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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connor , Patrick Edward 1820 -1891 (search)
Connor, Patrick Edward 1820-1891
Military officer; born in Ireland, March 17, 1820; came to the United States and was educated in New York City; served in the war with Mexico and then engaged in business in California.
When the Civil War broke out he recruited a band of 200 men and was ordered to Utah to drive plundering Indians out of the overland routes of travel, and to check the threatened revolt among the Mormons.
After marching 140 miles he fell upon a fortified camp of 300 Indians in Washington Territory and destroyed the whole band.
At the close of the war he received the brevet of majorgeneral.
Later he commanded 2,000 cavalry to punish the Sioux and Arapahoe Indians for their robberies.
He met and defeated the latter at Tongue River in August, 1865.
He died in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 18, 1891.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hancock , Winfield Scott 1824 - (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), United States of America . (search)