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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The Western flotilla at Fort Donelson, Island number10, Fort Pillow and — Memphis. (search)
er. At 6:35 eight Confederate rams came up the river at full speed. The mortar-boat, No. 16, which was the first object of attack, was defended with great spirit by Acting-Master Gregory, who fired his mortar eleven times, reducing the charge and diminishing the elevation. (See cut, p. 450.)-editors. The Carondelet at once prepared for action, and slipped her hawser to the bare end, ready for orders to go ahead. No officer was on the deck of the Benton (flag-steamer) except the pilot, Mr. Birch, who informed the flag-officer of the situation, and passed the order to the Carondelet and Pittsburgh to proceed without waiting for the flag-steamer. General signal was also made to the fleet to get under way, but it was not visible on account of the light fog. The Carondelet started immediately after the first verbal order; the others, for want of steam or some other cause, were not ready, except the Mound City, which put off soon after we were fairly on our way to the rescue of th
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 19: events in the Mississippi Valley.--the Indians. (search)
y; that a dissolution of the Union would be ruinous to the best interests of Missouri; and that no efforts should be spared to secure its continued blessings to her people. The fourth resolution was a pointed rebuke for all disturbers of the peace of the Republic. This Convention, it said, exhorts Georgia and the other seceding States to desist from the revolutionary measures commenced by them, and unite their voice with ours in restoring peace. and cementing the Union of our fathers. Judge Birch, of the same Committee, offered a minority report, in the form of resolutions, less offensive to the slaveholders. The two reports were laid on the table, and, by a vote of fifty-six against forty, the subject was made the special order for the third Monday in December following, to which time it was proposed to adjourn the Convention when it should adjourn. The atmosphere of St. Louis, in and out of the Convention, was not congenial to such seditious sentiments. The population of that
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Xxiv. conciliation in Congress. (search)
of Ohio, from a majority of this Committee, made an elaborate report, on the 14th of January, 1861, favoring concession and compromise, but not the line of 36° 30′ Messrs. C. C. Washburne, of Wisconsin, and Mason W. Tappan, of N. H., tendered a minority report, setting forth that, in view of the Rebellion, now in progress, no concessions should be made. They closed by submitting the resolve which had been offered in the Senate by Mr. Clark, of N. H., and which has already been given. Messrs. Birch, of California, and Stout, of Oregon, submitted a separate minority report, proposing a Convention of the States to amend the Federal Constitution. This proposal had been voted down by 15 to 14 in the Committee, and it was likewise voted down in the House: Yeas 64; Nays 108. The Crittenden proposition was moved in the House, as a substitute for Mr. Corwin's, and rejected: Yeas 80; Nays 113. The conclusions of the Grand Committee, as reported by Mr. Corwin and sustained by the Hous
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 60 (search)
ty-two-pounders. Gunner, N. B. Willets. No. 10 (starboard after-gun)--Nine rounds, fifty-pounders, rifled, by Lieut. Joshua Bishop, U. S.N. No. 6--Two rounds, fifty-pounders, Dahlgren, rifled, by same. We have not yet found time to visit the other gunboats, and ascertain correctly the number or effect of their shots. (Later — nobody hurt.) We have captured and destroyed seven out of eight gunboats, and three tugs. At 7.35 A. M., in company with Lieut. Bishop, and pilots Duffy and Birch, we left the Benton in the tug Dauntless, and board and land the Gen. Bragg, a large and valuable gulf steamer. After our party remained there one hour in landing her, and placing a guard over the prize, Lieut. Bishop, on examining her hold, discovers that one of the shots she received passed through, firing a bale of cotton in her hull. After cutting away the bulkhead it was soon extinguished. The Bragg received several shots, and a hard lick from one of the rams. Her boilers were red h
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 38 (search)
enty-eighth Alabama was captured, with its flag, almost entire. I respectfully refer to the report of Brigadier-General Hazen for a more detailed narrative of this gallant and successful assault. Among the killed we have to mourn the loss of Major Birch, Ninety-third Ohio, who was killed while gallantly leading his regiment to the, charge. So soon as the Knob and the barricades were taken, the enemy fled, to take shelter in his intrenchments at the base of Mission Ridge. Beatty's brigade,ndred and thirteen; making the total casualties of the division one thousand and thirty-two. Among these the country has to mourn the loss of many gallant and accomplished officers, and brave and devoted men. I have already noted the. death of Major Birch, of the Ninety-third Ohio, who was killed while gallantly leading his regiment in the assault on the enemy's intrenchments on Monday afternoon of the twenty-third. Major Irvin, Sixth Ohio, and Major Glass, Thirty-second Indiana, while displayi
