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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 | 2,831 | 1 | Browse | Search |
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. | 1,590 | 8 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 | 1,580 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 | 1,048 | 4 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 | 918 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Elias Nason, The Life and Times of Charles Sumner: His Boyhood, Education and Public Career. | 718 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Frank Preston Stearns, Cambridge Sketches | 350 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 203 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir | 194 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 | 156 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brooks , Preston Smith , 1819 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carlin , William Passmore 1829 - (search)
Carlin, William Passmore 1829-
Military officer; born in Greene county, Ill., Nov. 24, 1829; was graduated at West Point in 1850, and was in the Sioux expeditions under General Harney in 1855.
and under General Sumner against the Cheyennes in 1857.
He was in the Utah expedition in 1858; and did efficient service in Missouri for the Union in the early part of the Civil War, where he commanded a district until March, 1862.
He commanded a brigade under Generals Steele and Pope, which bore a prominent part in the battle of Stone River (q. v.). In the operations in northern Georgia late in 1863, and in the Atlanta campaign the next year, he was very active.
In the famous march to the sea he commanded a division in the 14th Corps; and was with Sherman in his progress through the Carolinas, fighting at Bentonville.
He was brevetted major-general, U. S. A. in 1893; and was retired Nov. 24 of that year.
Chantilly, battle of
On the morning after the second battle at Bull Run Pope was joined at Centreville by the corps of Franklin and Sumner.
The next day (Sept. 1, 1862), Lee, not disposed to make a direct attack upon the Nationals, sent Jackson on another flanking movement, the latter taking with him his own and Ewell's division.
With instructions to assail and turn Pope's right, he crossed Bull Run at Sudley Ford, and,. after a while, turning to the right, turned down the Little River pike, and marched towards Fairfax Court-house.
Pope had prepared to meet this movement.
Heintzelman and Hooker were ordered to different points, and just before sunset Reno met Jackson's advance (Ewell and Hill) near Chantilly.
A cold and drenching rain was falling, but it did not prevent an immediate engagement.
Very soon McDowell, Hooker, and Kearny came to Reno's assistance.
A very severe battle raged for some time, when Gen. Isaac J. Stevens, leading Reno's second division in person, was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Couch , Darius Nash 1822 -1897 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), El Molino del Rey , capture of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emancipation proclamations. (search)
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