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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 19 1 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 14 2 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allatoona pass, (search)
Johnston was on the alert, and tried to prevent this formidable flank movement. Hooker's corps met Confederate cavalry near Pumpkinvine Creek, whom he pushed across that stream and saved a bridge they had fired. Following them eastward miles, he (Hooker) found the Confederates in strong force and in battle order. A sharp conflict ensued, and at 4 P. M. he made a bold push, by Sherman's order, to secure possession of a point near New Hope Church, where roads from Ackworth. Marietta, and Dallas met. A stormy night ensued, and Hooker could not drive the Confederates from their position. On the following morning Sherman found the Confederates strongly intrenched, with lines extending from Dallas to Marietta. The approach to their intrenchments must be made over rough, wooded, and broken ground. For several days, constantly skirmishing, Sherman tried to break through their lines to the railway east of the Allatoona Pass. McPherson's troops moved to Dallas, and Thomas's deployed
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 (search)
Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 Statesman; born in Philadelphia, July 10, 1792; a son of the preceding; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1810, and admitted to the bar in 1813. He went with Mr. Gallatin to Russia as private secretary, and returned in 1814, when he assisted his father in the Treasury Department. In 1828 he was mayor of Philadelphia; United States Senator from 1832 to 1833, and declined a re-election. He was ambassador to Russia from 1837 to 1839, and Vice-Presi 1813. He went with Mr. Gallatin to Russia as private secretary, and returned in 1814, when he assisted his father in the Treasury Department. In 1828 he was mayor of Philadelphia; United States Senator from 1832 to 1833, and declined a re-election. He was ambassador to Russia from 1837 to 1839, and Vice-President of the United States from 1845 to 1849. From 1856 to 1861 he was American minister in London. Mr. Dallas was an able lawyer and statesman. He died in Philadelphia, Dec. 31, 1864.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Pennsylvania, (search)
3d to 8th1794 to 1803 William Bingham4th to 7th1795 to 1799 John Peter G. Muhlenberg7th1801 to 1802 George Logan7th to 9th1801 to 1805 Samuel Maclay8th to 10th1803 to 1808 Andrew Gregg10th to 13th1807 to 1813 Michael Leib10th to 13th1809 to 1814 Abner Lacock13th to 16th1813 to 1819 Jonathan Roberts13th to 17th1814 to 1821 Walter Lowrie16th to 19th1819 to 1825 William Findley17th to 20th1821 to 1827 William Marks19th to 22d1825 to 1831 Isaac D. Barnard20th to 22d1827 to 1831 George M. Dallas22d to 23d1831 to 1833 William Wilkins22d to 23d1831 to 1834 Samuel McKean23d to 26th1833 to 1839 James Buchanan23d to 29th1834 to 1845 Daniel Sturgeon26th to 32d1839 to 1851 Simon Cameron29th to 31st1845 to 1849 James Cooper31st to 34th1849 to 1855 Richard Brodhead32d to 35th1851 to 1857 William Bigler34th to 37th1855 to 1861 Simon Cameron35th to 37th1857 to 1861 David Wilmot37th to 38th1861 to 1863 Edgar Cowan37th to 40th1861 to 1867 Charles R. Buckalew38th to 41st1863 to 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential elections. (search)
L. WhiteTennWhig26John TylerVaWhig47 Daniel WebsterMass.Whig736,65614William SmithAlaDem23 Willie P. MangumN. C.Whig11 1840. W. H. Harrison For foot-note references see page 291.O.Whig1,275,017146,315234John Tyler For foot-note references see page 291.VaWhig234 Martin Van BurenN. Y.Dem1,128,70260R. M. JohnsonKyDem48 James G. BirneyN. Y.Lib7,059L. W. TazewellVaDem11 James K. PolkTennDem1 1844. James K. Polk For foot-note references see page 291.TennDem1,337,24338,175170George M. Dallas For foot-note references see page 291.PaDem170 Henry ClayKyWhig1,299,068105T. FrelinghuysenN. J.Whig105 James G. BirneyN. Y.Lib62,300Thomas MorrisO.Lib 1848. Zachary Taylor For foot-note references see page 291.LaWhig1,360,101139,557163Millard Fillmore For foot-note references see page 291.N. Y.Whig163 Lewis CassMich.Dem1,220,544127William O. ButlerKyDem127 Martin Van BurenN. Y.F. Soil291,263Charles F. AdamsMass.F. Soil 1852. Franklin Pierce For foot-note references
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Supreme Court, United States (search)
te justices, $10,000 each; of the reporter, $1,500; marshal, $3,500; clerk of the Supreme Court, $6,000. The country was divided into nine circuits, to each of which a justice of the Supreme Court was assigned. The circuits and their judges were: Circuit.Judges.Appointed. 1.Le Baron B. Colt, Rhode Island1884 William L. Putnam, Maine1892 2.William J. Wallace, New York1882 E. Henry Lacombe, New York1887 Nathaniel Shipman, Connecticut1892 3.Marcus W. Acheson, Pennsylvania1891 George M. Dallas, Pennsylvania1892 George Gray, Delaware1899 4.Nathan Goff, West Virginia1892 Charles H. Simmonton, South Carolina1893 5.Don A. Pardee. Louisiana1881 A. P. McCormick, Texas1892 David D. Shelby, Alabama1899 6.Henry F. Severens, Michigan1900 Horace H. Lurton, Tennessee1893 William R. Day, Ohio1899 7.William A. Woods, Indiana1892 James G. Jenkins, Wisconsin1893 Peter S. Grosscup, Illinois1899 8.Henry C. Caldwell, Arkansas1890 Walter H. Sanborn, Minnesota1892 Amos M. Thayer, M
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tariff. (search)
tariff act, with average rate of duty about 33 per cent., and dropping the principle of home valuation, is passed......Sept. 11, 1841 Tariff law passed containing the muchcontroverted and litigated similitude section (sec. 20), imposing duties on non-enumerated articles which may be similar in material, quality, texture, or use to any enumerated article......Aug. 30, 1842 Tariff bill passes the House by a vote of 114 to 95, and the Senate by the casting vote of the Vice-President, George M. Dallas. Average rate of duty 25 1/2 per Cent......July 30, 1846 Warehouse system established by act of Congress......Aug. 6, 1846 Robert J. Walker introduces the system of private bonded warehouses, which is confirmed by act of Congress......March 28, 1854 Free-trade policy declared in the platform of the Democratic party at Cincinnati......June 6, 1856 Tariff act passed lowering the average duty to about 20 per cent.......March 3, 1857 Republican Convention at Chicago adopts a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
he eighth ballot, and James K. Polk, of Tennessee, was nominated on the ninth; Silas Wright, of New York, was nominated for Vice-President, but declined, and George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, was nominated.] First telegraphic communications in the United States during this convention, on the experimental line erected by the go Congress adjourns......March 3, 1845 Fifteenth administration—Democratic, March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1849. James Knox Polk, Tennessee, President. George Mifflin Dallas, Pennsylvania, Vice-President. Mexican minister demands his passport......March 6, 1845 Andrew Jackson, seventh President, dies at the Hermitage, neathern part of the District of Columbia......July 9, 1846 Tariff of 1842 repealed, and a revenue tariff passed (in the Senate by the casting vote of Vice-President George M. Dallas)......approved July 30, 1846 Warehouse system established by Congress......Aug. 6, 1846 Independent treasury system re-enacted......Aug. 6, 1846