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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Acquisition of Territory. (search)
Amelia Island,
An island at the mouth of the St. Mary River, near the boundary between Georgia and Florida.
In the summer of 1817 Gregor McGregor, styling himself Brigadier-general of the armies of New Granada and Venezuela, and general-in-chief employed to liberate the provinces of both the Floridas.
commissioned by the supreme councils of Mexico and South America, took possession of this island.
His followers were a band of adventurers which he had collected in Charleston and Savannah; and when he took possession he proclaimed a blockade of St. Augustine.
In the hands of these desperadoes the island was soon converted into a resort of buccaneering privateers under the Spanish-American flag, and a depot for smuggling slaves into the United States.
Another similar establishment had been set up on Galveston Island, off the coast of Texas, under a leader named Aury.
This establishment was more important than that on Amelia Island, as well on account of numbers as for the grea
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), American Association , the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ammen , Daniel , 1820 -1898 (search)
Ammen, Daniel, 1820-1898
Naval officer; born in Brown county, O., May 15, 1820; entered the navy as a midshipman in 1836.
In 1861-62 he commanded the gunboat Seneca in the South Atlantic blockading fleet.
His bravery was conspicuous in the battle of Port Royal, Nov. 7, 1861.
Later, under Dupont's command, he took part in all the operations on the coasts of Georgia and. Florida.
In the engagements with Fort McAllister, March 3, 1863, and with Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863, he commanded the monitor Patapsco.
In the attacks on Fort Fisher, in December, 1864, and January, 1865, he commanded the Mohican.
He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1877, and was retired June 4, 1878.
Afterwards he was a member of the board to locate the new Naval Observatory, and a representative of the United States at the Interoceanic Ship Canal Congress in Paris.
He designed a cask balsa to facilitate the landing of troops and field artillery; a life-raft for steamers; and the steel ram Katahdin.
His p
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Amnesty proclamations. (search)
Atlanta,
City, county-seat of Fulton county, and capital of the State of Georgia; 171 miles north by west of Augusta: popularly known as The Gate City ; is noted for the historical events of which it was the centre, for its extensive commercial and manufacturing interests, and for its educational institutions.
In its suburbs is Fort McPherson, one of the most complete of the modern military posts in the country.
Cotton expositions were held here in 1881 and 1895.
The population in 1890 w Schofield seized Decatur.
At the same time Thomas crossed Peach-tree Creek, on the 19th, in the face of the Confederate intrenchments, skirmishing heavily at every step.
At this juncture, General Rousseau, who had swept through Alabama and northern Georgia, joined Sherman with 2,000 cavalry.
On the 20th the National armies had all closed in, converging towards Atlanta, and at 4 P. M. the Confederates, under Hood, made a sortie, and struck Hooker's corps with great strength.
The Confederates
Auttose, battle of.
Late in November, 1813, the Creek country was invaded by troops from Georgia.
A cry for help from the settlers along the Creeks had come to the ears of the Georgians, when Gen. John Floyd, at the head of 950 militia of that State and 450 friendly Indians, guided by Mordecai, a Jew trader, entered the region of the hostiles from the east.
Crossing the Chattahoochee, he pushed on towards the Tallapoosa, where he was informed that a large number of hostile Indians had gatliered at the village of Auttose.
on the Holy ground, on which the prophets had made the barbarians believe no white man could set foot and live.
It was on the left bank of the Tallapoosa, about 20 miles above its confluence with the Coosa.
Floyd encamped unobserved near the town on the evening of Nov. 28, and at dawn he appeared before the village with his troops arrayed for battle in three columns.
He also had two or three field-pieces.
There were two towns, one below the other.
The tow