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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schley, Winfield Scott 1839- (search)
vite special attention to the conduct of my flag lieutenant, James H. Sears, and Ensign Edward McCauley, Jr., aide, who were constantly at my side during the engagement, and who exposed themselves fearlessly in discharging their duties; and also to the splendid behavior of my secretary, Lieut. B. W. Wells, Jr., who commanded and directed the fighting of the fourth division with splendid effect. Tenth. I would commend the highly meritorious conduct and courage in the engagement of Lieut-Com. N. E. Mason, the executive officer, whose presence everywhere over the ship during its continuance did much to secure the good result of this ship's part in the victory. Eleventh. The navigator, Lieut. A. C. Hodgson, and the division officers, Lieut. T. D. Griffin, Lieut. W. P. Rush, Lieut. Edward Simpson, Lieut. J. G. Doyle, and Ensign Charles Webster, and the junior divisional officers were most steady and conspicuous in every detail of duty, contributing to the accurate firing of this shi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Senate, United States (search)
ory twenty-two of its members died and no expense was incurred by Congress in their behalf. The first record of the Senate's official action of any character in such cases appears in the Journal of Jan. 24, 1799, as follows: Resolved, that a committee be appointed to take order for superintending the funeral of the said Henry Tazewell, Esq., and that the Senate will attend the same, and that notice of the event be given to the House of Representatives, and that this committee consist of Messrs. Mason, Brown, and Marshall. The first time any part of a deceased Senator's funeral expenses was paid out of public funds was on the occasion of the death of John Gaillard, of South Carolina, who died Feb. 26, 1826. Two other Senators died that year—Nicholas Van Dyke, of Delaware, May 19, and Joseph McIlvaine, of New Jersey, Aug. 19. The average public expense incurred on account of these three deaths was $292.47. Within the next twenty-two years—from 1826 to 1847, inclusive—twenty-seven S<
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 (search)
wisdom and sagacity, the foreign affairs of the government, through all the critical period of the Civil War, and continued in President Johnson's cabinet, filling the same office, until 1869. He was a conspicuous opposer of slavery for many years, in and out of Congress. He opposed the compromise acts of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska bill of 1854, and was one of the founders of the Republican party. The two most important subjects of his diplomacy during the Civil War were the liberation of Mason and Slidell and the French invasion of Mexico. According to a proclamation, May 2, 1865, of President Johnson, there was evidence in the bureau of military justice that there had been a conspiracy formed by Jefferson Davis, Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Saunders, William C. Cleary, and other rebels and traitors, against the government of the United States, harbored in Canada, to assassinate the President and the Secretary of State. Circumstances seemed to wa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ship-building. (search)
rronades. It was now Great Britain's turn to remonstrate. All immediate necessity for increasing her navy had disappeared, and so her minister, Mr. Packenham, conveyed to Secretary Calhoun his conviction that it was by all means desirable that the convention of 1817 should be fulfilled to the letter by both contracting parties. Mr. Calhoun's reply merely refers to an enclosed note of the Secretary of the Navy, to whom he had referred Mr Packenham's communication. The reasons given by Mr. Mason. Secretary of the Navy, for our violation of the agreement were that Great Britain was violating the agreement, and that the methods of naval construction had greatly changed since 1817. On the latter point he wisely said: It is worthy of remark that at the date of the agreement between the two governments steamers were in use to a very limited extent as passenger vessels, and perhaps not at all as ships-of-war. The restriction as to tonnage would probably not have been adopted if their
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Soule, Pierre 1802- (search)
th, March 14, 1870. The following is the correspondence between the United States State Department and Messrs. Soule. Mason, and Buchanan, resulting in the Ostend manifesto (q. v.): Department of State, Washington, Aug. 16, 1854. Sir,—I am dances, it seems desirable that there should be a full and free interchange of views between yourself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Mason, in order to secure a concurrence in reference to the general object. The simplest and only very apparent means of aen you can repair to Paris, or such other convenient point as you may select, and give notice of it to Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Mason, who have instructions on the subject, and will await advices from you as to the time and place of the contemplated conn, London, Oct. 20, 1854. Sir,—Herewith I have the honor to transmit to you a joint communication from Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mason, and myself, embodying the result of our deliberations on the subject about which we had been desired to confer togethe
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
need, A. C. Hooks, J. T. Pierce, M. M. Bloodworth, J. E. Parker, J. C. Chambers, C. B. Sanford, M. L. Bridwell, G. S. Cowan, M. J. Harrolson, W. O. Hall, G. K. Porter, S. Hayes, J. W. Reynolds, C. B. Mason, Private G. B. Burton, J. Myers, W. H. McDonald, H. A. White, M. Worsham, J. H. Bloodsworth, M. M. Black, J. F. Branham, B. S. Braziel, G. W. Brewer, J. J. Brewer, M. E. Brown, M. O. Butler, L. M. Etheridge, W. R. Harrold, J. T. Hatchfield, F. M. Meadows, N. E. Mason, J. T. Nesbitt, E. E. Ogburn, D. B. Pendleton, J. P. Spence, H. F. Shepherd, W. H. Tillery, W. P. Williams, Sergeant W. J. Elder, W. H. Hale, Corporal J. P. Bell, H. Glisson, T. N. Burton, M. S. Wall, J. F. Stubb, R. Bowling, M. S. Hobbs, W. A. Brook, J. A. Shepherd, H. L. Wilson, V. M. Mosely, W. B. Bassett, J. K. Branhon, D. Brewer, J. D. Jones, J. C. Flemister, T. H. Cannon, J. C. Hicks, W. S. Salter, J. T. Greer, E. H. Hale, Private S. Dickey, C. C. Di