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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 8: Corps organizations. (search)
t battle by its fighting in the wheat-field, and also by the gallant action of Vincent's Brigade in seizing Little Round Top, just in time to save the Army from what might have been a serious disaster. The corps' loss at Gettysburg was 365 killed, 1,611 wounded, and 211 missing; a total of 2,187, out of about 11,000 actually engaged. The regular troops of the Army of the Potomac were all in the Fifth Corps, Second Division (Ayres' Division), and at Gettysburg these two brigades, under Colonels Day and Burbank, again displayed that marked efficiency which, at Gaines' Mill and on other fields, had made them famous, their thinned ranks becoming again sadly depleted under the terrible fire which they encountered. General Sykes remained in command, and handled the corps on the Mine Run campaign; the division generals were Bartlett, Ayres, and Crawford. In March, 1864, the First Corps was transferred to the Fifth, and General G. K. Warren was assigned to the command. The First and
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 72 (search)
it nearly full of missing valuables — jewelry, pocket cutlery and horologery enough to stock a Chatham-street store. He begged pitifully not to be exposed; they looked piteously into his handsome young face, and relented at the thought of blasting his opening life. He had been a universal favorite, the pet of his class; so they agreed not to inform either the city magistrates or the Faculty of the University, but ordered him to clear out at once and forever. He went instantly to good President Day, obtained a certificate of honorable dismission, and vanished. That little thief is now a senator in Congress, advocating and justifying and threatening the robbery of forts and the stealing of the military cutlery, and hardware generally, of the Federal Government, without any more color or shadow of pretext than he had for his like operations on his fellow-students just thirty-three years ago. A third of a century has not made, and can never make, any change in such an originally born
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
gons, laden with ordnance, which had been captured here. Between one and two o'clock P. M., I advanced to the top of the hill, when we were again upon the enemy, who opened a heavy fire upon us. Our batteries and small arms here were engaging the enemy some fifteen minutes, when our line fell back some fifteen paces under cover of the hill, Gregg's command, on my right, giving back at the same time — this, no doubt, having started the backward movement. Just at this time the two brigades (Day's and one other) were marching in line of battle by the Villette house, to connect with our lines on the left, they changing direction to the right for this purpose. A general advance was ordered, and our batteries opened simultaneously. The firing was heavy, and the enemy's massive columns were hurled against our wearied heroes. Again our line fell back. Two brigades now came up in our rear; one of these brigades moved in advance of us, and, receiving the enemy's fire, fell back behind u
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 8: Education. (search)
. History: Weber, continued to the end of the Middle Ages; Hallam's Middle Ages. Revealed Religion: Paley's Evidences. Rhetoric: Elocution; Themes; Declamations. Second Term.--Latin: Cicero de Officiis; Writing Latin. Greek: Aristophanes' Clouds; Greek Metres Writing Greek. Mathematics: Smyth's Calculus; Spherical Trigonometry. History: Weber, continued to the Colonization of America; Sismondi's Italian Republics; English Commonwealth. Physiology: Hooker's, with Lectures. Rhetoric: Day's Rhetoric; Elocution; Themes; Declamations. Junior class.--First Term.--Latin: Juvenal's Satires; Latin Translations. Greek: Aeschylus' Septem contra Thebas; Greek Translations. Physics: Olmsted's Mechanics. History: Weber, continued to the French Revolution; French Revolution of 1789. Moral Science: Alexander's. Rhetoric: Themes; Declamations. Elective Studies.--French: Fasquelle's Exercises; Saintine's Picciola. Mathematics: Davies's Analytical Geometry. Natural History: Lectures
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 17: Gettysburg: second day (search)
as exposed by the retreat of Caldwell, and they were compelled to cut their way back to the main Federal line upon the crest of the ridge, closely pursued and severely punished by the Confederates. Weed, supporting Vincent at a critical juncture, had been himself killed. Between Weed and Vincent, however, Oates's force had been driven to the base of the mountain, where it remained unpursued. Day and Burbank, when driven back, formed upon Weed's left upon the crest. Weed's losses were 200; Day's, 382; Burbank's, 447; total, 1029. Most of this fighting was taking place about midway between Little Round Top, which was the left flank of the Federal line, and the Peach Orchard on the Emmitsburg road. In the disputed arena was a wheat field nearly surrounded by woods on the west of Plum Run, here running south through marshy ground. The tide of battle rolled back and forth across this field several times, and when Ayres's regulars were driven back and pursued, Sykes ordered forwar
