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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Ohio, (search)
832.... Robert Lucas18321836Democrat. Joseph Vance18361838Whig. Wilson Shannon18381840Democrat. Thomas Corwin18401842Whig. Wilson Shannon18421844Democrat. Thomas W. Bartley18441844.... Mordecai Bartley18441846Whig. William Bebb18461849Whig Seabury Ford18491850Whig Reuben Wood18501853Democrat. William Medill18531854Democrat 18541856Democrat Salmon P. Chase18561860Republican. William Dennison18601862Republican. David Tod18621864Republican. John Brough18641865Republican. Charles Anderson18651866Republican. Jacob Dolson Cox18661868Republican. Rutherford B. Hayes18681872Republican. Edward F. Noyes18721874Republican. William Allen18741876Democrat. Rutherford B. Hayes18761878Republican Richard M. Bishop18781880Democrat. Charles Foster18801884Republican George Hoadley18841886Democrat. Joseph B. Foraker18861890Republican. James E. Campbell18901892Democrat. William McKinley, Jr18921896Republican. Asa S. Bushnell18961900Republican. George K. Nash1900——Republican.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sailor's Creek, (search)
ributary of the Appomattox River in Virginia, the scene of an engagement on April 6, 1865, between Sheridan's cavalry and the 2d and 6th Corps of the Army of the Potomac and the Confederates of the Army of Northern Virginia under Generals Ewell, Anderson, Pickett, and Bushrod Johnson. Ewell's corps was captured and the divisions of Anderson, Pickett, and Johnson almost broken up, about 10,000 men in all being captured. This action is variously known as the battle of Sailor's Creek, Harper's Farmattox River in Virginia, the scene of an engagement on April 6, 1865, between Sheridan's cavalry and the 2d and 6th Corps of the Army of the Potomac and the Confederates of the Army of Northern Virginia under Generals Ewell, Anderson, Pickett, and Bushrod Johnson. Ewell's corps was captured and the divisions of Anderson, Pickett, and Johnson almost broken up, about 10,000 men in all being captured. This action is variously known as the battle of Sailor's Creek, Harper's Farm, and Deatonsville.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Santa Rosa Island, battle on (search)
rrington, and on the night of the 13th about 100 men under Lieut. J. H. Russell, of Commodore Merwin's flag-ship Colorado, crossed over to the navy-yard and burned the Judah, then fitting out for a privateer. There were then near the navyyard about 1,000 Confederate soldiers. These daring feats aroused the Confederates, and they became aggressive. Early in October they made an attempt to surprise and capture Wilson's Zouaves on Santa Rosa Island. About 1,400 picked men, commanded by General Anderson, crossed over from Pensacola in several steamboats, and at 2 A. M. on the 9th landed 4 or 5 miles eastward of the Zouave camp. They marched upon the camp in three columns, drove in the pickets, and completely surprised the Zouaves. The war-cry of the Confederates was Death to Wilson! No quarter! The Zouaves fought desperately in the intense darkness while being driven back to the shelter of the batteries, 400 yards from Fort Pickens. There were only 133 effective men. While fallin