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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 7 3 Browse Search
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Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography, Chapter 11: (search)
This seemed to be the beginning of the prodigious work of the Board of Public Works and those in authority in the Territorial government. Washington had been fortunate in having secured years before, as superintendent of the botanical gardens, that wonderful genius William Smith, the great Scotch horticulturist. Previously the botanical gardens had done little else than furnish plants, seeds, and floral specimens for the members of Congress. William Smith had become greatly interested in L'Enfant's wonderful plan for the capital of the United States, and had, as far as he could, planted trees along the streets and avenues of the city. The Board of Public Works interested him enthusiastically in their scheme to beautify Washington, and in a few years they had accomplished such wonders as to make a proposition for the removal of the capital seem ridiculous, and again confirmed forever the action of the earlier commissioners in making Washington the immovable capital of this great co
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
aying out the city, and locating the public buildings, and more than possibly in advising the choice of the site, was Major L'Enfant, a very able French engineer. To the pamphlet of Randolph, a reply was made which was supposed to have been written by L'Enfant. With that reply, we have nothing to do here, except in regard to the naval and military situation of the capital. Major L'Enfant upon these questions, replied in substance, that the person who wrote the pamphlet evidently was not a mMajor L'Enfant upon these questions, replied in substance, that the person who wrote the pamphlet evidently was not a military man, and did not understand the views which led to the location of the capital. In the first place, the advantage of little depth of water of the Potomac River, its ease or difficulty of access, had nothing to do with the location of the cap be prevented from ascending the river, was one of the protections of Washington. Great numbers of troops, concluded Major L'Enfant, could readily be brought down the Susquehanna River, and landed anywhere upon its banks or in the bays, and so march
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
Know-Nothing party, 120, 125. Kruttschmidt, acting Prussian consul at New Orleans, 432-435. Ku-Klux, outrages of, 961; the bill passed in regard to, 962. L Lacy, I. Horace, letter to Mahone from, 881, 887. Lafayette, upon military commission, 843. Lamb, Colonel, report of, 804; upon powder-boat, 806; upon Fort Fisher attack, 810, 818, 819; superintends construction of fort, 812; describes fort, 813; letter quoted, 814, 816. Larue, John H., and wife arrested, 511, 513. L'Enfant, Major, Washington Assistant Engineer, anecdote of, 186-187. Law, Butler first attracted to, 63; study of, 71, 74; examination for bar, 74, 77; Butler's son studies, 81. law, Geo., candidate for dictator, 279, 576. Lawrence, Hon., Wm., on Johnson impeachment case, 928. Lawrence, Captain, repels Confederates at Drury's Bluff, 663. Lee, Admiral S. P., in command on James River, 588; receives plan of operations from Butler, 638; reply, 638; ascends James River, 640; sends captur
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), L'enfant, Peter Charles 1755-1825 (search)
L'enfant, Peter Charles 1755-1825 Engineer; born in France in 1755; came to America with Lafayette and entered the Continental army as an engineer in 1777. He was made a captain in February, 1778; was severely wounded at the siege of Savannah in 1779; served under the immediate command of Washington afterwards; and was made a major in May, 1783. The order, or jewel, of the Society of the Cincinnati was designed by Major L'Enfant. He was also author of the plan of the city of Washington. In 1812 he was appointed Professor of Engineering at West Point, but declined. He died in Prince George's county, Md., June 14, 1825.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, D. C. (search)
nd as should be taken for public use—for squares, walks, etc.—they should be allowed at the rate of about $75 an acre, the public having the right to reserve such part of wood on the land as might be thought necessary to be preserved for ornament; the landholders to have the use and profits of all the lands until the city should be laid off into lots and sale should be made of the lots. Nothing was to be allowed for the ground occupied as streets or alleys. The lands were surveyed by Major L'Enfant (an engineer who had served in the Continental army), under the general direction of Andrew Ellicott, of Maryland; and the city was laid out on a magnificent scale in 1791, with broad avenues radiating from the Capitol, bearing the names of the several States, with streets intersecting them in such a peculiar way that they have ever been a puzzle to strangers. The corner-stone of the Capitol was laid by Washington in 1793, with masonic ceremonies. The seat of government was transferre