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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 28 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 27 1 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 27 1 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 26 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 26 0 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 26 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.) 26 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, The Life and Times of Charles Sumner: His Boyhood, Education and Public Career. 25 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 23 1 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 22 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Slater, Samuel 1768-1835 (search)
ended he hastened to America with the treasures of his brain. He landed in New York in November, 1789. Heavy penalties deterred any one from making a model or drawing and sending it out of the country. Slater accidentally learned that Moses Brown, of Rhode Island, had made some attempts at cotton-spinning by machinery there. He wrote to Mr. Brown, informing him of what he could do. If thou canst do this thing, wrote the earnest manufacturer, I invite thee to come to Rhode Island and haveMr. Brown, informing him of what he could do. If thou canst do this thing, wrote the earnest manufacturer, I invite thee to come to Rhode Island and have the credit and the profit of introducing cotton-manufacture into America. Slater went, and, with the aid of the Brown family, succeeded in Samuel Slater. produring machinery, by the close of 1790, that made cotton-yarn equal in quality to the best then made in England. Slater secured both the credit and the profit of introducing cotton manufacture into the United States. Within six years Slater had many persons at work for him, and established a Sabbath-school for the benefit of these and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Slemmer, Adam J. 1828- (search)
Slemmer, Adam J. 1828- military officer; born in Montgomery county, Pa., in 1828; graduated at West Point in 1850; was promoted for gallant conduct in the Seminole War; was for a while assistant Professor of Ethics and Mathematics at West Point, and was in command of a small garrison at Fort McRae, near Pensacola, when the Civil War broke out. He took his men and supplies to stronger Fort Pickens, and held it against the Confederates until relieved by Colonel Brown (see Pickens, Fort). He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in 1862; was severely wounded in the battle of Stone River, and was disabled from further active service. In March, 1865, he was brevetted brigadiergeneral, United States army, and was afterwards commandant at Fort Laramie, Kan., where he died, Oct. 7, 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Songs of the Civil War, popular (search)
rave boys are they. Henry C. Work. Brave boys are they, gone at their country's call. Dixie (Southern). Albert Pike. Southrons hear your country call you. Dixie (Northern). T. M. Cooley. Away down South where grows the cotton. John Brown's body John Brown's body lies a-mould ring in the grave. Just before the battle, mother. Geo. F. Root. Just before the battle, mother, I am thinking most of you. Marching through Georgia. Henry C. Work. Bring the good old bugle, John Brown's body lies a-mould ring in the grave. Just before the battle, mother. Geo. F. Root. Just before the battle, mother, I am thinking most of you. Marching through Georgia. Henry C. Work. Bring the good old bugle, boys; we'll sing another song. Maryland, my Maryland (Southern). Jos. R. Randall. The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland. O wrap the flag around me, boys. R. Stewart Taylor. Tramp, tramp, tramp. Geo. F. Root. In the prison cell I sit. When Johnny comes marching home. Louis Lambert. When this cruel War is over. Charles C. Sawyer. Dearest love, do you remember.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State sovereignty. (search)
ed an offensive and unjust denial of equality in the Union, and as such, but not because of any money interest in the question, an intense excitement was created by it. The serious troubles in Kansas were followed by the double-dyed crime of John Brown's invasion of Virginia. He came fresh from the Kansas school, and was fulfilling Mr. Seward's prophecy that abolitionism would invade the South. Though the avowed purpose of the invasion was to disturb domestic tranquillity, which it was one of the proclaimed objects of the Union to secure, arson and murder were its accompaniments. When Brown was tried with due formality, sentenced, and executed according to the laws of the land, inasmuch as his crimes had been committed with open hostility to the South, he was canonized at the North and a hymn to his memory became the marching song of the declared enemies of the South. For some years the abolition faction had borne upon its banner No union with slaveholders, though, as has been
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Still, William (search)
Still, William Philanthropist; born of African parents in Shamony, N. J., Oct. 7, 1821; removed to Philadelphia in 1844; became a clerk in the office of the Pennsylvania Anti-slavery Society; was corresponding secretary of the Philadelphia branch of the underground railroad in 1851-61; provided for the wife and children of John Brown during the time between his conviction and execution. He is actively engaged with several charitable institutions for negroes. His publications include The underground Railroad; Voting and laboring; and Struggle for the Rights of the Colored People of Philadelphia.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stoneman, George 1822-1894 (search)
