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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 11: the Montgomery Convention.--treason of General Twiggs.--Lincoln and Buchanan at the Capital. (search)
t who left Texas. They came from posts on the line of the Rio Point Isabel, Texas, in 1861. Grande, and embarked in the Daniel Webster at Point Isabel, a place of much note in the history of the war with Mexico. 1846-1848. They arrived at Fort Hamilton on the 30th of March, 1861. At five o'clock on the evening of the 16th, February, 1861. the little band of National troops in San Antonio marched sullenly out of the city, to the tune of The red, white, and Blue, and encamped at San Pedro February, Springs, two miles from the Plaza, there to remain until the arrival of Colonel Waite. They were followed by a crowd of sorrowing citizens. The tears of strong men were mingled with those of delicate women, when they saw the old flag disappear; and sullen gloom hung over the town that night, and for many days. Secession Times in Texas, page 11 San Antonio was full of loyal men, and so was the State. There was wide-spread sorrow when the calamity of Twiggs's treason became k
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 1: early recollections of California. 1846-1848. (search)
Angeles in the ship Lexington, and wanted me to go along as his aide. Of course this was most agreeable to me. Two of Stevenson's companies, with the headquarters and the colonel, were to go also. They embarked, and early in May we sailed for San Pedro. Before embarking, the United States line-of-battle-ship Columbus had reached the coast from China with Commodore Biddle, whose rank gave him the supreme command of the navy on the coast. He was busy in calling in--lassooing --from the land-sutenant Wilson, United States Navy, and Major Gillespie, United States Marines, at Los Angeles. These were written orders pretty much in these words: On receipt of this order you will repair at once on board the United States ship Lexington at San Pedro, and on reaching Monterey you will report to the undersigned.--James Biddle. Of course, I executed my part to the letter, and these officers were duly lassooed. We sailed down the coast with a fair wind, and anchored inside the kelp, abreast
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pacific Railway. (search)
, four expeditions for this purpose were organized to explore as many different routes. One, under Major Stevens, was instructed to explore a northern route, from the upper Mississippi to Puget's Sound, on the Pacific coast. A second expedition, under the direction of Lieutenant Whipple, was directed to cross the continent from a line adjacent to the 36th parallel of N. lat. It was to proceed from the Mississippi, through Walker's Pass of the Rocky Mountains, and strike the Pacific near San Pedro, Los Angeles, or San Diego. A third, under Captain Gunnison, was to proceed through the Rocky Mountains near the head-waters of the Rio del Norte, by way of the Hueferno River and the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The fourth was to leave the southern Mississippi, and reach the Pacific somewhere in Lower California—perhaps San Diego. These surveys cost about $1,000,000. Nothing further, however, was done, owing to political dissensions between the North and the South, until 1862 and 1864, when
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), California (search)
er part of......1602 After 150 years, with little further exploration, the Spaniards, aroused by priests and by reports of Russian advances southward from Alaska, send to the Pacific coast Jose de Galves, who leaves Mexico......April 9, 1768 Galvez, in Lower California, fits out an expedition for Fransiscan fathers, by sea and land; two vessels reach San Diego......April 11 and May 1, 1769 Portola, with land expedition, reaches San Diego, July 9; leaves five days later, arrives at San Pedro, Oct. 30., and thence proceeds nearly to San Francisco Bay, but, provisions being exhausted, returns to San Diego......Nov. 11, 1769 Portola's second expedition from San Diego reaches Monterey Bay......May 24, 1770 Mission and presidio of San Carlos at Monterey founded......June 3, 1770 Missions of San Antonio de Padua and San Gabriel founded......1771 Don Pedro Fages, successor to Portola, sent by viceroy of Mexico, from Monterey, March 27, 1772, with an exploring party, to
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
