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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Death of Gen. Winfield Scott at West Point, aged eighty......May 29, 1866 Customs officers seize 1,200 stands of Fenian arms at Rouse's Point, N. Y., May 19, and 1,000 at St. Alban's, Vt.......May 30, 1866 Fenian raid into Canada; about 1,200 men cross the Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y., landing near old Fort Erie, May 31, 1866. After a skirmish near Ridgeway they withdraw to the United States, where many are arrested for violating the neutrality laws, and over 1,000 paroled......June 2, 1866 President's proclamation against the invasion of Canada by Fenians......June 6, 1866 Over 1,000 Fenians attack St. Armand, Quebec, and are routed......June 9, 1866 Fourteenth Amendment to Constitution passes the Senate, June 8; the House, June 13; reaching the State Department......June 16, 1866 Majority of reconstruction committee report the late Confederate States not entitled to representation in Congress......June 18, 1866 Message from the President to Congress adverse
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
State in the Civil War in all branches of the service reduced to a three years standard was 392,270, about 12 per cent. of the population......1865 Eliphalet Nott, born in 1773, dies at Schenectady......Jan. 29, 1866 [Made president of Union College in 1804. Over 3,700 students graduated during his presidency.] Fenian raid into Canada; about 1,200 men cross Niagara River near Buffalo, camping near old Fort Erie......May 31, 1866 Slight conflict takes place near Ridgeway......June 2, 1866 [Force withdraws the next evening.] Reuben E. Fenton re-elected governor......November, 1866 Vassar Female College at Poughkeepsie incorporated, Jan. 11, 1861; name changed by legislature to Vassar College......Feb. 1, 1867 Normal school at Brockport established......1867 Public schools made entirely free......Oct. 1, 1867 State board of charities organized......1867 Memorial or Decoration Day made a legal holiday; date of first celebration......May 30, 1868 Comm
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
cedita.South Atlantic.May 8, 1865.Resigned.Actg. Ensign. Kelley, Levi B.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Feb. 23, 1865.Actg. Ensign.Wissahickon; John Griffith.South Atlantic.Sept. 16, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Kelley, Thomas C.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Jan. 23, 1865.Actg. Ensign.Henry Brinker; Shawnee.North Atlantic.Nov. 12, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Kelley, Thomas J., Died on Wachusett.N. H.Mass.Mass.Jan. 31, 1865.Actg. Master's Mate.WachusettEast IndiaAug. 13, 1866Deceased .Actg. Ensign. June 2, 1866.Actg. Ensign. Kelly, William, Jr.,Mass.Mass.Mass.June 13, 1864.Actg. Ensign.Fort Morgan.Supply Steamer.Aug. 22, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Keiren, James,B. C.Mass.Mass.Jan. 18, 1864.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.Althea.West Gulf.Aug. 12, 1865.Dismissed.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr. Kelsey, A. Warren, Sick.--Mass.Oct. 19, 1861.Actg. Asst. Paymr.Wissahickon.West Gulf.Appointment revoked.Actg. Asst. Paymr. Kemble, Arthur,Mass.Mass.Mass.Aug. 12, 1861.Actg. Asst. Surgeon.Gemsbok.West IndiaResi
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 2 (search)
Corps; 1st Division, 18th Army Corps; and 3d Division 24th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac; at the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Cold Harbor, Va., South Mountain and Antietam, Md , severely wounded at Fair Oaks and again at Chancellorsville, Va., May, 1863. Remained in service after the close of the war. In command, first, of the district of northeastern Virginia and afterwards of the district of South Carolina. Brevet Maj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 3, 1865. Mustered out, June 2, 1866. Devereux, Arthur Forrester. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, 8th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 18 to Aug. 1, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, 19th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 3, 1861. Wounded at the battles of Antietam and Second Bull Run. Colonel, Nov. 29, 1862. Engaged at the battle of Gettysburg. In command of garrison at the draft rendevous on Long Island. In command of 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, Nov., 1863. Present at the battle of Mine Run. Resigned, Feb.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 7 (search)
unteers, Dec. 9, 1865. Mustered out, Apr. 20, 1866. Withington, William Herbert. See General Officers. Woart, John. Born in Massachusetts. Hospital Chaplain, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 22, 1865; accepted, Apr. 3, 1865. Mustered out, June 2, 1866. Chaplain at Fort Union, New Mexico, June 2, 1866. Post Chaplain, Apr. 3, 1867; accepted, May 9, 1867. Retired, June 30, 1882. Died at San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 24, 1893. Wood, William Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. MiliJune 2, 1866. Post Chaplain, Apr. 3, 1867; accepted, May 9, 1867. Retired, June 30, 1882. Died at San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 24, 1893. Wood, William Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1841, to July 1, 1845. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, July 1, 1845. Second Lieutenant, 3d U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1846. First Lieutenant, Sept. 9, 1851. Regimental Adjutant, May 1, 1860, to Apr. 11, 1861. Captain, Apr. 11, 1861. Major, 17th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, 1st U. S. Infantry, Dec. 3, 1863. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Colonel, 17th U. S. Infantry, Feb. 22, 1869. Unassigned, Mar. 15, 1869. Assigned to 11th U.