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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Reynolds, Joseph Jones 1822-1899 (search)
Reynolds, Joseph Jones 1822-1899 Military officer; born in Flemingsburg, Ky., Jan. 4, 1822; graduated at West Point in 1843, where he was assistant professor from 1846 to 1855. He entered the service in the Civil War as colonel of the 10th Indiana Volunteers, and was made a brigadier-general in May, 1861. He was at first active in western Virginia, and then in the Army of the Cumberland, 1862-63. He was Rosecrans's chief of staff in the battle of Chickamauga, and in the summer of 1864 commanded the 19th Army Corps, and organized a force for the capture of Forts Morgan and Gaines, near Mobile. Late in 1864 he was placed in command of the Department of Arkansas, where he remained until April, 1866. In March, 1867, he was brevetted major-general, United States army; in 1867-72 commanded the 5th Military District; in 1871 was elected United States Senator from Texas, but declined; and in 1877 was retired. He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 26, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Selfridge, Thomas Oliver 1804- (search)
Selfridge, Thomas Oliver 1804- Naval officer; born in Boston, Mass., April 24, 1804; joined the navy in 1818; served in the Mexican War in 1847-48 as commander of the sloop Dale, and participated in the capture of Matanzas and Guaymas. He served creditably during the Civil War; was promoted commodore in 1862; retired on reaching the age limit in April, 1866; and promoted rear-admiral in July following. Naval officer; born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836; son of Thomas Oliver Selfridge; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1854; was promoted lieutenant in February, 1860; was second lieutenant on the Cumberland when she was sunk in Hampton Roads by the Merrimac; was commander of the iron-clad steamer Cairo when she was destroyed in the Yazoo River by a torpedo; participated in the capture of Vicksburg and in numerous other important actions; promoted to the rank of captain in 1881; made rearadmiral in 1896; and retired in 1898, at which time his father's name
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
16; vetoed......March 27, 1866 President proclaims the insurrection at an end in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida......April 2, 1866 First post of the Grand Army of the Republic organized at Springfield, Ill.......April 6, 1866 Civil rights bill passed over the President's veto......April 9, 1866 Fair held in Baltimore for the relief of the destitute in the Southern States nets $164,569.97......April, 1866 Race riot in Memphis, Tenn.......May 1-2, 1866 Boundary of Nevada extended 1° E., by act of Congress......May 5, 1866 Jefferson Davis indicted for complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln, in the United States circuit court of Virginia......May 8, 1866 Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry mustered out, after serving five years and one day; the longest term of volunteers on record......May 28, 1866 Death of Gen. Winfield Scott at West Point, aged eighty......May 29, 1866
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connecticut, (search)
.1861-65 State board of fish commissioners created......1865 State board of education organized, with Daniel C. Gilman as secretary......1865 Lydia Sigourney, poet, dies at Hartford......June 10, 1865 Legislature which convened at Hartford, May 3, adjourns after the longest session on record up to date......July 21, 1865 An exciting election for governor; President Johnson's influence favoring James E. English; Joseph R. Hawley, Republican, elected by only 541 majority......April, 1866 Legislature ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution......June 30, 1866 Legislature ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution......March 16, 1869 Election for governor being close, a joint committee of the General Assembly, appointed to examine returns May 3, report total vote 94,860; for Marshall Jewell, Republican, 47,473; for James E. English, Democrat, 47,373; scattering, 14; declare Jewell elected......May 10, 1871 Governor Jewell assumes office...
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maryland, (search)
apolis, April 27; completes its work, Sept. 6; ratified......Oct. 12-13, 1864 [This constitution abolished slavery, and disfranchised all who had aided or encouraged rebellion against the United States. Home vote, 27,541 for, 29,536 against; soldiers, 2,633 for, 263 against; majority for, 375.] Maryland Agricultural College established in Prince George's county......1865 Fair held at Baltimore for the relief of the destitute in the Southern States; net receipts, $164,569.97......April, 1866 Peabody Institute formally inaugurated; George Peabody present......Oct. 24, 1866 Legislature passes a very stringent Sunday law......1866 Johns Hopkins University incorporated......Aug. 24, 1867 New constitution, framed by a convention which met at Annapolis May 8, 1867, which abolishes office of lieutenant-governor, ratified by the people......Sept. 18, 1867 [Vote for, 27,152; against, 23,036.] New school law passed giving control of educational matters in each county to