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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Winslow, John Ancrum 1811-1873 (search)
Winslow, John Ancrum 1811-1873 Naval officer; born in Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 19, 1811; was appointed midshipman in 1827; became lieutenant in 1839, distinguished John Ancrum Winslow. himself in the war with Mexico, and was attached to the Mississippi flotilla in 1861. In 1863 he was placed in command of the Kearsarge, and on June 19, 1864, he sank the Alabama (q. v.) off Cherbourg, France. For this action he was promoted commodore. He was in command of the Gulf Squadron in 1866-67, of the Pacific fleet in 1871, and, at the time of his death, of the navy-yard at Portsmouth. He died in Boston, Sept. 29, 1873.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Winston, John Anthony 1812-1871 (search)
Winston, John Anthony 1812-1871 Legislator; born in Madison county, Ala., Sept. 4. 1812; educated at La Grange College, Ala., and Nashville University, Tenn.; became a cotton planter and commission merchant; was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1840 and 1842, and to the Senate in 1845, and served as president of the latter for many years; raised two companies of troops for the Mexican War in 1846, and was made colonel of the 1st Alabama Volunteers, but the regiment was not accepted. He was elected governor of Alabama in 1853 and 1855; served in the Confederate army as colonel of the 8th Alabama Regiment; commanded a brigade in the Peninsular campaign; and soon afterwards resigned his commission. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1866; refused to take a seat in the United States Senate; declined to be a candidate for governor, and lived in retirement, devoting himself to aiding the poor and destitute. He died in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 21,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wolcott, Edward Oliver 1848- (search)
Wolcott, Edward Oliver 1848- Legislator; born in Longmeadow, Mass., March 26, 1848; studied at Yale College; was graduated at the Harvard Law School in 1871, and began practising in Denver, Col., where he became interested in silver mining; and was United States Senator from Colorado in 1889-1901.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woolley, John Granville 1850- (search)
Woolley, John Granville 1850- Journalist; born in Collinsville, O., Feb. 15, 1850; graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1871; admitted to the bar in 1873; was prosecuting attorney in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1881; practised in New York City in 1886; and became a lecturer principally on temperance in 1888. In August, 1899, he became editor of The New voice, Chicago, Ill.; and in 1900 was the Prohibition candidate for President of the United States.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woolsey, Theodore Dwight 1801-1889 (search)
Woolsey, Theodore Dwight 1801-1889 Educator; born in New York City, Oct. 31, 1801; graduated at Yale College in 1820; studied theology at Princeton; was licensed to preach in 1825, and became Professor of Greek in Yale in 1831. He was elected president of Yale College in 1846, and resigned the office in 1871. He resided in New Haven afterwards, giving instruction in the Law School. Dr. Woolsey was the author of several valuable works, and editor of classical volumes. He died in New Haven, Conn., July 1, 1889.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wright, Rebecca McPherson (search)
Wright, Rebecca McPherson Spy; born near Winchester, Va., Jan. 31, 1838. On Sept. 16, 1864, General Sheridan sent her a message which was carried in the mouth of a negro. It contained these words: Can you inform me of the position of Early's forces, the number of divisions in his army, and the strength of all or any of them, and his probable or reported intentions? Have any more troops arrived from Richmond, or are any more coming or reported to be coming? Upon the information received from her Sheridan planned the assault upon Winchester. She was appointed a clerk in the United States Treasury Department in 1868; and married William C. Bonsai in 1871.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Yale University, (search)
en a new charter was given, it was applied to the whole institution. Its laws were printed in Latin in 1748, and this was the first book printed in New Haven. The government of the college was administered by the rector, or president, and ten fellows, all of whom were clergymen, until 1792, when the governor and lieutenant-governor of the State and six senior assistants of the council were made fellows ex-officio, making the corporation consist of eighteen members besides the president. In 1871-72 the legislature of Connecticut passed a law providing for the substitution of six graduates of the college for the six councillors, to be selected by the alumni. In 1887 the college became a university. The university has a scientific school (Sheffield), museum of natural history, picture-gallery, extensive mineral and geological cabinets, and a library containing over 258,000 volumes, exclusive of pamphlets. In Yale University particular at- Osborn Hall, Yale University. tention is
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Young, John Russell 1841-1899 (search)
turn to Philadelphia. After his recovery he was managing editor of the Press; again went to the war in 1864, and served under General Banks in the Red River campaign; then returned to Philadelphia and resumed editorial charge of the Press. He joined the editorial staff of the New York Tribune in 1865, and was its managing editor in 1866-69, during which time he established the Morning post in Philadelphia, and the Standard in New York; was correspondent for the New York Herald in Europe in 1871-77, when he accompanied ex-President Grant on his journey round the world. He resumed editorial work on the Herald in 1879-82, and was then appointed minister to China, which office he resigned in 1885; and was appointed librarian of Congress in 1897. He was author of Around the world with General Grant; editor of Memoral history of the City of Philadelphia, from its first settlement to the year 1895; and Narrative and critical history, 1681-1895. He died in Washington, D. C., Jan. 17, 189
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Young women's Christian associations, (search)
London, England, in 1855. In the United States these associations grew out of the Ladies' Christian Union of New York, established in 1858, the first Young Women's Christian Association in this country being formed in Boston, Mass., in 1866. In 1871 there were three young women's Christian associations and twenty-seven other women's associations. The associations since 1871 have held biennial conferences. There is a distinct organization of young women's Christian associations in the colleg1871 have held biennial conferences. There is a distinct organization of young women's Christian associations in the colleges, all sprung from the first association in the State Normal University, Normal, Ill., in November, 1872. The work in young women's Christian associations was at first modelled on that of the young men's Christian associations, but it was found that women's needs required that it should be different. An important feature is the maintenance of boarding-homes for young women. Besides this, the associations in the large cities have gymnasiums, educational classes, entertainments, lectures, empl
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