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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Episcopacy in America. (search)
onsecrated by three bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Nov. 14, 1784. Efforts were early made by the English to supplant the Dutch Church as the prevailing religious organization in New York. The act of the Assembly procured by Governor Fletcher, though broad in its scope, was destined for that purpose. Under that act Trinity Church was organized, and Fletcher tried to obtain authority to appoint all the ministers, but the Assembly successfully resisted his designs. In 1695 Rev. John Miller, in a long letter to the Bishop of London on the condition of religion and morals, drew a gloomy picture of the state of society in the city of New York, and earnestly recommended as a remedy for all these social evils to send over a bishop to the province of New York duly qualified as suffragan to the Bishop of London, and five or six young ministers, with Bibles and prayer-books; to unite New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island into one province; and the bishop to be appoi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Erie, Fort, (search)
joined the army a few days before the sortie. D, D, the British works. 1, 2, 3, their first, second, and third battery. v, the route of Porter, wiih the left column, to attack the British right flank on the 17th; x, the ravine, and route of Miller's command. Mr. Lossing was indebted to the late Chief Engineer Gen. Joseph G. Totten for the manuscript map of which this is a copy. While one assailing column, by the use of ladders, was endeavoring to capture the battery, the other, failing to penetrate the abatis, because Miller and his brave men were behind it, attempted to gain the rear of the defenders. Both columns failed. Five times they made a gallant Ruins of Fort Erie, 1860. attack, when, after fearful loss, they abandoned the enterprise. Meanwhile another British column made a desperate attack on the fort, when the exasperated Drummond ordered his men to give the Yankees no quarter if the fort should be taken, and had actually stationed some Indians near to assist
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Meigs, Fort (search)
a desperate struggle on the fort side. A part of the remainder of Clay's command, under Col. W. E. Boswell, having landed a short distance above the fort, were ordered to fight their way in. They were soon attacked by a body of British and Indians, but were joined by a sallying party from the fort; and while a sharp struggle was going on there, Harrison ordered a helpful sortie from the fort to attack some works cast up by the enemy near a deep ravine. This was done by 350 men, under Col. John Miller, of the regulars. They found a motley force there, 850 strong, but they were soon driven away and their cannon spiked. The fight was desperate, the Americans being surrounded at one point by four times their own number. The victors returned to the fort with forty-three captives. Boswell in the mean time had utterly routed the force before him at the point of the bayonet. Fort Meigs was saved. The result of that day's fighting, and the illsuccess of all efforts to reduce the fort,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Metric system, (search)
n weights and measures meets at ParisSept. 4, 1878 Metric system. Unit of the measure of length. Metre = 39.37 inches. Decametre10metres. Hectometre100metres. Kilometre1,000metres. Myriametre10,000metres. Decimetre.1 metre. Centimetre.01metres. Millimetre.001metres. Unit of the measure of surface. Centare = 1 sq. metre = 1,550 sq. inches. Are100 centares. Hectare10,000 centares. Unit of the measure of capacity and solidity. Litre = cube of .1 metre (decimetre) = 61.022 cubic inches or .908 qt. Decalitre10litres. Hectolitre100litres. Kilolitre or stere1,000litres. Decilitre.1litre. Centilitre.01litres. Millilitre.001litres. Unit of weight. Gramme = cube of .01 metre (centimetre) =.061022 cubic inch or 15.432 grs. Decagramme10grammes. Hectogramme100grammes. Kilogramme1,000grammes. Myriagramme10,000grammes. Quintal100,000grammes. Miller or Tonneau1,000,000grammes. Decigramme.1gramme. Centigramme.01grammes. Milligramme.001grammes.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Missouri, (search)