ke at Arequipa a few minutes after 5 P. M., on the 13th of August, 1868. At Callao the waters retreated considerably, but the return flow was much less severe in its effects. Irregular movements of the sea, however, continued for several days. In less than three hours after the occurrence of the earthquake the effects of this wave were experienced at Coquimbo 800 miles south of Arica, and in about an hour it had reached Constitucion, 450 miles still farther to the south ward. At San Pedro in Southern California, nearly 5,000 miles from Arica, a few hours after the occurrence of the earthquake the sea rose upward of 60 feet above its ordinary level. At the Sandwich Islands, over 6,000 miles distant, in the night between the 13th and 14th, the sea suddenly rose with such violence as to inundate some of the smaller islands, and its oscillations were observable for three days. At Yokohama, Japan, more than 10,500 miles from Arica, an enormous wave poured in on the 14th of
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, New York Volunteers. (search)
entreville July 14. Franklin July 18. At LaFourche till November, 1864. At Bonnet Carre till March, 1865. Expedition from Brashear City to Amite River March 26-29, 1865 (Detachment). Duty in District of Louisiana till November, and at various points in Texas till May, 1866. Mustered out at Victoria, Texas, May 31, 1866, and honorably discharged from service. (Cos. A and F detached in Texas June to November, 1864.) Parish Vico, Texas, June 25. Brownsville and Rancho San Pedro July 25. Clarksville August 14. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 10 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 203 Enlisted men by disease. Total 216. 19th New York Regiment Cavalry (See 1st Dragoons.) 20th New York Regiment Cavalry.--(McClellan Cavalry.） Organized at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., and mustered in Companies A to G September 3, 1863; Company H September 4, 1863; Companies I and K September 17; L September 22, 1863, and Company M Septe
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 12: (search)
these cataracts,—a spectacle quite as remarkable for its picturesqueness and beauty, as it is for its power and grandeur. Some day I hope you will come here and enjoy it. You will find more friends in this country than you know of, and we will all try to make your time pass pleasantly, if you will make us a visit. Yours very faithfully, G. Ticknor. I wrote to you last on the 25th of April, and one of the books I then asked you to procure for me was the Carcel de Amor, de Diego de San Pedro. I do not now need it, for it is among the books I bought at Southey's sale. To Don P. De Gayangos. Boston, August 24, 1844. my dear Mr. Gayangos,—I wrote to you on the 24th July, from Niagara Falls, since which I have returned to Boston with my family, and have caused the catalogue of my Spanish books to be made out, that goes with this. It is, I believe, tolerably complete. At any rate, I shall be very glad to receive from you any books not on it that you think would be us
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
but was sent back to Virginia and assigned to the command of a brigade of cavalry attached to the division of General Lomax, operating in the valley under General Early. This brigade consisted of the First Maryland and the Nineteenth, Twentieth, Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Virginia battalions of cavalry. After the war, General Davidson moved to the city of New Orleans, of which he was deputy sheriff, 1866 and 1867. From 1878 to 1886 he was inspector of United States public works at San Pedro, Cal. In 1887 he was appointed deputy secretary of state of California. Brigadier-General George Gibbs Dibrell Brigadier-General George Gibbs Dibrell was born in White county, Tenn., April 12, 1822. After receiving a common school education, which was supplemented by one year at the East Tennessee university, he engaged for a while in farming and then in mercantile pursuits. In 1861 he was elected to the Tennessee convention as a Union delegate. But when his native State at last dec
The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Virginia Artillery. (search)
ives particulars of the atrocities committed in that canton by Losada's forces. He says: Yesterday the forces of Losada occupied — that is, took by force--San Pedro de las Lagunillas. They took the place; but, would that I could stop with that simple announcement. They burned it, and they murdered-- mas sacred-- butchered —pedition. You are, perhaps, already aware of what occurred in Ahuacatlan, in the past week, where the Indians entered and perpetrated all that has passed in San Pedro de las Lagunillas. Here we are really trembling with fear.--Santiago and Ixtlan are both without defence. They are subject to be invaded by the Lozada Indi, but the apathy of the Government gives us every reason to fear that this town may be the scene of the same diabolic acts which so recently have been enacted at San Pedro. I can assure you that, unless the Government takes prompt measures to stop the present anarchy, we shall soon, very soon, be without communications either