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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Declaration of Independence in the light of modern criticism, the. (search)
Declaration of Independence. Had it not been for the inviolable sacredness given by it to those sweeping aphorisms about the natural rights of man, it may be doubted whether Calhoun might not have won over an immense majority of the American people to the support of his compact and plausible scheme for making slavery the basis of the republic. It was the preamble of the Declaration of Independence which elected Lincoln, which sent forth the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave victory to Grant, which ratified the Thirteenth Amendment. We shall not here attempt to delineate the influence of this state paper upon mankind in general. Of course, the emergence of the American Republic as an imposing world-power is a phenomenon which has now for many years attracted the attention of the human race. Surely, no slight effect must have resulted from the fact that, among all civilized peoples, the one American document best known is the Declaration of Independence and that thus the spe
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dent, Frederick Tracy, 1820-1892 (search)
Dent, Frederick Tracy, 1820-1892 Military officer; born in White Haven, Mo., Dec. 17, 1820; graduated at the United States. Military Academy in 1843; served in the war with Mexico with marked distinction; and later was prominent in frontier duty. In 1863-64 he commanded a regiment in New York City to suppress riots; in the latter year he became a staff officer to General Grant; and in 1865 was commandant of Richmond and of the garrison at Washington. After the war he received the brevets of brigadier-general in the regular and volunteer armies; retired in 1883. He died in Denver, Col., Dec. 24, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dewey, George, 1837- (search)
he President conferred it on him. Holding the bay of Manila and the Cavit6 works, he had the chief city of the Philippines at his mercy, but made no attempt to occupy that city. There ensued a period of masterful diplomacy, which won for the victor high commendation. Between the imminent dangers of foreign complications and the operations of the native insurgents under Aguinaldo (q. v.), he acquitted himself with rare judgment. After the occupation of Manila (q. v.) by the American troops, he was granted leave to return home, whenever and however it should suit his convenience; and, sailing in his battle-scarred flag-ship, he reached New York on Sept. 26, 1899, and was given the grandest reception ever accorded a public officer, the demonstrations comprising a naval parade up the river to General Grant's tomb, on the 29th, and a land parade on the following day. Subsequently, he established his residence in Washington, D. C., in a dwelling presented to him by popular subscription.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dinwiddie Court-house, actions at. (search)
g westward pushed on by way of Reams's Station to Dinwiddie Courthouse, where he halted for the night at 5 P. 3. Sheridan expected to cut loose from the rest of the army on the 30th to make a raid on the South Side and Danville railroads, but General Grant suddenly changed his plans. General Lee, seeing that his only line of communication might be cut off at any hour, and feeling the necessity of maintaining his extended line of works covering Petersburg and Richmond, concentrated a force of about 15,000 men, and hastened to place them in front of the 5th and 2d Corps of the National army. He then sought to strike a heavy blow on the extreme west of Grant's lines, then held by Sheridan, which he supposed was a weak point. Sheridan captured the works at Five Forks, and so gained the key to the whole region that Lee was striving to protect. In the struggle to regain this point strong parts of both armies were soon facing each other at Dinwiddie Court-house. Here Sheridan won the d
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fort Donelson, (search)
upon hills furrowed by ravines. At Fort Henry, General Grant reorganized his army in three divisions, under G On the same evening Fort Donelson was invested. Grant resolved to wait for the arrival of the flotilla bead clothing. Perceiving the perils of his situation, Grant had sent for Wallace to bring over his troops. He aent naval force to assist in carrying on the siege. Grant resolved to wait for the return of Foote and the arr, and so quick and vigorous was Pillow's attack that Grant's right wing was seriously menaced within twenty mincould not comply without orders, for which he sent.--Grant was away, in consultation with Commodore Foote, who the last sally from the fort. God bless you! wrote Grant's aide the next day to Wallace you did save the day on the right. It was now noon. Grant was in the field, and after consultation with McClerrand and Wallace, nable to escape. Finding themselves closely held by Grant, the question, How shall we escape? was a paramou
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Duquesne, Fort, (search)
