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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 36 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 9 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1861., [Electronic resource] 3 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Index, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 2 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Women and Men 2 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 2 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 8, April, 1909 - January, 1910 2 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allen, Ethan, 1737- (search)
Allen, Ethan, 1737- military officer; born in Litchfield, Conn., Jan. 10, 1737. In 1762 he was one of the proprietors of the ironworksew Hampshire.) During this period several pamphlets were written by Allen, in his peculiar style, which forcibly illustrated the injustice of the action of the New York authorities. The latter declared Allen an outlaw. and offered a reward of £ 150 for his arrest. He defied his ure Montreal. With less than 100 recruits, mostly Canadians, Colonel Allen crossed the St. Lawrence, Sept. 25, 1775. This was (lone at thof regulars, Canadians and Indians, and after a short skirmish made Allen and his followers prisoners. When Prescott learned that Ethan Allen. Allen was the man who captured Ticonderoga, he treated him very harshly. He was bound hand and foot with irons, and these shackles weresition, a fruitless attempt was made by Beverly Robinson to bribe. Allen to lend his support to a union of that province with Canada. He wa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Canada (search)
to march them into any province in America to arrest and put to death, or spare, rebels and other offenders. Here was a menace that could not go unheeded. Cols. Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and others renewed their efforts to induce the Congress to send an expedition into Canada. The latter perceived the importance of securingders to cherish every Canadian, and every friend to the cause of liberty, and sacredly to guard their property. It was now too late. Had the Congress listened to Allen and Arnold at the middle of May, and moved upon Canada, its conquest would have been easy, for there were very few troops there. When, near the close of August, ad by the British government. The invading army first occupied Isle aux Noix, in the Sorel River; but the expedition made little advance beyond until November. Colonel Allen had attempted to take Montreal, without orders, and was made a prisoner and sent to England. A detachment of Schuyler's army captured Fort Chambly, 12 miles
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
y to Missouri.—14. Governor Brown, by proclamation, withdrew the Georgia militia, 15,000 strong, from the Confederate army at Atlanta.—19. Confederate passengers seized the steamers Island Queen and Parsons on Lake Erie, with the intention of capturing the United States gunboat Michigan; but the latter captured the whole party; the Queen was sunk and the Parsons was abandoned. A Confederate force of 1,500 captured a train worth $1,000,000 at Cabin Creek, Kan.—26. The Confederate governor (Allen) of Louisiana wrote to the Confederate Secretary of War that the time had arrived for them to put into the army every able-bodied negro as a soldier. —29. The United States steam-packet Roanoke, just after passing out of Havana, Cuba, admitted on board three boat-loads of men claiming to be passengers, who seized the vessel, put the passengers on board another vessel, went to Bermuda, burned the steamer there, and went ashore.—30. The Confederate General Vaughan driven out of his works
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dartmouth College, (search)
esidency until his death, in 1779 (see Wheelock, Eleazar), and was succeeded by his son, John, who was sent to Europe to procure funds for the support of the college. He obtained considerable sums, and philosophical implements. In 1816 a religious controversy led to a conflict with the legislature, and the latter created a new corporation, called Dartmouth University, in which the property of the old corporation was vested. A lawsuit ensued, carried on for the college by Daniel Webster, which resulted (1819), finally, in the establishment of the inviolability of chartered rights and the restoration of the old charter. Wheelock was raised to the presidency in 1817, by the new board, but died a few months afterwards. He was succeeded by William Allen. At the close of 1900 the college reported sixty-one professors and instructors, 741 students, 85,000 volumes in the library, 9,000 graduates, and $2,300,000 in productive funds. Rev. William J. Tucker, D. D., Ll.D., was president.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
5 Col. Benedict Arnold, with a force of about 1,100 men, marches against Quebec via Kennebec River Sept., 1775 English ship seized off Tybee Island, Ga., by the Liberty people, with 250 barrels of powder Sept. 17, 1775 British capture Col. Ethan Allen and thirty-eight men near MontrealSept. 25, 1775 Bristol, R. I., bombarded Oct. 7, 1775 Gen. William Howe supersedes General Gage as commander of the British army in America, who embarks for England Oct. 10, 1775 Falmouth, Me., burned by by the British officers in honor of Sir William Howe (who had been succeeded by Sir Henry Clinton), six days before his return to England May 18, 1778 Affair at Barren HillMay 20, 1778 British raid in Warren and Bristol, R. I.May 25, 1778 Col. Ethan Allen, released from im- prisonment, returns to Bennington, Vt. May 31, 1778 Earl of Carlisle, George Johnstone, and William Eden, appointed peace commissioners to America, with Prof. Adam Ferguson as secretaryJune 10, 1778 British evacuate
