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H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia., Chapter 15: military Education—Military schools of France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, England, &c.—Washington's reasons for establishing the West point Academy.—Rules of appointment and Promotion in foreign Services.—Absurdity and injustice of our own system. (search)
ousand cities. Hannibal joined the Carthaginian army in Spain at twenty-two, and was made commander-in-chief at twenty-six. Victorious in Spain and France, he crossed the Alps and won the battle of Cannae before the age of thirty-one. Scipio Africanus, (the elder,) at the age of sixteen distinguished himself at the battle of Ticinus; at twenty was made edile, and soon after pro-consul in Spain; at twenty-nine he won the great battle of Zama, and closed his military career. Scipio AfricanScipio Africanus (the younger) also distinguished himself in early life; at the age of thirty-six he had conquered the Carthaginian armies and completed the destruction of Carthage. Gengis-Khan succeeded to the domain of his father at the age of thirteen, and almost immediately raised an army of thirty thousand men, with which he defeated a numerous force of rebels, who had thought to take advantage of his extreme youth to withdraw from his dominion. He soon acquired a military reputation by numerous conq
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 18: (search)
ired the boldness and the genius of Scipio to finally defeat Hannibal, and place Carthage beneath the heel of the proud Roman. General Johnston not only signally failed in the Fabian policy, but, unfortunately, declined to act the part of Scipio Africanus, at Dalton, in the early Spring of 1864. History records the deeds of this famed warrior who, whilst the Carthagenians were still warring in Italy, aroused the Roman pride, gathered together his legions, moved to the rear of the enemy, trpleasure beyond all their hopes, and restored a firmness to their empire, which had been shaken by so many tempests. Since General Johnston failed to practice the art of war in accordance with the principles either of Fabius Maximus or of Scipio Africanus, and since he fought not a single general battle during the entire war of Secession, what just claim has he to generalship? A man may be learned in anatomy, and perfect in the theory of surgery; he may be able to thoroughly describe the man
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
paint myself, And pluck my hair, by Jove: Aye, I will be Ctesippus; not a man; and in brief time I too, like him, will eat up all the stones. Menander. Ctesippus had sold the stones of his father's tomb to obtain means for his luxury. In 454 A. U. C., Paulus Ticinus Maenas imported barbers into Rome from Sicily. They were at first peripatetic, but afterward had shops, which became the lounges of the metropolis, as we find by the contemporary poets and satirists. Pliny says that Scipio Africanus was the first Roman who shaved daily. As early as Hippocrates some surgical operations were regarded as beneath the attention of physicians, and were relinquished to the barbers. The Council of Tours, in 1163, prohibited the clergy from performing bloody operations, and the barbers became the possessors of their practice. Barbers were incorporated with the surgeons of London by act of Henry VIII., but were deprived of this association early in the eighteenth century. In Holland an
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
ve been a different quality, and have taken a finer polish, as steel does. Steel was imported from the country of the Chalybes in to Greece about 500 B. C., and the name chalybs signified steel. The description of steel-making by Aristotle shows that the process was repetitive, and that dross was eliminated Heating several times in contact with charcoal was held to purify it. It was not understood till comparatively lately that steel is a carburet of iron. Polybius, the friend of Scipio Africanus, states that the helmet and armor of the Roman soldier were of bronze, but that the sword was a cut and thrust blade of Spanish steel. The forgers of the latter were in Celtiberia, now New Castile and Arragon. The town of Bilbilis and the little river Salo, a tributary of the Ebro, are celebrated as the center of the iron district. Diodorus, a Greek, who wrote about 50 B. C., describes the Celtiberians as armed with weapons of excellent temper. He states that they buried the iron
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 11: (search)
to secure the just promotion of Sergeant Swailes: it is only needful that the proper commanding general should understand that he may discharge the sergeant for promotion; and it is equally clear, that there is no regulation apparent of the War Department in the way of such discharge. There is nothing in the world to prevent it, but a sort of ill-defined notion, that, when the law speaks of a man, a soldier, or a person, they cannot possibly include a man of African descent. I wonder Scipio Africanus is not struck out of the list of Roman heroes, on account of his cognomen. Mr. Stanton will readily see the way to clear up all difficulties, so soon as he perceives what the point of the case is. It would appear that Secretary Stanton, upon considering the case, agreed with the Governor; for Sergeant Stephen A. Swailes was commissioned second lieutenant of the Fifty-fourth Regiment, March 11, 1864, and subsequently was commissioned first lieutenant, April 28, 1865; and was discha