in June following. During the war Missouri furnished to the National army 108,773 troops. In 1869 the legislature of Missouri ratified the Fifteenth Amendment to the national Constitution. Population in 1890, 2,679,184; in 1900, 3,106,665. See United States, Missouri, in vol. IX. Territorial Governor. William Clarkassumes dutiesJuly, 1813 State governors. Alexander McNairterm beginsSept. 19, 1820 Frederick Batesterm beginsNov., 1824 Abraham J. WilliamsactingAug. 1, 1825 Gen. John Millerterm beginsNov., 1825 Daniel Dunklinterm beginsNov., 1832 Lilburn W. Boggsterm beginsNov., 1836 Thomas Reynolds (Dem.)term beginsNov., 1840 M. M. MarmadukeactingFeb. 9, 1844 John C. Edwards (Dem.)term beginsNov., 1844 Austin A. King (Dem.)term beginsNov., 1848 Sterling Price (Dem.)term beginsDec., 1852 Trusten Polk (Dem.)term beginsDec., 1856 Hancock JacksonactingMarch, 1857 Robert M. Stewart (Dem.)term beginsDec., 1857 Claiborne F. Jackson (Dem.)term beginsJan. 4, 1861 H. R.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Battle of Murfreesboro, or battle of Stone River, (search)
ery, massed along the ground on the opposite side of the river, enfiladed the elated pursuers with fifty-eight heavy guns, while the left of the Nationals prepared for action. These guns cut fearful lanes through the Confederate ranks. At the same time the troops of Davis and Negley pushed forward to retrieve the disaster. A fierce struggle ensued. Both sides had massed their artillery, and for a while it seemed as if mutual annihilation would be the result. Finally Generals Stanley and Miller charged simultaneously and drove the Confederates rapidly before them. This charge decided the question of victory. In twenty minutes the Confederates had lost 2,000 men. At sunset their entire line had fallen back, leaving 400 men captives. Darkness was coming on, and the Nationals did not pursue. It rained heavily the next day, and preparations were made for another attack; but at midnight (Jan. 4) Bragg and his army retreated in the direction of Chattanooga. He had telegraphed to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), North Dakota, State of (search)
to the Union on Nov. 3, 1889. In 1891 an aggregate of 1,600,000 acres of land, comprising a former Indian reservation, was thrown open to actual settlers. See United States, North Dakota, in vol. IX. Territorial governors. William Jayneappointed1861 Newton Edmundsappointed1863 Andrew J. Faulkappointed1866 John A. Burbankappointed1869 John L. Penningtonappointed1874 William A. Howardappointed1878 N. G. Ordwayappointed1880 Gilbert A. Pierceappointed1884 Louis K. Churchappointed1887 Arthur C. Melletteappointed1889 State governors. John Millerelected1889 A. H. Burkeelected1891 E. Shortridgeterm beganJan., 1893 Roger Allinterm beganJan., 1895 Frank A. Briggsterm began1897 F. B. Fancherterm began1899 Frank Whiteterm began1901 United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. Gilbert A. Pierce51st1889 to 1891 Lyman R. Casey51st to 53d1889 to 1893 Henry C. Hansbrough52d to —1891 to — William N. Roach53d to 56th1893 to 1899 James M. Porter56th to —189
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
t approved......Feb. 3, 1809 Thomas Nuttall and John Bradbury, naturalists, explore Wisconsin......1809 Governor Clarke takes possession of Prairie du Chien and builds Fort Shelby......1813 Fort Shelby surrendered to the British under Colonel McKay......July 19, 1814 United States troops occupy Prairie du Chien and commence Fort Crawford on the site of Fort McKay, formerly Fort Shelby......June, 1816 Fort Howard, on Green Bay, built and garrisoned by American troops under Col. John Miller......1816 First grist-mill in western Wisconsin built at Prairie du Chien by John Shaw......1818 Solomon Juneau arrives at Milwaukee......Sept. 14, 1818 Wisconsin attached to Michigan Territery upon admission of Illinois into the Union......Dec. 3, 1818 Winnebago Indians massacre three whites at Prairie du Chien......June 28, 1827 Treaty concluded with the Menomonee and other Indian tribes at Butte des Morts......Aug. 11, 1827 Fort Winnebago built at the portage betwee
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Verrazzano, Giovanni da 1508- (search)
ar of tempests or other dangers. Turning towards the south, at the entrance to the harbour, on both sides, there are very pleasant hills, and many streams of clear water, which flow down to the sea. In the midst of the entrance, there is a rock of free-stone, formed by nature, and suitable for the construction of any kind of machine or bulwark for the defence of the harbour. The above description applies to Narraganset Bay and the harbor of Newport In Rhode Island, although mistaken by Dr. Miller, in his discourse before this society, as published In the first volume of the former series of Collections, for the bay and harbor of New York. The latter are briefly described in a preceding paragraph of this translation with sufficient clearness to admit of their being easily recognized. The island of a triangular form, resembling the island of Rhodes, which Verrazzano mentions as 50 leagues to the east of New York, is doubtless Block Island.—ed. Having supplied ourselves with ever