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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 3 | 3 | Browse | Search |
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pakenham , Sir Edward Michael 1778 - (search)
Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael 1778-
Military officer; born in County Westmeath, Ireland, March 19, 1778.
At the age of about fifteen years he was appointed major of light dragoons, and at twenty lieutenant-colonel of foot.
In 1812 he
The pecan-trees at VillereaS, New Orleans. was made major-general; served with distinction under Wellington in the Peninsular campaign; and in 1814 was intrusted with the expedition against New Orleans (q. v.), where he was killed, Jan. 8, 1815.
The body of Sir Edward was conveyed to Villereas, when the viscera were removed and buried between two pecan-trees near the mansion.
The rest of the body was placed in a cask of rum and conveyed to England for interment.
Such was the disposition of the bodies of two or three other officers.
It is said the pecan-trees never bore fruit after that year, and the negroes looked upon the spot with superstitious awe.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State government. (search)