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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnston, Joseph Eccleston 1809- (search)
Johnston, Joseph Eccleston 1809- Military officer; born in Longwood, Va., Feb. 3, 1809; graduated at West Point in 1829, and entered the artillery. He served in the wars with the Florida. Indians, and with Mexico, in which he was twice wounded. He became lieutenantcolonel of cavalry in 1855, and quartermaster-general, with the rank of brigadier-general, in June, 1860. He joined the Confederates in the spring of 1861, and was commissioned a major-general in the Army of Virginia. He was in command at the battle of Bull Run, and fought gallantly on the Virginia peninsula, until wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks, or Seven Pines (1862), when he was succeeded by Lee. He afterwards opposed Grant and Sherman in the Mississippi Valley. He was in command during the Atlanta campaign in 1864 until July, when he was superseded by General Hood. When Johnston heard of Sherman's raid, and perceived that Polk could not resist him, he sent two divisions of Hardee's corps, under Generals
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
9, 1808 Embargo modified; the President au thorized to permit vessels to transport American property home from foreign ports......March 12, 1808 Army raised to five regiments of infantry, one of riflemen, one of light artillery and one of light dragoons, to be enlisted for five years......April 12, 1808 First session adjourns......April 25, 1808 Second session convenes......Nov. 7, 1808 Sixth Presidential election......Nov. 8, 1808 Territory of Illinois established......Feb. 3, 1809 Electoral vote counted in the House......Feb. 8, 1809 Embargo act repealed......March 1, 1809 Non-intercourse act forbids commercial intercourse with Great Britain, France, and their dependencies after May 20......March 1, 1809 Tenth Congress adjourns......March 3, 1809 sixth administration—Democraticrepublican, March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1813. James Madison, Virginia, President. George Clinton, New York, Vice-President. President proclaims that both England and Franc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
anent settler at Chicago......1804 By the treaty of St. Louis, Nov. 3, 1804, the united Sac and Fox Indians cede to the United States land on both sides of the Mississippi River, extending on the east from the mouth of the Illinois to its head and thence to the Wisconsin......Nov. 3, 1804 Piankeshaw Indians cede to the United States 2,616,921 acres west of the Wabash, opposite Vincennes......Dec. 30, 1805 Territory of Illinois created with Kaskaskia as the seat of government......Feb. 3, 1809 Ninian Edwards commissioned governor by Madison......April 24, 1809 Mail route established by law from Vincennes to St. Louis, via Kaskaskia, Prairie du Rocher, and Cahokia......1810 Illinois raised to second grade of territorial government......May 21, 1812 Owing to Indian murders and outrages a cordon of forts and block-houses is erected in Illinois; the most noted is Fort Russel, near Edwardsville......1812 Garrison of Fort Dearborn, by order of General Hull, Aug. 7, 181
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Indiana, (search)
a part of Indiana......1805 First General Assembly of Indiana Territory meets at Vincennes......July 29, 1805 Delaware, Pottawattomie, Miami, Eel River, and Wea Indians cede to the United States land in eastern Indiana by treaty at Grouseland, near Vincennes......Aug. 21, 1805 Laws of Indiana published at Vincennes by Messrs. Stout & Smoot......1807 Illinois Territory set off from Indiana, comprising all west of the Wabash River and a line drawn north from Post Vincennes......Feb. 3, 1809 Property qualifications of 50 acres, or a town lot valued at $100, required of electors in Territory by act of Congress......Feb. 26, 1809 Great political contest over slavery won by friends of free labor......1809 By treaty at Fort Wayne, Sept. 30, 1809, the Delaware, Pottawattomie, Miami, and Eel River tribes cede to the United States about 2,900,000 acres south of the Wabash; treaty confirmed by the Weas, who meet Governor Harrison in council at Vincennes......Oct. 26, 1809
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
y England to the United States......June 1, 1796 Wisconsin included in the Territory of Indiana, created by act approved......May 7, 1800 Judge Charles Reaume appointed justice of the peace at Green Bay by Gov. William Henry Harrison, of Indiana.......1803 By treaty of St. Louis the united Sacs and Foxes cede to the United States land, a portion of which lies in southern Wisconsin......Nov. 3, 1804 Wisconsin included in the Territory of Illinois, created by act approved......Feb. 3, 1809 Thomas Nuttall and John Bradbury, naturalists, explore Wisconsin......1809 Governor Clarke takes possession of Prairie du Chien and builds Fort Shelby......1813 Fort Shelby surrendered to the British under Colonel McKay......July 19, 1814 United States troops occupy Prairie du Chien and commence Fort Crawford on the site of Fort McKay, formerly Fort Shelby......June, 1816 Fort Howard, on Green Bay, built and garrisoned by American troops under Col. John Miller......1816