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
ront of the piston in the cylinder, the brakes are at once applied to the wheels. See brake, p. 356. There have been numerous attempts to secure automatic and simultaneous action, throughout the cars of a train, by power derived from a single impulse or operation. Room cannot be spared for their systematic description, but the following patents may be consulted: — Bessemer (English）1841Hodge1860 Hancock (English）1841Dwelley1865 Nasmyth (English）1839Davidson1860 Petit1840Marsh1864 Birch1840Virdin1859 Carr (English）1841Wilcox1856 Walber1852De Bergues1868 Fuller1859Chatelier1868 Sickels1857Lee1868 Cuney1855Ambler1862 Goodale1865Branch1858 Peddle1867McCrone1865 Car-buf′fer. （Railway.) A fender between cars. In the English practice, the ends of the car-frames carry elastic cushions, or buffer-heads with springs. In our practice the spring is usually behind the drawbar. See buffer. Car-bump′er. An elastic arrangement to lessen the jerk incident
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), O. (search)
ive Place, or where chiefly grown.Qualities, Uses, etc. AlmondAmygdalusS Europe, etcOne of the finest of fixed oils; used chiefly in medicine. Communis ArganArgania syderoxylonMoroccoObtained from the kernels of the fruit; resembles olive-oil. BeechFagus sylvaticaEuropeThe mast affords an oil used for burning and in cooking. BenMoringa pterygospermaIndia and Arabia.Oil from the seeds of the horse-radish tree. Used in perfumery and by watchmakers on account of its not readily freezing. BirchBetula albaEuropeBark affords an oil by distillation. Used in the preparation of Russia leather. Brazil-nutBertholletia excelsaBrazilUsed for burning in lamps. ButtersTerm applied to the semi-solid greasy substances that exude from trees, as shea-butter, etc. Used for cooking and burning. CacaoTheobroma cacaoHot climatesThe cocoa-nibs of the shops. Used as a beverage. Afford an oil or butter which can be used for burning. CamelineCamelina sativaEurope, etcOil from the seeds. Used for
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
b.Cucurbitaceae, a. Beechwood, d.Cupheae, a. Beet, a; e, III. 519, IX. 181, 186.Cyprian asbestus, d. Beet and mangold-wurzel root, b.Daphne, e, IV. 673, VI. 210, 247, XIV. 17, XVII. 171, XVIII. 5. Begonaceae, a. Berries, a.Decayed wood, c. Birch, a; e, XIII. 184, XVIII. 9.Diss, g, II. 115. Blackberries, a.Dog's grass, a. Blue cabbage stalks, d.Dunhee (Sesbanea aculeata), e, XIII. 126. Blue grass, c. Boehmeria, a; e, XIII. 126.Dury, e, i. 248. Bombax, a.Dust, a. Bracken, c.Dwarf palcompound of silica and magnesia. We cannot go into all the particulars of the history of the art, nor describe the ingredients and compositions of the porcelains of China, Dresden, Sevres, Berlin, Vienna, Bohemia, but must refer our readers to Birch's History of ancient pottery (1858): Marryat's History of Pottery and Porcelain, Medieval and Modern (1857); and Brogniart's Arts Ceramiques. Por′ce-lain-cem′ent. Stir plaster of Paris into a thick solution of gum-arabic; apply with a brush
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
he panes of glass in place. They are rabbeted or grooved on one side to receive the glass, and are mitered to each other and to the frame. See sash. Those for the Crystal Palace, in 1851, were made by a special machine devised by Paxton and Birch, in which a series of revolving cutters shaped a piece which was afterward divided by circular saws into four parts, each constituting a complete bar, other saws of less diameter at the same time making the grooves for the glass. They were pailand, N. Y.2.976 Stone, building, Sullivan Co., N. Y.2.688 Tale2.08-2.90 Trap2.72 Topaz3.155-4.061 Woods, Dry. Alder.800 Apple.793 Ash.800 Ash, American.514–.736 Bass.482–.502 Bay, Spanish.822 Beech.852 Beech, American.672–.735 Birch.567 Box.900-1.030 Brazil-wood1.031 Campeachy (logwood).913 Cedar, American.560 Cedar, Indian1.315 Cherry.715 Cherry, American.579 Chestnut, Amer.469–.545 Cocoa1.040 Cork.240 Cypress, Spanish.644 Cypress, American.553 Dogwood.756–.
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orange or yellow dye for silks, and to color cheese, butter, and varnishes. Barberry root, etcBerberis vulgaris, etcEurope, etcThe root, stems, etc., afford a yellow dye The bark is used in tanning. Barwood(See Camwood) BedstrawGalium verumEurope etcThe flower tops afford a yellow dye with alum mordant; the roots a red dye. Beech-barkFagus (various)Europe and North AmericaThe tannin yielded by this bark makes a white but inferior leather, and is used only in places where oak is scarce. BirchBetula (carious)Europe and North AmericaFor tanning Russia leather, the inner bark is much used, especially on account of the brown oil which it yields, to which this leather owes its smell and durability. Brazil woodCaesalpinia brasiliensisWest Indies, Brazil, etcThe heart-wood affords a red dye. Used also to make red ink. BroomCytisus scoparius, or Sarothammus scoparius, and Genista tinctoriaEuropeUsed in dyeing yellow. For tanning, and for house brooms. BuckthornRhamnus (numerous)Europ
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