniel. Later on he decided to move to Richmond, where he resided several years, during which time he was the recipient of an extensive practice, being especially popular with the large German element of that city on account of the facility with which he spoke their language. The wounds and hardships he had endured during the war, however, had left their mark upon him, the exposure and privations of long march
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