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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 8 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 3 3 Browse Search
Rev. James K. Ewer , Company 3, Third Mass. Cav., Roster of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment in the war for the Union 2 0 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 1 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Holland, Josiah Gilbert 1819-1881 (search)
Holland, Josiah Gilbert 1819-1881 Author; born in Belchertown, Mass., July 24, 1819; graduated at the Berkshire Medical College in 1844; engaged in practice in Springfield, Mass., till 1847; then became a teacher in Richmond, Va., and in a few months was called to the superintendency of the public schools in Vicksburg, Miss. A year later he returned to Springfield, and was made associate editor of the Republican, and continued as such till 1866. In 1870 he became editor and part owner of Scribner's monthly. He made his advent as a book-maker in 1855, by reprinting his History of Western Massachusetts, which had appeared as contributions to the Republican. Later he published The Bay path: a colonial tale; Timothy Titcomb's letters to young people, married and single, which met with much success; Bitter sweet, a poem in dramatic form, which was even more popular than Titcomb's letters; Life of Abraham Lincoln; Kathrina: her life and mine in a poem; Lessons in life; The story of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Montague, William Lewis 1831- (search)
Montague, William Lewis 1831- Linguist; born in Belchertown, Mass., April 6, 1831; graduated at Amherst College in 1855; instructor in Latin and Greek in Williston Seminary; Professor of Modern Languages in Amherst College in 1864-94; and in 1896 removed to Paris, where he has since resided. His publication include Spanish and Italian Grammars; Introduction to Italian Literature, etc. He also edited Biographical records of the alumni and non-graduate members of Amherst College, 1821–;71, et
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Telegraph. (search)
Telegraph. A telegraph on an improved plan was invented by Jonathan Grant, of Belchertown, Mass., as early as 1799. The inventor set up one of his lines between Boston and Martha's Vineyard, places 90 miles apart, at which distance he asked a question and received an answer in less than ten minutes. Until the perfecting of the electro-magnetic telegraph by Professor Morse in 1844, telegraphy was carried on by means of contrivances visible to the eye. The Morse system is now universally used, but seems yet in its infancy. The astonishing developments of its capabilities fill us with perpetual wonder, and its use has become an absolute necessity. Its growth has been marvellous. In 1846 three men conducted the entire telegraph business in the United States from a dingy basement in New York City; in 1900 there were 192,705 miles of poles and cables; 933,153 miles of wire; 22,900 offices; 63,167,783 messages handled; $24,758,569 gross receipts; and $18,593,205 expenditures.