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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Couch , Darius Nash 1822 -1897 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Franklin , William Buel 1823 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peck , John James 1821 - (search)
Peck, John James 1821-
Military officer; born in Manlius, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1821; graduated at West Point in 1843, entering the 2d Artillery.
He served in the war against Mexico, and resigned in 1853, settling in Syracuse as a banker.
In August, 1861, he was made brigadier-general of volunteers, and, July 4, 1862, major-general.
He performed excellent service during the whole Civil War, especially in defence of Suffolk.
He was mustered out in August, 1865, after which he was president of a life-insurance company in Syracuse, N. Y., where he died, April 21, 1878.
See Suffolk, siege of.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Richardson , Israel Bush 1815 - (search)
Richardson, Israel Bush 1815-
Military officer; born in Fairfax, Vt., Dec. 26, 1815; graduated at West Point in 1841; served in the Seminole War and in the war against Mexico; and became colonel of the 2d Michigan Volunteers when the Civil War broke out. He took a prominent part in the battle at Blackburn's Ford and Bull Run, at both of which he commanded a brigade.
He was made a brigadier-general, and in the Peninsular campaign he commanded a division in Sumner's corps.
On July 4, 1862, she was made major-general.
He was in the battle of South Mountain, and in the battle of Antietam he received a wound from which he died Nov. 3, 1862.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Slocum , Henry Warner 1827 -1894 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stevens , Isaac Ingalls 1818 - (search)