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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), America, discoverers of. (search)
Attakappa Indians,
A tribe found on the borders of the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Mississippi River, in southern Louisiana and eastern Texas.
The Choctaws named them Attakappas, or Man-eaters.
The French were the first Europeans who discovered them; and the Attakappas aided the latter in a war with the Natchez and Chickasaws.
When Louisiana.
was ceded to the United States in 1803, there were only about 100 of this nation on their ancient domain, near Vermilion Bayou, and they had almost wholly disappeared by 1825.
What their real name was, or whence they came.
may never be known.
Their language was peculiar, composed of harsh monosyllables.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Benton , Thomas Hart , -1858 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Boggs , Charles Stewart , 1811 -1888 (search)
Boggs, Charles Stewart, 1811-1888
Naval officer; born in New Brunswick, N. J., Jan. 28, 1811; entered the navy in 1826; served on stations in the Mediterranean, West Indies, the coast of Africa, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean.
He was made lieutenant in 1837; promoted to commander in 1855; and in 1858 was appointed
Captain Charles Stewart Boggs. light-house inspector on the Pacific coast.
Placed in command of the gunboat Varuna, when the Civil War broke cut, he was with Admiral Farragut in the desperate fight on the Mississippi, near Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
In that contest his conduct was admirable for bravery and fortitude.
He was subsequently in command of various vessels on American and European stations, and was promoted to rear-admiral in July, 1870.
He died in New Brunswick, April 22, 1888.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Case , Augustus Ludlow 1813 - (search)
Case, Augustus Ludlow 1813-
Naval officer; born in Newburg, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1813; joined the navy in 1828; served in the Gulf of Mexico during the Mexican War, and took part in the engagements of Vera Cruz, Alvarado, and Tabasco.
In 1861-63 he was fleet-captain of the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and was present at the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras. Early in 1863 he was assigned to the Iroquois, and in that year directed the blockade of New Inlet, N. C. He became rear-admiral May 24, 1872.
During the Virginius trouble with Spain in 1874 he was commander of the combined North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and European fleets at Key West.
He died Feb. 17, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbus , Christopher 1435 -1536 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Confederate States of America (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davis , Jefferson , 1808 -1889 (search)