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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barnes , James , 1866 -1869 (search)
Barnes, James, 1866-1869
author: born in Annapolis, Md., Sept. 19, 1866; was graduated at Princeton College in 1891: author Of naval actions of 1812; For King or country; A loyal traitor; Midshipman Farragut, etc.
military officer; born in Boston, Mass., about 1809); was graduated at West Point in 1829, and resigned in 1836.
He became colonel of a Massachusetts volunteer regiment in 1861, and in November of that year was made brigadier-general in the Army of the Potomac, participating in its most exciting operations.
He commanded a division at the battle of Gettysburg, and was severely wounded.
He was brevetted major-general of volunteers in March, 1865, and was mustered out of the service Jan. 15, 1866.
He died in Springfield, Mass., Feb. 12, 1869.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bell , Charles H. , 1798 -1875 (search)
Bell, Charles H., 1798-1875
Naval officer; born in New York, Aug. 15, 1798; entered the naval service in June, 1812; served with Decatur in 1813-14; with Chauncey, on Lake Ontario, in 1814; and with Decatur again, in the Mediterranean, in 1815.
He was with the squadron in the West Indies (1824-29) operating against the pirates there.
In 1860 he was in command of the Norfolk navy-yard: commanded the Pacific squadron in 1862-64, and the navy-yard at Brooklyn 1865-68.
In July, 1866, he was made a rear-admiral.
he died in New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 19, 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blind, education of the, (search)
Blind, education of the,
Prior to 1784 there were no institutions in the world where the blind could be educated.
In that year the first school was founded in Paris, by Valentine Hauy, and soon after similar institutions were organized in England and other European countries.
The first school for the blind in the United States was established in Boston in 1829, by an act of the State legislature.
Since then schools of the same character have been instituted in nearly every State.
The pioneer workers in this field were Howe, Chapin, Williams, Wait, Little, Lord, Huntoon, Morrison, and Anagnos.
The United States government has extended large aid to promote the education of the blind.
In March, 1876, Congress passed an act appropriating $250,000 for a perpetual fund, the interest of which was to be used to purchase suitable books and apparatus for distribution among the various schools for the blind.
The following is an official summary of the statistics of schools for the bl
Booth, William, 1829-
Clergyman born in Nottingham, England, April 10, 1829; was educated in Nottingham, and in 1850-61 served as a minister of the Methodist New Connection.
In 1865 he organized the Christian Mission to reach the lower classes in the East End of London.
In 1878 when this mission had grown to be a large organization, he changed it into a religious military body, and it became known as the Salvation Army, with himself as leader or general.
His entire family were mustered into the service of the army, his son, Ballington, being especially set apart for the work in the United States.
In 1896, when a division occurred in the American branch of the army, and Ballington was engaged in organizing the volunteers of America (q. v.) on lines more in harmony with American institutions than the original army, General Booth visited New York and made unavailing efforts to prevent a disruption.
His chief publication is In darkest England.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bowditch , Nathaniel , 1773 -1838 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brackett , Albert Gallatin , 1829 - (search)
Brackett, Albert Gallatin, 1829-
Military officer; born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1829; served in the 4th Indiana Volunteer Regiment in the Mexican War; was honorably discharged, July 16, 1848; re-entered the army as captain in the 2d Cavalry in 1855 and distinguished himself in actions against the Comanche Indians.
He commanded the cavalry at Blackburn's Ford and the first battle of Bull Run in 1864.
He was brevetted colonel of volunteers and was made colonel in the regular service in 1879.
He published a History of the United States cavalry; General Lane's brigade in Central Mexico, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brice , Benjamin W. , 1809 -1892 (search)
Brice, Benjamin W., 1809-1892
Military officer; born in Virginia in 1809; was graduated at West Point in 1829: served in the expedition against the Sac Indians in 1831, then resigned from the army and became a lawyer, judge, and adjutant-general of Ohio.
He re-entered the army as major at the beginning of the Mexican War. and served as paymaster.
He served through the Civil War in the pay department; became paymaster-general in 1864, and was brevetted major-general for faithful services in 1865.
He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 4, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carlin , William Passmore 1829 - (search)
Carlin, William Passmore 1829-
Military officer; born in Greene county, Ill., Nov. 24, 1829; was graduated at West Point in 1850, and was in the Sioux expeditions under General Harney in 1855.
and under General Sumner against the Cheyennes in 1857.
He was in the Utah expedition in 1858; and did efficient service in Missouri for the Union in the early part of the Civil War, where he commanded a district until March, 1862.
He commanded a brigade under Generals Steele and Pope, which bore a prominent part in the battle of Stone River (q. v.). In the operations in northern Georgia late in 1863, and in the Atlanta campaign the next year, he was very active.
In the famous march to the sea he commanded a division in the 14th Corps; and was with Sherman in his progress through the Carolinas, fighting at Bentonville.
He was brevetted major-general, U. S. A. in 1893; and was retired Nov. 24 of that year.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chandler , John 1760 -1841 (search)