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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cockburn , Sir George 1772 -1853 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emancipation proclamations. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gillmore , Quincy Adams 1825 -1888 (search)
Gillmore, Quincy Adams 1825-1888
Military officer; born in Black River, Lorain co., O., Feb. 28, 1825; graduated at West Point in 1849, and entered the engineer corps.
He was for four years (1852-56) assistant instructor of engineering at West Point.
In October, 1861, he was appointed chief engineer of an expedition against the Southern coasts under Gen. W. T. Sherman.
He superintended the construction of the fortifications at Hilton Head, and planned and executed measures for the capture of Fort Pulaski in the spring of 1862, when he was made brigadier-general of volunteers.
After service in western Virginia and Kentucky, he was brevet-
Quincy Adams Gillmore. ted colonel in the United States army, and succeeded Hunter (June, 1863) in command of the Department of South Carolina, when he was promoted to majorgeneral.
After a long and unsuccessful attempt to capture Charleston in 1862, he was assigned to the command of the 10th Army Corps, and in the autumn of 1863, resumed
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hilton head , capture of. (search)
Hilton head, capture of.
See Port Royal expedition.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mitchel , Ormsby McKnight 1810 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Olustee Station , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Port Royal Sound , expedition to (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sherman , Thomas West 1813 -1879 (search)
Sherman, Thomas West 1813-1879
Military officer; born in Newport, R. I., March 26, 1813; graduated at West Point in 1836; served with General Taylor in the war against Mexico, in command of a battery; and was brevetted major.
He commanded a division in the battle of Bull Run, and led the land forces in the Port Royal expedition, landing at Hilton Head Nov. 7, 1861.
In March, 1862, he was superseded by General Hunter, and joined the army under Halleck at Corinth.
He did excellent service in the region of the lower Mississippi in 1862-63; commanded a division in the siege of Port Hudson; received (March 13, 1865) the brevet of major-general, United States army, for services there and during the war; and was retired with the rank of major-general, Dec. 31, 1870.
He died in Newport, R. I., March 16, 1879.
Sherman, William Tecumseh
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Terry , Alfred Howe 1827 -1890 (search)