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connecticut, (search)
ane elected at Norwich to the first Continental Congress......June 6, 1774 Israel Putnam, of Pomfret, Conn., hastens to Boston on hearing of the battle of Lexington; arrives......April 21, 1775 [Riding on one horse 100 miles in eighteen hours.] Col. Samuel H. Parsons and Benedict Arnold, at Hartford, plan the capture of Ticonderoga......April 27, 1775 Benedict Arnold marches from New Haven with his company and reaches Boston......April 29, 1775 Surrender of Ticonderoga to Col. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold......May 10, 1775 General Assembly authorize bills of credit to $500,000 to equip eight regiments......May 11, 1775 Ex-Governor Tryon, with 2,000 men, destroys Danbury......April 26, 1777 [Gen. David Wooster, of Connecticut, is mortally wounded.] General Tryon lands at New Haven with about 3,000 men and plunders it......July 5, 1778 Fairfield, Green's Farm, and Norwalk burned......1778 General Tryon, from Kingsbridge, N. Y., with 1,500 troops, destr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
mbull, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, 1848-53; United States Senator, 1855-73.......June 25, 1896 National Democratic Convention at Chicago nominates William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, for President......July 10, 1896 Election carried by Republicans by overwhelming majority......Nov. 3, 1896 John R. Tanner (Republican) inaugurated governor of Illinois......Jan. 11, 1897 William E. Mason (Republican) elected United States Senator......Jan. 20, 1897 Passage by legislature of Allen bill, relating to street-railway franchises, which became a political issue the following year......June 9, 1897 Strike of coal-miners, affecting all mines in Illinois and other States in bituminous coal region......July 4, 1897 Statue of John A. Logan unveiled at Chicago......July 22, 1897 Death of George M. Pullman, president and founder of Pullman Palace Car Company......Oct. 19, 1897 Francis E. Willard, of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, dies at New York City......Feb
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nevada, (search)
possession of the present site of Genoa, erects a log-house, and opens a supply depot for emigrants......1849 Gold discovered in small quantities in Gold Cañon, near Dayton, by Abner Blackburn......July, 1849 An immigrant named Hardin discovers silver in the Black Rock range, 1 1/2 miles from the place settled in 1866 as Hardinville......1849 Nevada included in the Territory of Utah by act......Sept. 9, 1850 Trading-post erected on land where Carson City now stands......1851 E. Allen and Hosea B. Grosch discover silver ore in Gold Cañon......1853 Carson City laid out in Eagle Valley by Abraham V. Z. Curry, who built a stone house there......1858 Chinese first introduced into Nevada to work on a mining-ditch at Gold Cañon......1858 Territorial enterprise started at Genoa by William L. Jernegan and A. James......Dec. 18, 1858 Penrod Comstock & Co. discover the socalled Comstock lode in Six-Mile Cañon......June 11, 1859 First settlement on the site of Reno
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
pected in the city, and the military stores captured at Ticonderoga......May, 1775 Richard Montgomery commissioned brigadier-general by Congress......June 22, 1775 Congress orders Captain Lamb to remove the cannon from the fort at New York to the Highlands; twenty-four pieces secured......Aug. 23, 1775 [English ship Asia, lying in the harbor, attempted in vain to prevent this. Alexander Hamilton, then a student in King's (Columbia) College, assisted in securing the cannon.] Col. Ethan Allen taken prisoner with thirty-eight men by the British near Montreal......Sept. 25, 1775 Montreal captured by Gen. Richard Montgomery......Nov. 13, 1775 General Montgomery attempts the capture of Quebec; he is killed and the Americans repulsed......Dec. 31, 1775 On the news of the Declaration of Independence, the leaden statue of the King of England in New York is made into 42,000 bullets......July 6, 1776 Northern army falls back from Crown Point to Ticonderoga......July 7, 17
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vermont, (search)
but are driven off by armed settlers......July 19, 1771 Organization of the Green Mountain boys under command of Col. Ethan Allen, for opposing the Yorkers ......1771 Jehiel Hawley and James Breakenridge appointed by deputies of Bennington at land, Silvanus Brown, James Breakenridge, and John Smith to surrender within thirty days, offering £ 150 for capture of Allen, and £ 50 each for capture of the others......March 9, 1774 Convention at Manchester resolves that whoever takes a com west, called Bennington......March 12, 1778 Stockade fort and block-house erected at Rutland......April, 1778 Col. Ethan Allen, prisoner of the British since 1775, exchanged, is welcomed to Bennington by a salute of fourteen guns, one for youn, and ask New York to assume jurisdiction over Windham county......April 30, 1782 Governor Chittenden commissions Gen. Ethan Allen, Sept. 2, to raise 250 volunteers, and march into Windham county as a posse comitatus to enforce Vermont laws. This