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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ripley , Eleazar Wheelock 1782 - (search)
Ripley, Eleazar Wheelock 1782-
Military officer; born in Hanover, N. H., April 15, 1782; was a nephew of President Wheelock, of Dartmouth College; studied and practised law in Portland; was in the legislature of Massachusetts, and was chosen speaker of the Assembly in 1812.
He was also State Senator.
In March, 1813, he was appointed colonel of the 21st Infantry.
He was active on the Northern frontier until appointed brigadier-general in the spring of 1814, when he took part in the events on the Niagara frontier.
For his services during that campaign he received from Congress the brevet of major-general and a gold medal.
General Ripley left the army in 1820; practised law in Louisiana; was a member of the State Senate; and was a member of Congress from 1834 till his death in West Feliciana, La., March 2, 1839.
He was wounded in the battle at York, and in the sortie at Fort Erie he was shot through the neck.
These wounds caused his death.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Robertson , James 1742 -1814 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Scott , Winfield 1786 -1866 (search)
Scott, Winfield 1786-1866
Military officer; born in Petersburg, Va., June 13, 1786; graduated at the College of William and Mary in 1804; was admitted to the bar in 1806, but entered the army as captain of artillery in 1808; became lieutenant-colonel of artillery in 1812, and adjutant-general, with the rank of colonel, in March, 1813.
He was among the prisoners captured at Queenston Heights, and sent to Quebec, with other prisoners of the regular army.
There the captives were all paroled excepting twenty-three, who were claimed as British subjects.
All the prisoners had been placed on a cartel-ship to be sent to Boston.
A party of British officers came on board, mustered the captives, and began separating from the rest those who, by their accent, were found to be Irishmen.
These they intended to send to England to be tried for treason.
Scott, who was below, hearing a commotion on deck, and informed of the cause, coming up, entered a vehement protest against the proceedings.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Winder , William Henry 1775 -1824 (search)
Winder, William Henry 1775-1824
Military officer; born in Somerset county, Md., Feb.. 18, 1775; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania; studied law, and began practice in Baltimore in 1798.
In March,
William Henry Winder. he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 14th United States Infantry, and colonel in July following.
He served on the Niagara frontier, under General Smyth, and in March, 1813, was commissioned brigadier-general.
Made prisoner at Stony Creek, Canada, he was exchanged, and became inspector-general, May 9, 1814.
Assigned to the command of the 10th District (July 2, 1814), he was in command of the troops in the battle of Bladensburg, and engaged in the unsuccessful defence of Washington, D. C. General Winder resumed the practice of his profession after the war, in which he was distinguished, and served with credit in the Senate of Maryland.
He died in Baltimore, Md., May 24, 1824.
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States . (search)