to destroy the railway between Salisbury and Greensboro and the factories at Salem, N. C., while the main body moved on Salisbury, forcing the Yadkin at Huntsville (April 11, and skirmishing near there. Palmer captured a South Carolina regiment of 400 men. Ten miles east of Salisbury (which was a depot for Union prisoners) the raiders encountered 3,000 Confederates, under Pemberton, Grant's opponent at Vicksburg. He had eighteen guns. This force was charged by the brigades of Gillem and Brown; its guns were captured, also 3,000 small-arms, and a large collection of ammunition, provisions, and clothing, and over 1,200 men were made prisoners. The Confederates, who fled, were chased several miles. At Salisbury the raiders destroyed 10,000 small-arms, four cottonfactories, 7,000 bales of cotton, a vast amount of ammunition, provisions, and clothing, and the railway tracks in each direction. The Union prisoners had been removed. On April 17 Stoneman started for east Tennessee. O
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Swinton, John 1830- (search)
Swinton, John 1830- Journalist; born in Salton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, Dec. 12, 1830; came to the United States with his parents, and learned the printer's trade in New York City; travelled through the United States, and later settled in Columbia, S. C. He took an active part in the free-slave contest in Kansas; returned to New York City in 1857, and began the study of medicine. He was managaing editor of the New York Times in 1860-70, and of the New York Sun in 1875-97; and published John Swinton's paper in 1885-87. He was author of The Chinese-American question; Oration on John Brown, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ticonderoga, operations at (search)
oyne was pressing down the valley of the upper Hudson towards Albany, General Lincoln, in command of troops eastward of that river, attempted to recover Ticonderoga and other posts in the rear of the invaders. On Sept. 13, 1777, he detailed Col. John Brown with 500 men for the purpose. Brown landed at the foot of Lake George, and by quick movements surprised all the posts between that point and Fort Ticonderoga, 4 miles distant. He took possession of Mount Defiance and Mount Hope, the old FBrown landed at the foot of Lake George, and by quick movements surprised all the posts between that point and Fort Ticonderoga, 4 miles distant. He took possession of Mount Defiance and Mount Hope, the old French lines, 200 bateaux, several gunboats, an armed sloop with 290 prisoners, besides releasing 100 American prisoners.. He then proceeded to attempt the capture of Ticonderoga and Mount Independence opposite, but it was found impracticable, and abandoned the enterprise and rejoined Lincoln.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
ora, murderer of United States Marshal Richardson; tried and hanged by the vigilance committee in San Francisco......May 20, 1856 Dred Scott case (q. v.)......1856 R. J. M. Ward ( the most extraordinary murderer named in the calendar of crime ), Cleveland, O.......1857 Emma A. Cunningham, for the murder of Dr. Burdell, in New York City, Jan. 30, 1856; acquitted......May, 1857 Daniel E. Sickles, for killing Philip Barton Key, Washington, D. C.; acquitted......April 4-26, 1859 John Brown, for insurrection in Virginia; tried Oct. 29, and executed at Charlestown, Va.......Dec. 2, 1859 Albert W. Hicks, pirate; tried at Bedloe's Island, May 18-23; convicted of triple murder on the oyster-sloop Edwin A. Johnson in New York Harbor; hanged......July 13, 1860 Officers and crew of the privateer Sa-vannah, on the charge of piracy; jury disagree......Oct. 23-31, 1861 Nathaniel Gordon, for engaging in the slave-trade, Nov. 6-8, 1861; hanged at New York......Feb. 21, 1862 F
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tyndale, Hector 1821- (search)
Tyndale, Hector 1821- Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 24, 1821. He was not opposed to slavery and had no sympathy with the expedition of John Brown; but when Mrs. Brown was about to pass through Philadelphia on her way to claim the body of her husband after his execution, Tyndale took the risk of escorting Mrs. Brown was about to pass through Philadelphia on her way to claim the body of her husband after his execution, Tyndale took the risk of escorting her, and not only became the object of insults and threats, but was shot at by an unseen person. A number of Southern newspapers declared that the remains of John Brown would never be returned to his friends, but a nigger's body would be substituted. When the authorities offered the coffin to Tyndale he declined to accept it tilJohn Brown would never be returned to his friends, but a nigger's body would be substituted. When the authorities offered the coffin to Tyndale he declined to accept it till it was opened and the remains identified. When the Civil War broke out Tyndale was made major of the 28th Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which he participated in thirty-three different engagements. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers in November, 1862, and brevetted major-general of volunteers in 1865.
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