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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1 1 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Medals. (search)
28, 1864Cornelius VanderbiltGift of ship VanderbiltGold. July 26, 1866Capts. Creighton, Low, and StoufflerRescuing 500 passengers from the S. S. San Francisco. July 26, 1853. Creighton of the Three Bells, Glasgow; Low, of the bark Kelly, of Boston; and Stouffler, of the ship Antarctic, LiverpoolGold. Medals awarded by the Congress of the United States—Continued. Date of Resolution.To whom presented.For what service.Metal. March 2, 1867Cyrus W. FieldLaying the Atlantic cableGold. March 16, 1867George PeabodyPromotion of educationGold. March 1, 1871George F. RobinsonSaving William H. Seward from assassination, April 14, 1865. Besides the medal, $5,000Gold. Feb. 24, 1873Capt. Crandall and others, Long Island light-house keeper and crewSaving passengers from the Metis, of the New York and Providence line, Aug. 31, 1872Gold. June 16, 1874Centennial medals June 20, 1874Life-saving medals. 1st and 2d classThere have been presented as awards for life-saving since the passage of
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 52: Tenure-of-office act.—equal suffrage in the District of Columbia, in new states, in territories, and in reconstructed states.—schools and homesteads for the Freedmen.—purchase of Alaska and of St. Thomas.—death of Sir Frederick Bruce.—Sumner on Fessenden and Edmunds.—the prophetic voices.—lecture tour in the West.—are we a nation?—1866-1867. (search)
ad committed to them. Although rejoicing that equal suffrage had thus been established as a part of reconstruction, Sumner was disappointed that Congress would go no further at this time, by providing a complete method for the initiation of new governments, taking further precautions against disloyalty, and securing to the freedmen the benefits of homesteads and free schools. Feb. 14,19, and 20, 1867; Works, vol. XI. pp. 102-116. March 7 and 11, 1867; Ibid., pp. 124-136; March 15 and 16, 1867; Ibid.. pp 141-163. Sumner reviewed his own course on the subject, Jan. 21 and Feb. 10, 1870. Works, vol. XIII. pp. 303-330. He foresaw that without education, and land for their homes, the enfranchised blacks would be exposed to an adverse fortune hardly less than that from which they had escaped. Other senators, however (Sherman for instance), thought that they must stop somewhere in imposing conditions, and that with the ballot established the other ameliorations would gradually fol