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
ksilver. On the upper end of a vertical stationary cylinder is fitted a short cylinder, which is made to turn therein, the same being provided with a screen or hopper. Below the stationary cylinder is a pan in which stirrers are made to operate. Communicating with the main cylinder, by means of a tube placed a little below the screen in the upper cylinder, is a furnace or still for distilling the quicksilver which falls with the calcined particles of ore through the stationary cylinder. day, September 26, 1865. The retort is set in a furnace A, and delivers fumes of mercury into the vertical tube D. The pulverized ore from the hopper C is delivered by a feed-wheel in graduated quantities, and falls the length of the tube, at the lower end of which it is delivered by a discharge-wheel, so that the fumes may not escape. The length of the tube may be such as is found sufficient for the purpose, and the respective wheels E F are connected by a driving-chain. The particles of th
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
Daniel Champney, Ephraim Winship, on the south gallery. Jno. Stedman, on the fore gallery on the south side. Joanna Winship, in the place where Ester Sparhauke was wont to sit. Mary Lemon, where old sister Jackson was wont to sit. Mr. Day, to sit in the 2d seat from the table. Ens. Samuel Greene, to sit at the table. Ri. Bobbins, to sit in the place where Ens. Greene was wont to sit. Jno. Gibson, where Mr. Day was wont to sit. Richard Eccles, where John Gibson was wonMr. Day was wont to sit. Richard Eccles, where John Gibson was wont to sit. Benj. Crackbone, where Richard Eccles was wont to sit. Justinian Holden, to sit in the foremost seats. Robert Stedman, to sit in the second seats. Goode Gates, at the end of the Deacons seats. Almost all the congregation either walked to the meetinghouse, or rode on horseback. For the accommodation of equestrians, in mounting, dismounting, and passing between their beasts and the house, Nov. 20, 1665, The Townsmen do order the Constables to make a convenient horse-blo
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 17: heresy and witchcraft. (search)
oubled in the night with cats, or the devil in their likeness, haunting of him; whereupon he kept a light burning, and a sword by him as he lay in bed; for he suspected a widow woman to send these cats or imps by witchcraft to bewitch him. And one night as he lay in bed, a cat or imp came within his reach, and he struck her on the back; and upon inquiry heard this widow had a sore back; this confirmed his suspicion of the widow, he supposing that it came from the wound he gave the cat. But Mr. Day, the widow's chyrurgeon, cleared the matter, saying this widow came to him and complained of a sore in her back, and because she could not see it desired his help; and he found it to be a boyl, and ripened and healed it as he used to do other boyls. But while this was in cure, the supposed cat was wounded as already rehearsed. A Modest Enquiry, etc., pp. 64, 65. Although we are not certain to whom Mr. Hale refers in the foregoing instances of supposed witchcraft, yet one case did oc
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
table estate for his widow and several children. He had been a good citizen in the Colony. He was the first ancestor who came to Connecticut of President and Secretary Day, and of the Day family in this State. Hinman. 3. Matthew, s. of Stephen (1), appears from his will The last Will and Testament of Matthew Day, May 10, 164hepard. 10. I give unto John Glover my lookinge glasse. 11. I give to Elder ffrost foure pound. Those before whom he spake these things were Mr. Tho. Shepard, Mrs. Day. Deposed the 30th 8th mo. 1649. In-Crease Nowell.—Middlesex Deeds, i. 2. to have been a printer; he was also Steward of Harvard College, as appears by the foll and John Alcock. Buckley conveyed one quarter part; hence it would seem that Day purchased the other three quarters, which he bestowed, by will, on the College. Mr. Day d. unm. at Cambridge 10 May 1649. 4. Isaac, not ascertained to have been a relative of the foregoing, was in Camb. for a short time previous to 1700, and pro
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, D. (search)
table estate for his widow and several children. He had been a good citizen in the Colony. He was the first ancestor who came to Connecticut of President and Secretary Day, and of the Day family in this State. Hinman. 3. Matthew, s. of Stephen (1), appears from his will The last Will and Testament of Matthew Day, May 10, 164hepard. 10. I give unto John Glover my lookinge glasse. 11. I give to Elder ffrost foure pound. Those before whom he spake these things were Mr. Tho. Shepard, Mrs. Day. Deposed the 30th 8th mo. 1649. In-Crease Nowell.—Middlesex Deeds, i. 2. to have been a printer; he was also Steward of Harvard College, as appears by the foll and John Alcock. Buckley conveyed one quarter part; hence it would seem that Day purchased the other three quarters, which he bestowed, by will, on the College. Mr. Day d. unm. at Cambridge 10 May 1649. 4. Isaac, not ascertained to have been a relative of the foregoing, was in Camb. for a short time previous to 1700, and pro
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