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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butler , Benjamin Franklin , 1818 -1893 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butler , Richard , 1760 - (search)
Butler, Richard, 1760-
Military officer; born in Ireland; came to America before 1760; was a lieutenant-colonel in the Pennsylvania line in the Continental army, and also of Morgan's rifle corps in 1777.
Butler served throughout the war; was agent for Indian affairs in Ohio in 1787; and was with St. (lair in his expedition against the Indians, late in 1791, commanding the right wing of his army, with the rank of major-general.
In that expedition he was killed by Indians in a battle in Ohio, Nov. 4, 1791.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chickasaw Bayou , battle of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Cowan's Ford,
On the Catawba River, N. C. Lord Cornwallis, in rapid pursuit of the Americans under General Morgan, was prevented from crossing by a sudden rise after the Americans had crossed.
Cornwallis moved down a few miles towards Cowan's Ford, where Morgan had stationed 300 militia under General Davidson to oppose his crossing.
The British forced a crossing, Feb. 1, 1781, and the militia were dispersed, General Davidson being killed.
Cowan's Ford,
On the Catawba River, N. C. Lord Cornwallis, in rapid pursuit of the Americans under General Morgan, was prevented from crossing by a sudden rise after the Americans had crossed.
Cornwallis moved down a few miles towards Cowan's Ford, where Morgan had stationed 300 militia under General Davidson to oppose his crossing.
The British forced a crossing, Feb. 1, 1781, and the militia were dispersed, General Davidson being killed.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cowdrey , Robert H. 1852 - (search)
Cowdrey, Robert H. 1852-
Pharmacist; born in Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 1, 1852; graduated at the Pharmaceutical College in Chicago; and for several years was editor of the Pharmacist and chemist.
He withdrew from the Republican party in 1876, and was the candidate of the United Labor party for the Presidency of the United States in 1888, receiving 2,808 popular votes.
Gold medal awarded to Morgan.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cumberland Gap , actions at (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)