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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 160 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 83 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Olde Cambridge 65 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, John Greenleaf Whittier 40 0 Browse Search
Frank Preston Stearns, Cambridge Sketches 39 1 Browse Search
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 34 2 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 33 1 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 30 0 Browse Search
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe 29 5 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 25 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), U. S. S. Constitution, or old Ironsides, (search)
d him and his men the thanks of the nation and directed a medal of gold, commemorative of the capture of the Cyane and Levant, to be presented to him. The famous frigate is yet afloat. Many years ago the Navy Department concluded to break her up and sell her timbers, as she was thought to be a decided invalid. The order had gone forth, when the execution of it was arrested by the opposition of public sentiment created and called forth largely by the following poetic protest by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes: Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky. Beneath it rang the battle-shout, And burst the cannon's roar; The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hissing o'er the flood And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or Know the conquered knee: The harpies of the shore shall pluc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Florida, (search)
rom the French, but Spain had refused to relinquish it. The inhabitants were mostly of British or American birth. Early in the autumn of 1810 they seized the fort at Baton Rouge, met in convention, and proclaimed themselves independent, adopting a single star for their flag, as the Texans did in 1836. There were some conflicts between the revolutionists and adherents of the Spanish connection, and an attack upon the insurgents seemed imminent from the Spanish garrison at Mobile. Through Holmes, governor of the Mississippi Territory, the revolutionists applied to the United States for recognition and aid. They claimed all the unlocated lands in the domain, pardon for all deserters from the United States army (of whom there were many among them), and an immediate loan of $100,000. Instead of complying with these requirements, the President issued a proclamation for taking possession of the east bank of the Mississippi, an act which had been delayed because of conciliatory views t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Helena, battle at. (search)
on July 4, 1863. Gen. B. M. Prentiss was in command there. The Confederates in that region were under the command of General Holmes, assisted by Generals Price, Marmaduke, Fagan, Parsons, McRae, and Walker, and were the remnants of shattered armies,fective men. The post at Helena was strongly fortified. It had a garrison of 3,000 men, supported by the gunboat Tyler. Holmes was ignorant of the real strength of Prentiss, and made a bold attack upon the works. At three o'clock in the afternoon the Confederates were repulsed at all points, and withdrew with a loss, reported by Holmes, of 20 per cent. of the entire force, or 1,636 men. Prentiss lost 250 men. The Confederate loss must have been much greater than Holmes reported, for Prentiss th a loss, reported by Holmes, of 20 per cent. of the entire force, or 1,636 men. Prentiss lost 250 men. The Confederate loss must have been much greater than Holmes reported, for Prentiss buried 300 of their dead left behind, and captured 1,100 men.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809-1894 (search)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809-1894 Author; born in Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 29, 1809; son of Abiel Holmes; graduated at Harvard College in 1829; began the study of law, but soon abandoned it for the study of medicine; and in 1822 went to Europe, and studied in the hospitals of Paris and other large cities. In 1838 Dr. Holmes was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in Dartmouth College; and in 1847 he was given the same chair in Harvard, which he filled till 1883. He began his brilliouth College; and in 1847 he was given the same chair in Harvard, which he filled till 1883. He began his brilliant literary career in early life as a poet and essayist, and sustained the bright promise of his youth. His poems are often strongly marked with the most delicate humor, and he ranks high as a poet at home and abroad. His books, and his contributions to newspaper and Oliver Wendell Holmes. magazine literature, are numerous and highly esteemed. He died in Boston, Oct. 7, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Longwoods, battle of (search)
Longwoods, battle of Captain Holmes, of the 24th United States Infantry, proceeded, Feb. 27, 1814, with a party of about 160 rangers and mounted men against some of the British posts in Upper Canada. At Longwoods, on the Thames, he had a very sharp battle, on March 4, with the British, who, after an hour of hard fighting, ordered a retreat. Their loss was sixty-five killed and wounded, besides Indians. The loss of the Americans was seven men.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morse, John Torrey 1840- (search)
Morse, John Torrey 1840- Author; born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 9, 1840; graduated at Howard College in 1860; lecturer on history there in 1876-79. His publications include Treatise on the law relating to Banks and banking; Law of arbitration and award; Famous trials; Life of Alexander Hamilton; Life and letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes; Abraham Lincoln; John Quincy Adams; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams; Benjamin Franklin, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Songs of the Civil War, popular (search)
lar The most familiar only are mentioned. A few of them, as the Battle flag of the republic, battle hymn of the republic, the Blue and the Gray, and Maryland, my Maryland, have a place in standard literature; others, which will be recognized by all who remember the years of 1861-65, though with less literary merit, became favorites as expressions of patriotic sentiment. Battle cry of freedom. Geo. F. Root. Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys. Battle flag of the republic. O. W. Holmes. Flag of the heroes who left us their glory. Battle hymn of the republic Julia Ward Howe. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. The Blue and the Gray. Francis M. Finch. By the flow of the inland river. Brave boys are they. Henry C. Work. Brave boys are they, gone at their country's call. Dixie (Southern). Albert Pike. Southrons hear your country call you. Dixie (Northern). T. M. Cooley. Away down South where grows the cotton. John Brown
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
s, aged eighty-one......Sept. 1, 1894 Maj.-Gen. George Stoneman, ex-governor of California, born Aug. 8, 1822, dies at Buffalo, N. Y.......Sept. 5, 1894 President Cleveland proclaims amnesty to persons convicted of polygamy under the Edmunds act......Sept. 27, 1894 Proclamation of President setting apart the Ashland forest reserve in Oregon......Sept. 28, 1894 Brig.-Gen. John P. Hawkins, commissary-general of subsistence, United States army, retired......Sept. 29, 1894 Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 29, 1809, dies at his residence in Boston......Oct. 7, 1894 Andrew G. Curtin, war governor of Pennsylvania, dies at Bellefonte, Pa., aged seventy-seven......Oct. 7, 1894 Train on the Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad held up 41 miles south of Washington, D. C., and robbed of $150,000......Oct. 12, 1894 Memorial tablet to memory of Robert C. Morris, the financier of the Revolution, unveiled at Batavia, N. Y.; oration by Secretary of Treasury
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
e age of seventy years......Nov. 8, 1893 Ex-Gov. William Gaston dies at Boston, aged seventy-four......Jan. 19, 1894 Miss Helen Shafer, president of Wellesley College, born 1840, dies......Jan. 20, 1894 Fast Day abolished and April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, substituted as a holiday (to be called Patriots' Day)......March 16, 1894 Sixty-eight factories closed in Fall River......Aug. 13, 1894 Nathaniel P. Banks dies at Waltham......Sept. 1, 1894 Oliver Wendell Holmes dies at Boston......Oct. 7, 1894 Ex-Speaker Robert C. Winthrop dies at Boston......Nov. 16, 1894 The veterans of the 15th, 19th, 23d, and 58th Massachusetts volunteer regiments return captured flags, and the 7th Massachusetts return the State flag to the State officers......Dec. 22, 1894 State census taken, showing a total population of 2,500,183......1895 Manchester celebrates its 250th anniversary......July 18, 1895 Samuel F. Smith, author of America, dies at Boston.