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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 64 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 3: William Tecumseh Sherman (search)
th Carolina. In South Carolina, he made the acquaintance of the political and social leaders of the South. At this time, in fact up to the Civil War, Sherman was probably better acquainted with Southern life and Southern conditions than with Northern. He spent some of his leisure time in the study of his profession and finally attacked the study of law. Most of the next ten years was spent in California, where he was sent, in 1846, at the outbreak of the Mexican War. As aide to Generals S. W. Kearny, Mason, and Smith, in turn, Sherman was busy for four years in assisting to untangle the problems of the American occupation. In 1850, he returned to Ohio and was married to Senator Ewing's daughter, Ellen Boyle Ewing, a woman of strong character and fine intellect, who for thirty-six years was to him a genuine helpmeet. About the same time, he was made captain in the Commissary Department and served for a short time in St. Louis and New Orleans, resigning early in 1853 that he m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kearny, Stephen Watts 1794-1847 (search)
To Brevet Brig.-Gen. S. W. Kearny. General Kearny to Commodore Stockton. headquarters, army ed by him the command of his land forces. General Kearny rejected the offer and declined interferint lieutenant, Mr. Rowan. At this juncture General Kearny expressed to Commodore Stockton his expectf remained the commander-in-chief; that if General Kearny was willing to accept Mr. Rowan's place, uand on the day of my arrival at that place General Kearny told me that he did then, at that moment, ourse received from the War Department, by General Kearny, and with them, or not long afterwards, a n option, however, which was denied him by General Kearny. Early in March, and after taking the sater, he received the following order from General Kearny: headquarters, 10th Military Deptartmlater Colonel Fremont received orders from General Kearny to report himself at Monterey with such ofarny as follows: Colonel Fremont to General Kearny. New Helvetia, U. Cal., June 14, 1847. [19 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kearny's expedition and conquest of New Mexico. (search)
Kearny's expedition and conquest of New Mexico. See Kearny, Stephen Watts.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Malvern Hill, battle of. (search)
ted fire of sixty heavy guns could be brought to bear on any point on his front or left; and on the highest point on the hill Colonel Tyler had ten siege-guns in position. Couch's division was on Porter's right; next on the right were Hooker and Kearny; next Sedgwick and Richardson; next Smith and Slocum; and then the remainder of Keyes's corps, extending in a curve nearly to the river. The Pennsylvania Reserves were held as a support in the rear of Porter and Couch. Lee resolved to carry Mut, two divisions were to charge and carry a battery before them. This shout was to be a signal for a general advance with bayonets. This programme was not carried out. When, late in the afternoon, a heavy artillery fire was opened on Couch and Kearny, A. P. Hill, believing that he heard the shout, advanced to the attack, but found himself unsupported. A single battery was at work, instead of 200 great guns, as had been promised. That battery was soon demolished, and the Confederates drive