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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Baylis's Creek , battle at. (search)
Baylis's Creek, battle at.
Gen. W. S. Hancock proceeded to attack the Confederates in front of Deep Bottom on the James River, Aug. 12, 1864.
His whole force was placed on transports at City Point, and its destination reported to be Washington.
This was to deceive the Confederates.
That night it went up the James River; but so tardy was the debarkation that the intended surprise of the Confederates was not effected.
Hancock pushed some of his troops by Malvern Hill to flank the Confederates' defence behind Baylis's Creek, while 10,000 men were sent, under Gen. F. C. Barlow, to assail their flank and rear.
There were other dispositions for attack; but the delay had allowed Lee to send reinforcements, for the movement seemed to threaten Richmond.
On the morning of the 16th, General Birney, with General Terry's division, attacked and carried the Confederate lines, and captured 300 men. The Confederates soon rallied and drove him back.
Another part of the attacking force was d
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bowdoin , James , 1727 -1790 (search)
Bowdoin, James, 1727-1790
Statesman; born in Boston, Aug. 8, 1727; was a descendant of Pierre Bowdoin, a Huguenot who fled to America from persecution in France.
He graduated at Harvard in 1745, and became a member of the General Court, a Senator of Massachusetts, and a councillor.
He espoused the cause of the colonists, was president of the Massachusetts Council in 1775, and was chosen president of the convention that framed the State constitution.
He succeeded Hancock as governor.
By vigorous measures he suppressed the rebellion led by Daniel Shays (q. v.). He died in Boston, Mass., Nov. 6, 1790.
His son James, born Sept. 22, 1752; died Oct. 11, 1811; also graduated at Harvard (1771), and afterwards spent a year at Oxford.
He was minister to Spain from 1805 to 1808; and while in Paris he purchased an extensive library, philosophical apparatus, and a collection of paintings, which, with a fine cabinet of minerals, he left at his death to Bowdoin College, so named in honor
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Boydton plank road, battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chancellorsville , battle of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cold Harbor , battle of (search)
Dawes, William,
Patriot. On April 18, 1775, he accompanied Paul Revere, riding through Roxbury, while Revere went by way of Charlestown.
On the following day, when Adams and Hancock received the message from Warren, Revere, Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode forward, arousing the inhabitants.
They were surprised by a number of British at Lincoln, and both Dawes and Revere were captured, Prescott making good his escape to Concord.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nullification, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parker , Theodore 1810 - (search)