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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oglesby , Richard James 1824 -1899 (search)
Oglesby, Richard James 1824-1899
Military officer; born in Oldham county, Ky., July 25, 1824; settled in Decatur, Ill., in 1836.
When the Mexican War broke out he entered the army as lieutenant in the 8th Illinois Infantry and participated in the siege of Vera Cruz and in the action at Cerro Gordo.
Resigning in 1847 he studied law, and began practice in 1851.
He was elected to the State Senate in 1860, but when the Civil War began resigned his seat and became colonel of the 8th Illinois Volunteers; won distinction in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and Corinth; and was promoted major-general in 1862.
He was elected governor of Illinois in 1864 and 1872, but in his second term served a few days only when he was elected United States Senator.
In 1878 he was again elected governor.
He died in Elkhart, Ill., April 24, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Totten , Joseph Gilbert 1788 - (search)
Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-
Military officer; born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 23, 1788; graduated at West Point in 1805, and was chief engineer of the army on the Niagara frontier in 1812-13.
For meritorious services in the capture of Fort George he was brevetted major in June, 1813.
He was chief engineer of Generals Izard and Macomb on Lake Erie in 1814, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry in the battle of Plattsburg.
He was chief engineer of the army of General Scott in the siege of Vera Cruz in 1847, and brevetted brigadier-general.
From 1846 to 1864 he was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and in the Civil War was chief engineer of the United States army.
He was brevetted majorgeneral, United States army, the day before his death, in Washington, D. C., April 22, 1864.
He was author of an able Report on the subject of National defences (1851), and translator of Vicat on mortars.