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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Red cross, American National (search)
al convention at Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 22, 1864, and since signed by nearly all civilized nations, including the United States, which gave its adhesion by act of Congress March 1, 1882; ratified by the Congress of Berne, June 9, 1882; proclaimed by President Arthur July 26, 1882; headquarters, Washington, D. C. The officers of the American organization are: Board of Consultation—The President of the United States and members of the cabinet. In 1900 the executive officers were: Clara Barton, president; Brainard H. Warren, first vice-president; Stephen E. Barton, second vice-president; Ellen S. Mussey, third vice-president; Walter P. Phillips, general secretary; William J. Flather, treasurer. The board of control consists of fifteen members, whose names are, in addition to the above officers: Mr. Samuel M. Jarvis, Dr. Joseph Gardner, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, Mr. H. B. F. MacFarland, Mr. Abraham C. Kaufman, Gen. Daniel Hastings, Mrs. James Tanner, Col. W. H. Michel. See Barton, Clar
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
Battle of Cowpens, S. C.; American victory Jan. 17, 1781 Mutiny of New Jersey troops quelled by Gen. Robert Howe Jan. 23-27, 1781 Young's house, near White Plains, surprised by British Feb. 2, 1781 Skilful retreat of Americans under General Greene from Cowpens to the River Dan, pursued by Cornwallis,Jan. 28-Feb. 13, 1781 Final ratification of Articles of Confederation announced by order of Congress March 1, 1781 Battle of Guildford Court-house, N. C.March 15, 1781 British under Generals Phillips and Benedict Arnold occupy PetersburgApril 24, 1781 Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, S. C. April 25, 1781 Union of Vermont with the British proposed to Col. Ira Allen at Isles aux Noix, Canada May, 1781 Cornwallis joins Arnold at Petersburg, Va. May 20, 1781 Augusta, Ga., taken by Colonel Clark, Sept. 14, 1780; retaken by British, Sept. 17, 1780; capitulates to Americans June 5, 1781 General Wadsworth captured, and imprisoned at Castine, Me June 18, 1781 British abandon Fort Ninety-six
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Seamen, impressment of (search)
ed by the French, with benefit of salvage. The American ship Baltimore, Captain Phillips, sailed out of the harbor of Havana on the morning of Nov. 16, 1798, in chfor Charleston, S. C. In sight of Morro Castle she met a British squadron, and Phillips bore up to the Carnatic, the British flag-ship, to speak to the captain, when voys were cut off from the rest and were captured by the British vessels. Captain Phillips, by invitation, went on board the Carnatic. when he was informed that evehaving an American protection should be transferred to the British flag-ship. Phillips protested against the outrage, and declared that he would formally surrender hly submitted meekly, but committed an act of the most flagrant injustice. Captain Phillips was dismissed from the navy, without a trial, because he surrendered hisrs of any nation (the French excepted)—not even to save their own vessels; and Phillips, because of his strict adherence to this order, was cashiered. Admiral Berk