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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bering sea arbitration. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Big Bethel, battle at. (search)
Big Bethel, battle at.
When General Butler arrived at his headquarters at Fort Monroe (May, 1861), he first established Camp Hamilton, near the fort.
as a rendezvous for troops gathering there.
There were gathered Phelps's Vermont regiment, and another from Troy, N. Y.; and soon afterwards they were joined by a well-disciplined regiment of Zouaves, under Col. Abraham Duryee, of New York City.
Duryee was assigned to the command of the camp as acting brigadier-general.
Butler conceived a threatening the Weldon Railroad, the great highway between Vrgiinia and the Carolinas.
But, lacking troops, he contented himself with taking possession of and fortifying the important strategic point of Newport News. He sent (May 27. 1861 ) Colonel Phelps thither in a steamer with a detachment to fortify that place.
He was accompanied by Lieut. John Trout Greble,
Map of the battle at Big Bethel an accomplished young graduate of West Point, whom he appointed master of ordnance, to superinten
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Olde Cambridge, Index (search)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Women and Men, chapter 27 (search)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Women and Men, Index. (search)