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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 (search)
e and spoke much, and by his efforts procured a large amount of money, and the estate was purchased. He was nominated for the Vice-Presidency of the United States in 1860 by the Constitutional Union party. Mr. Everett was a rare scholar and finished orator, and was one of the early editors of the North American review. He died in Boston, Jan. 15, 1865. Oration at Gettysburg.—The following is his oration at the dedication of the National Cemetery, on the Gettysburg battle-field, on Nov. 19, 1863: Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghanies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of God and nature. But the duty to which you have called me must be performed; grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy. It was appointed by law in Athens that the obsequies of the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gettysburg, battle of. (search)
Confederate dead having been removed to Southern cemeteries. The battle-field is now studded with State and regimental monuments marking the most important spots in the three-days' battle. Near the centre of the battle-field stands a national monument of gray granite, erected at a cost of $50,000, and also a bronze statue of General Reynolds. Almost immediately after the battle the government determined to acquire and set apart the battle-field for a National Soldiers' Cemetery. On Nov. 19, 1863, the field, which then contained the graves of 3,580 Union soldiers, was dedicated by President Lincoln, who delivered the following memorable speech: Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great bat
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lincoln, Abraham 1809- (search)
cial train. We were a long time in the station at Baltimore. I heard people talking around, but no one particularly observed me. At an early hour on Saturday morning [Feb. 23], at about the time I was expected to leave Harrisburg, I arrived in Washington. Mr. Lincoln was received at the railway station by Mr. Washburne, member of Congress from Illinois, and taken to Willard's Hotel. The Gettysburg speech. At the dedication of the National Cemetery on the Gettysburg battle-field, Nov. 19, 1863, Mr. Lincoln delivered his immortal speech, which will be found in the article on Gettysburg. His re-election. In the administration party were men who deprecated the cautious policy of Mr. Lincoln and were opposed to his re-election. They held a nominating convention at Cleveland, O., May 31, 1864. It was composed of about 350 persons, very few of whom were regularly chosen delegates. They were called the radical men of the nation. They adopted a platform of principles, consis
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
e Tennessee at Brown's Ferry, below Chattanooga......Oct. 27, 1863 Battle of Wauhatchie......Oct. 27, 1863 General Longstreet, detached from the Confederate army before Chattanooga, advances towards Knoxville, E. Tenn.......Nov. 4, 1863 Engagement at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, Va. The Army of the Potomac succeeds in crossing the Rappahannock, Lee retiring to the line of the Rapidan......Nov. 7, 1863 Confederate forces under General Longstreet before Knoxville......Nov. 19, 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain......Nov. 24, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, or Missionary Ridge......Nov. 25, 1863 At Mine Run, Orange co., Va., the advance of the Army of the Potomac under General Meade meets the Confederates under General Lee. Attacks desultory; Meade retires......Nov. 27-30, 1863 General Longstreet assaults the defenses of Knoxville, especially Fort Sanders; repulsed with heavy loss......Nov. 29, 1863 General Longstreet raises the siege of Knoxville, retreats
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pennsylvania, (search)
lry......Oct. 12-14, 1862 Confederate advance enters Pennsylvania......June 22, 1863 Carlisle occupied by the advance of the Confederate forces under Ewell; Kingston, 13 miles from Harrisburg, entered on the 27th; and a skirmish takes place within 4 miles of the capital on......June 28, 1863 Confederate advance called back by General Lee to concentrate at Gettysburg......June 28, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg......July 1-3, 1863 National cemetery at Gettysburg consecrated......Nov. 19, 1863 [During the Civil War the State furnished 269,645 troops (three-years' standard) ; among them 8,612 were colored. Answering the first call of the President for troops, the State furnished 20,979 threemonths' troops.] Chambersburg again raided and mostly burned by McCausland's Confederate cavalry......July 30, 1864 Citizens of the counties bordering on Maryland reimbursed by the State for damages sustained during the Civil War......April 9, 1868 All the miners in the Avondale