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall), List of Mrs. Child's works, with the date of their first publication as far as ascertained. (search)
of Women in Various Ages and Nations. Boston, 1835. 2 vols. 16vo. Vol. I. The Women of Asia and Africa. Vol. II. The Women of Europe, America, and South Sea Islands. An Appeal in Behalf of that Class of Americans called Africans. Boston, 1833. 12vo. The Oasis. Boston, 1834. 16vo. contents.-- Child, Mrs. L. M. Brief Memoir of Wilberforce; How to effect Emancipation; Malem Boo; Illustration of Prejudice; Joanna; I thank my God for my Humility; Safe Mode of Operation; Scipio Africanus; The Hottentots; Conversation with Colonizationists; Knowledge in Austria; Voices from the South; Scale of Complexions; Dangers of Emancipation; Knowledge in the United States; Old Scip; Derivation of Negro; Opinions of Travellers; Jamaica Mobs. Follen, Mrs., Remember the slave; The runaway slave. Child, D. L. Henry Diaz; Three Colored Republics of Guiana; Judicial Decisions in Slave States. Whittier, J. G. The Slave Ships. Whittier, E. H. The Slave Trader. Bradley, J. Hi
The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn, Monuments. (search)
ect. He did more sick, than others in health. He was fit to teach at an age when common men are beginning to learn, and his few years bore the fruit of long life. A lover of truth, an obeyer of duty, a sincere friend and a wise instructer. His pupils raise this stone to his memory. On Hazel Path also will be seen the most sumptuous and costly erection in the Cemetery, the monument of Samuel Appleton, constructed, in fine Italian marble, after the beautiful model of the tomb of Scipio Africanus, disinterred some years since at Rome. On Ivy path, most of those who see the name of Francis Stanton, on a plinth, supporting the faustum of a column and an urn, will scarcely need to be reminded of his virtues-even by these few lines:-- An upright merchant, a useful citizen, a valued friend, died July 30, 1835, aged 50 years. This monument is raised by his associates and friends, who knew his worth and cherish his memory. On Vine Path, a monument hears the name of John
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
ch governs the compilation of history, gentlemen,—a law which is succinctly stated in this sentiment to which I am responding: The triumphs of might are transient—they pass and are forgotten—the sufferings of right are graven deepest on the chronicles of nations. Rome made the literature of her day; Carthage made none; Rome was the victorious power; Carthage was obliterated:—and yet, the figure of Hannibal stands out, luminously clear, from the misty background of those times, while Scipio Africanus is known to the ear only as a name, and the heroic defence of Carthage, when the women of that devoted city plaited their long tresses into bow-strings for the archers, and beat their jewels into arrow points, remains among the inspirations of history. Or, to take more modern instance, England made the literature of her time—Scotland made none; England conquered—Scotland was overcome; and yet none remembers the victorious Edward——he has passed and is forgotten—but the name
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Our cause in history. (search)
ch governs the compilation of history, gentlemen,—a law which is succinctly stated in this sentiment to which I am responding: The triumphs of might are transient—they pass and are forgotten—the sufferings of right are graven deepest on the chronicles of nations. Rome made the literature of her day; Carthage made none; Rome was the victorious power; Carthage was obliterated:—and yet, the figure of Hannibal stands out, luminously clear, from the misty background of those times, while Scipio Africanus is known to the ear only as a name, and the heroic defence of Carthage, when the women of that devoted city plaited their long tresses into bow-strings for the archers, and beat their jewels into arrow points, remains among the inspirations of history. Or, to take more modern instance, England made the literature of her time—Scotland made none; England conquered—Scotland was overcome; and yet none remembers the victorious Edward——he has passed and is forgotten—but the name
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Semmes' Georgia Brigade. (search)
Eighteenth Georgia Battalion. Jno. N. Pacetty, Sergeant Co. C. R. W. Miller, Hospital Steward. W. F. Symons, Private Co. C. H. F. Bennett, Private Co. A. M. W. Lewis, Private Co. A. John Smith, Private Co. A. Thos. Mensing, Private Co. B. Wm. Powers, Private Co. D, 50th Ga. Regiment. Colored musicians enlisted for the War. Joe Parkman, Co. A. Henry Williams, Co. B. Geo. Waddell, Co. A. Louis Gardeen, Co. C. Colored Cooks enlisted. James Polk, Co. B. Scipio Africanus, Co. B. William Read, Co. C. John Lery, Co. A. [16] Geo. W. Stiles, Commanding 18th Ga. Battalion. Ninth Georgia Battalion. Co. E. 1st Sergeant Horace L. Crawford, Private Jas. E. Kilby, Private Jas. Williams, A. M. Combee. Co. C. Private William S. Williamson, Willie H. Washington, Elias J. Holt, Private James M. Russell, James F. Lewis. Co. D. 4th Corporal Joseph W. Cox, 3d Corporal William F. Flowers, Private Joseph G. Barker. Co. B. Pr
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