ion. He was induced, by the advice of some Pennsylvania land speculators, to use the army in constructing a military road farther north than the one made by Braddock. Washington, who knew the country well, strongly advised against this measure, but he was unheeded, and so slow was the progress of the troops towards their destination, that in September, when it was known that there were not more than 800 men at Duquesne, Forbes, with 6,000 troops, was yet east of the Alleghany Mountains. Major Grant, with a scouting-party of Colonel Bouquet's advance corps, was attacked (Sept. 21), defeated, and made a prisoner. Still Forbes went creeping on, wasting precious time, and exhausting the patience and respect of Washington and other energetic officers; and when Bouquet joined the army it was 50 miles from Fort Duquesne. The winter was approaching, the troops were discontented, and a council of war was called, to which Capture of Fort Duquesne. Forbes intended to propose an aban
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electoral commission. (search)
inevitable. The result of the election was in doubt for some time, each party claiming for its candidate a majority. In the electoral college 185 votes were necessary to the success of a candidate. It was decided after the election that Mr. Tilden had 184. Then ensued a long and bitter contest in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana over the official returns, each party charging the other with fraud. There was intense excitement in the Gulf region. In order to secure fair play, President Grant issued an order (Nov. 10, 1876) to General Sherman to instruct military officers in the South to be vigilant, to preserve peace and good order, and see that legal boards of canvassers of the votes cast at the election were unmolested. He also appointed distinguished gentlemen of both political parties to go to Louisiana and Florida to be present at the reception of the returns and the counting of the votes. The result was that it was decided, on the count by returning boards, that Hay
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grant, Ulysses Simpson (search)
5. His remains lie in the Birthplace of General Grant. The Grant medal. magnificent mausoleuGrant medal. magnificent mausoleum in Riverside Park, New York City, that cost $500,000, raised principally by popular subscription.ys have respected that will, and Tomb of General Grant. always shall. Peace and universal prospe servant, U. S. Grant. The following is General Grant's address at his first inaugural March 4, ing elected me to the The house in which General Grant died, Mount McGregor, New York. office of en. Vindication of Fitz-John Porter. General Grant's magnanimity was never more touchingly e army contributed in so great a degree to General Grant's success in the Civil War as the Hon. Elithe strongest and most admirable traits of General Grant's character. Mr. Washburne (1816-87) was he member of Congress from Galena, Ill., where Grant was employed at the beginning of the war. The rivate character, and also as a soldier. When Grant became President he appointed Mr. Washburne hi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grierson, Benjamin Henry 1826- (search)
Grierson, Benjamin Henry 1826- Military officer; born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 8, 1826; went on the staff of General Prentiss when the Civil War broke out, and became an active cavalry officer. Some of Grant's cavalry, which he had left in Tennessee, were making extensive and destructive raids while he was operating against Vicksburg. On April 17 Colonel Grierson, then commanding the 6th Illinois Cavalry, left La Grange, Tenn., with his own and two other regiments, and, descending the Mississippi, swept rapidly through the rich western portion of that State. These horsemen were scattered in several detachments, striking Confederate forces here and there, breaking up railways and bridges, severing telegraph wires, wasting public property, and as much as possible diminishing the means of transportation of the Confederates in their efforts to help their army at Vicksburg. Finally, on May 2, having Benjamin Henry Grierson penetrated Louisiana, this great raid ceased, when Grie
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Haines's Bluff. (search)
Haines's Bluff. At this point on the Yazoo River there were stirring military events preparatory to the siege of Vicksburg. General Sherman, with the 15th Corps, had been operating in the Yazoo region, and when Grant determined to change his base of supplies to Grand Gulf, below Vicksburg, Sherman was ordered to make a feint against Haines's Bluff, which the Nationals had been unable to pass. On the morning of April 29, 1863, he proceeded from Milliken's Bend, with Blair's division, in tats, and went up the Yazoo. On the morning of May 6 the armored gunboats assailed the fortifications at Haines's Bluff, and in the evening Blair's troops were landed, as if with the intention of making an attack. The bombardment was kept up until dark, when the troops were quietly re-embarked. The assault and menace were repeated the next (lay, when Sherman received an order from Grant to hasten with his troops down the west side of the Mississippi and join him at Grand Gulf. See Vicksburg.
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