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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fallen Timbers
Fallen Timbers, battle of.
On the morning of Aug. 20, 1794, General Wayne, on his campaign in the Indian wilderness, advanced with his whole army from his camp at Roche de Bout, at the head of the Maumee Rapids, according to a plan of march prepared by his young aide-de-camp, Lieut. William Henry Harrison.
He had proceeded about 5 miles, when they were smitten with a terrible volley of bullets from a concealed foe, and compelled to fall back.
They were on the borders of a vast prairie, at a dense wood, in which a tornado had prostrated many trees, making the movements of mounted men very difficult, and forming an excellent cover for the foe, who were composed of Canadians and Indians, 2,000 in number, posted on their lines within supporting distance of each other.
But Wayne's troops fell upon them with fearful energy, and made them flee towards the British Fort Miami, below, like a herd of frightened deer for cover.
In one hour the victory was complete.
The fugitives left
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hard-cider campaign. (search)
Hard-cider campaign.
Political parties are always seeking catch-words to use in a campaign with effect among the least thoughtful of the people.
Gen. William Henry Harrison lived in the growing West and his dwelling had once been a log-house, at North Bend, where he exercised great hospitality.
In the campaign referred to a log-cabin was chosen as a symbol of the plain and unpretentious candidate, and a barrel of cider as that of his hospitality.
During the campaign, all over the counall over the country, in hamlets, villages, and cities, log-cabins were erected and fully supplied with barrels of cider.
These houses were the usual gathering-places of the partisans of Harrison, young and old, and to every one hard cider was freely given.
The meetings were often mere drunken carousals that were injurious to all, and especially to youth.
Many a drunkard afterwards pointed sadly to the hard-cider campaign in 1840, as the time of his departure from sobriety and respectability.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harlan , John Marshall 1833 - (search)
Harlan, John Marshall 1833-
Jurist; born in Boyle county, Ky., June 1, 1833; graduated at Centre College in 1850: studied law at Transylvania University; was admitted to the bar and began practice at Frankfort.
In 1858 he was appointed judge of Boyle county.
Later he removed to Louisville.
He served in the Federal army as colonel of the 10th Kentucky Regiment in 1861-63; then returning to Louisville was attorney-general of the State in 1863-67, when he resumed practice.
In 1871 and 1875 he was defeated as the Republican candidate for governor.
On Nov. 29, 1877, he became an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
In 1893 President Harrison appointed him one of the American arbitrators of the Bering Sea tribunal, which met in Paris.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harrison , Benjamin 1740 -1791 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harrison , William Henry 1773 -1812 (search)
Harrison, William Henry 1773-1812
Ninth President of the United States; in 1841; Whig; born in Berkeley, Charles City co., Va., Feb. 9, 1773; was a son of Benjamin Harrison, governor of Virginia, and was educated at Hampden-Sidney College.
He began preparations for the profession of medicine, but soon abandoned it for a military life.
In 1791 Washington commissioned him an ensign.
Made a lieutenant in 1792, he afterwards became an efficient aide to General Wayne, and with him went through the campaign in Ohio, in 1794.
After the treaty of Greenville (1794), he was placed in command of Fort Washington, on the site of Cincinnati, and was promoted to captain.
While on duty at North Bend, he was married to Anna, daughter of Judge Symmes, an extensive land-owner there.
In 1797 he was appointed secretary of the Northwest Territory, and left the army.
In 1799 he became a delegate to Congress, and was made the first governor of Indian Territory in 1801.
That office he held until
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Medals. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Missouri compromise, the (search)