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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 19 (search)
ederal Court and all acquitted; when he immediately recommenced his operations, so that in June, 1860, he was again afloat, with an expedition bound to Central America. He, this time, landed on the island of Ruatan, June 25th. and finally at Truxillo, June 27th. which he took with little loss, thence issuing a proclamation to the people, assuring them, in the usual fashion, that he did not come to make war on them, but on their Government. Very soon, the President of Honduras appeared, t 23d. at the head of seven hundred men, while the commander of an English man-of-war in the harbor ordered Walker to decamp. He obeyed, marching with eighty men southward along the coast, and was soon captured, September 3d. brought back to Truxillo, tried by court-martial, condemned, and shot. He was small in size, cold in demeanor, of light complexion, slow of speech, and unimpressive in manner, and was often accused by his followers of utter recklessness as to their sufferings or perils
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., Analytical Index. (search)
, 150. Trenholm, Mr., of S. C., offers resolves favoring cooperation, 313-4. Trent, the, Mason and Slidell abstracted from, 606; Secretary Welles on the seizure, 606; Great Britain's course, 607-8. Trescott, Wm. H., Garnett's letter to, 479-80. Troup, Gov., of Ga., sympathizes with the Nullifiers, 100; his treatment of the Indians, 103. True American, The, on the President's call, 457. Trumbull, Lyman, Of 11., 307; 568; offers an amendment to the Confiscation bill, 569. Truxillo, landing and death of Walker at, 277. Tuck, Amos, of N. H., a member of the Peace Conference, 398; resolutions of, 399; 404. Turrill. Joel, of N. Y., 145. Tuscarora, U. S. Gunboat, blockades the Sumter, 602; blockades the Nashville, 603. Tyler, Col., routed in West Virginia, 525. Tyler, Gen., at Bull Run, 539; 541-2. Tyler, John, sketch of his political life. 154 to 156; 169; 174; 185; Chairman of the Peace Conference, 397; 402. Twiggs, Gen., surrenders in Texas, 413;
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Filibuster, (search)
to Nicaragua by one of the local factions. He landed on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, May 4, 1855, and defeated the Nicaraguans in a battle at Virgin Bay, Sept. 1, 1855. Walker forced his election as President of Nicaragua, but on May 1, 1857, he surrendered to the United States sloop-of-war Mary and was taken to New Orleans. In November of that year he again invaded Nicaragua, but was compelled to surrender to the United States frigate Wabash. On Aug. 5, 1860, Walker again landed at Truxillo, Honduras, but after short successes was eventually defeated, captured, tried, and shot Oct. 12, 1860. For many years prior to the American-Spanish War quite a number of filibustering expeditions were fitted out in the United States for the purpose of operating on Cuba. The United States government invariably issued official warning against such hostile actions against Spain, and in a majority of cases intercepted or otherwise prevented the landing of the parties. The most notable of t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicaragua. (search)
landed on the Nicaraguan coast, Nov. 25, and was seized by Commodore Paulding, United States navy, Dec. 3, with 230 of his followers, and taken to New York as prisoner. James Buchanan was then President of the United States. He privately commended Paulding's act, but for prudential reasons, he said, he publicly condemned the commodore in a special message to Congress, Jan. 7, 1858, for thus violating the sovereignty of a foreign country! Buchanan set Walker and his followers free, and they traversed the slave-labor States, preaching a new crusade against Central America, and collecting funds for a new invasion. Walker sailed from Mobile on a third expedition, but was arrested off the mouth of the Mississippi River, but only for having left port without a clearance. He was tried at New Orleans by the United States Court and acquitted, when he hastened to Central America, and after making much mischief there, was captured and shot at Truxillo, Sept. 12, 1860. Nicaragua Canal
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ngland, June 17, reaching New York in eleven days, two hours......June 28, 1860 Kansas elects a convention to draft a second constitution; it meets......July 5, 1860 [Under this, the Wyandotte constitution, prohibiting slavery, Kansas was afterwards admitted.] Lady Elgin, a steamer on Lake Michigan, sunk by collision with the schooner Augusta......morning of Sept. 8, 1860 [Out of 385 persons on board, 287 were lost.] William Walker, Nicaraguan filibuster, captured and shot at Truxillo, Nicaragua......Sept. 12, 1860 Prince of Wales arrives at Detroit, Mich., from Canada......Sept. 21, 1860 After visiting Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, he embarks for England from Portland, Me.......Oct. 20, 1860 Nineteenth Presidential election held......Nov. 6, 1860 Second session assembles......Dec. 3, 1860 President's message contends that the South has no legal right to secede, and the government no power to pre
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walker, William 1824- (search)
Walker, William 1824- Filibuster; born in Nashville, Tenn., May 8, 1824; was an editor in New Orleans for a while; went to California in 1850; and in 1853 organized an expedition to invade a Mexican territory. Making war on the government of Honduras, he was captured, condemned by a court-martial, and shot at Truxillo, Honduras, Sept. 12, 1860. See Nicaragua.
The Daily Dispatch: November 17, 1860., [Electronic resource], Yellow fever at Honduras (search)
Yellow fever at Honduras --A letter from Belize, Honduras, dated September 27, states that the yellow fever had broken out on board the British ship-of-war learns, at Truxillo. Eleven of her men and two of her officers had died with it, and a great many more were down with the disease, among them Capt. Salmon. She subsequently sailed for Jamaica, and on her way up was spoken by the British mail steamship Wye, and reported thirty-three dead, with still a heavy sick list. The town of Belize was quite healthy, the yellow fever having entirely disappeared for more than two weeks.
The Daily Dispatch: November 17, 1860., [Electronic resource], The remains of Gen. Wm. Walker. (search)
The remains of Gen. Wm. Walker. --The New Orleans Delta states that Capt. J. S. West, a devoted friend and well known companion in arms of the late Gen. Wm. Walker, sailed on the 8th inst., in the schooner John A. Taylor, for Truxillo, with a view to obtain, if possible, the remains of Gen. Walker for his father in Nashville.
The Daily Dispatch: December 8, 1860., [Electronic resource], An abolitionist in Nashville. (search)
Gen. Walker's remains. Mobile, Dec. 7. --Capt. West, who went to Truxillo after Gen. Walker's remains, has returned without them, in consequence of an Honduran law prohibiting exhumation. Col. Rudler was well, humanely treated, and hoping for a speedy release.
The Daily Dispatch: August 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 reward. (search)
isit Camp Hamilton without a special pass from the commanding General or the Provost Marshal. A slight difficulty occurred yesterday between one of the released Confederates and a volunteer officer. The Confederate Captain refused the latter a light for his cigar, on the ground that he did not consider our volunteer officers gentlemen. His defenceless position alone saved him from punishment for the insult. The Honduras steamer "Esoler," from New York and intended to run between Truxillo and Havana, has put into the Roads for a harbor. From Gen. Banks' column. The following dispatch (as will be seen by the asterisks) was somewhat reduced by the Federal authorities: Hyattstown, August 24.--Gentlemen from Harper's Ferry state that our troops, under Col. Gordon, secured a large quantity of flour and unground wheat, including 500 bushels belonging to the Confederate army at the mill of Messrs. Herr & Welsh. They also disabled the mill from grinding for several m