hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 85 9 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 63 1 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 16 2 Browse Search
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 15 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 12 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 8 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 7 1 Browse Search
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865 6 2 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 6 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 4 2 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Alfred Cumming or search for Alfred Cumming in all documents.

Your search returned 6 results in 3 document sections:

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Young, governor of Utah, by proclamation forbids any armed force coming into Salt Lake City, and orders the troops in readiness to repel such invasion and declares martial law......Sept. 15, 1857 Mountain Meadow (Utah) massacre......Sept. 18, 1857 Mormons attack the government trains and destroy seventy-eight wagons......Oct. 5, 1857 Great financial distress; banks in New York City and Boston suspend......Oct. 13-14, 1857 President Buchanan removes Brigham Young, and appoints Alfred Cumming, of the United States army, as governor of Utah......1857 William Walker makes his third filibustering expedition to Nicaragua from New Orleans......Nov. 11, 1857 Lands on the Nicaraguan coast with 400 men......Nov. 25, 1857 Commodore Paulding, of the United States navy, arrests Walker at Greytown, Nicaragua, and he is taken to New York as prisoner......Dec. 3, 1857 Thirty-fifth Congress, first session, assembles......Dec. 7, 1857 Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, in the Se
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Utah, (search)
le at Fort Leavenworth......June, 1857 Nauvoo Legion, organized in 1840, is reorganized in Utah......July, 1857 Alfred Cumming appointed governor of Utah......July 11, 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre, about 30 miles southwest from Cedar Cityinto winter-quarters at Camp Scott. 2 or 3 miles from Fort Badger and 115 from Salt Lake City......November, 1857 Governor Cumming at Camp Scott proclaims the Territory in rebellion......Nov. 27, 1857 Col. Thomas L. Kane arrives at Salt Lake City as a peacemaker, with credentials from President Buchanan......Feb. 25, 1858 Governor Cumming visits Salt Lake City with Colonel Kane, leaving Camp Scott......April 5, 1858 A constitution for the State of Deseret, formed by a people's conven8 Van of the army of Utah finds Salt Lake City deserted; 30,000 Mormons had moved southward......June 26, 1858 Governor Cumming resigns and leaves Salt Lake City......May, 1861 Another convention meets, Jan. 20, finishes a constitution for t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Utah, State of (search)
ined over 220,000 square miles, embracing portions of what are now Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming. In 1856, having a requisite number of in- On the shore of the Great Salt Lake. habitants, the legislature framed a constitution for the State of Deseret, and application was afterwards frequently made for its admission into the Union. without success till 1896, when it was regularly admitted, with an area of 84,928 square miles. Territorial governors Brigham Youngassumes office1851 Alfred Cummingassumes office1857 John W. Dawsonassumes office1861 Stephen S. Hardingassumes office1862 James Duane Dotyassumes office1863 Charles Durkeeassumes office1865 J. Wilson Shafferassumes office1870 Vernon H. Vaughnassumes office1870 George L. Woodsassumes office1871 S B Axtellassumes office1874 George W. Emeryassumes office1875 Eli H. Murrayassumes office1879 Caleb W. Westassumes office1886 Arthur L. Thomasassumes office1889 Caleb W. Westassumes office1893 State Governor. Hebe