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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 40 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 6 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1860., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1865., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 2 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 2 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Algonquian, or Algonkian, Indians, (search)
ateras family, below the Corees. The Nanticokes were upon the peninsula between the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. The Lenni-Lenapes, or Delawares, comprised powerful families — namely, the Minsis and Delawares proper. The former occupied the northern part of New Jersey and a portion of Pennsylvania, and the latter inhabited lower New Jersey, the banks of the Delaware River below Trenton, and the whole valley of the Schuylkill. The Mohegans were a distinct tribe on the east side of the Hudson River, and under that name were included several independent families on Long Island and the country between the Lenni-Lenapes and the New England Indians. The New England Indians inhabited the country from the Connecticut River eastward to the Saco, in Maine. The principal tribes were the Narragansets on Rhode Island; the Pokanokets and Wampanoags on the eastern shore of Narraganset Bay and in a portion of Massachusetts; the Massachusetts in the vicinity of Boston and the shores southward; a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lee, Charles 1731- (search)
hree-fourths of a century after his death a document was found among Sir William Howe's papers endorsed Mr. Lee's plan, 29th March, 1777, in the handwriting of Henry Strachy, Howe's secretary. The writing within was in Lee's own hand, and it embodied a plan of operations by the British fleet and army which it was thought was best calculated to insure the subjugation of the colonies. It was upon this plan that Howe acted in going to the Chesapeake in the summer of 1777, instead of up the Hudson River to assist Burgoyne, and so ruined the latter general. This document cast a flood of light upon the character and conduct of Lee during the Revolution, and proved beyond cavil that he was a traitor to the cause which he professed to serve. This document and circumstantial evidence of his treason are given in a small volume by George H. Moore, Ll.D., entitled The treason of Charles Lee. Through false pretensions, as well as misrepresentations and misapprehensions, the Americans had unb
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York City (search)
The American guard fled at the first fire, and two brigades that were to support them ran away in a panic. But the British were kept back long enough to allow Putnam, with his rear-guard, to escape along a Beekman's mansion. road near the Hudson River, and gain Harlem Heights. This was done chiefly by the adroit management of Mrs. Murray, a Quakeress, living on the Incleberg (now Murray Hill), who entertained the British officers with wines and other refreshments, and vivacious conversatioto the Bowling Green were burned. The fire crossed Broadway and swept all the buildings on each side as far as Exchange Street, and on the west side to Partition (Fulton) Street, destroying Trinity Church. Every building westward towards the Hudson River perished. The Tories and British writers of the day charged the destruction of the city to Whig incendiaries. Some of, these citizens who came out of the gloom to save their property were murdered by British bayonets or cast into the flames.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
StateAug. 20, 1781 Combined armies of Americans and French start for Yorktown, Va., from the Hudson River Aug. 25, 1781 Count de Grasse, with the French fleet, arrives in the Chesapeake Aug. 30, 178their positive weakness and easy conquest. It contemplated the seizure of the valleys of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, and the establishment of a line of military posts between the mouth of thed the French forces, which had lain idle at Newport many months, to move immediately for the Hudson River, to form a junction with the Continental army there under Washington. A part of them moved oAmericans were encamped on Valentine's Hill, in two lines, with the right wing resting on the Hudson River near the ferry. The French army was stationed on the hills at the left, in a single line, retil noon. Early in the morning Mrs. Day, who kept a boarding-house in Murray Street, near the Hudson River, ran up the American flag upon a pole at the gable end of her house, Cunningham, the British
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
New Jersey, chosen president of the Continental Congress......Nov. 4, 1782 Constitution for the Society of the Cincinnati formed at the army quarters on the Hudson River......May 13, 1783 Washington writes on the situation to each of the State governors......June 8, 1783 Seventh Continental Congress adjourns; session, 1,8rn 1828, dies at New York City......July 9, 1890 Act admitting Wyoming as a State (the forty-fourth)......July 10, 1890 Act authorizing a bridge over the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, and incorporating the North River Bridge Company......July 11, 1890 Maj.-Gen. John C. Fremont, born 1813, dies at New York. Gen. John M. Corse, the hero of Allatoona, Ga., dies at the Hemlocks, Mass.......April 27, 1893 International Columbian naval review in New York Harbor and Hudson River; President Cleveland reviews the fleet on the Dolphin, passing between lines of ships three miles in length; ten nations represented by thirty-six war-ships
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Jersey, (search)
latures of both States in February, and by act of Congress......June 28, 1834 Mahlon Dickerson appointed Secretary of the Navy under President Jackson......June 30, 1834 St. Mary's Hall, college for the superior instruction of women, chartered and opened at Burlington......1837 John Stevens, engineer and inventor, petitions Congress for protection to inventors, which results in the patent laws of April 10, 1790. He builds a steamboat propelled by twin screws that navigates the Hudson River in 1804. Establishes a steam ferry from Hoboken to New York City, Oct. 11, 1811, and at the age of seventy-eight builds an experimental locomotive, which carries passengers at 12 miles an hour on his experimental track at Hoboken, in 1826. He dies at Hoboken......March 6, 1838 At the State election for members of the House of Representatives, the returns are contested, the Democratic candidates claiming a majority of about 100 votes in a poll of 57,000. The Whig candidates receive c
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
's steamboat, the Clermont, makes first trip, New York to Albany; average speed, 5 miles an hour......Aug. 7, 1807 Daniel D. Tompkins elected governor......1807 James Geddes, of Onondaga, surveys a route for a canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, and reports it practicable......1808-9 Population of the State, 959,049......1810 A commission appointed to inquire into the practicability of a canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson explores the whole route......1810 It reports in favormissions until Dec. 29. The evidence confirmed the charges. The committee submitted its report to the legislature at Albany, Jan. 18, 1895. The examination and testimony of the 700 witnesses made 10,576 printed pages.] Bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey authorized......1895 Trolley railroad strike in Brooklyn with much violence......Jan. 14, 1895 Lexow committee submits its report to the Senate......Jan. 18, 1895 Harlem ship-canal, New York City, opene
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Virginia, (search)
781 Lafayette and Wayne unite their forces......June 7, 1781 Cornwallis retires to Williamsburg......June 25, 1781 Lafayette attacks Cornwallis near Green Springs, and is repulsed......July 6, 1781 Cornwallis crosses the James and reaches Portsmouth......July 9, 1781 Cornwallis retires with his army to Yorktown......Aug. 4, 1781 General Lafayette at the forks of the Pamunky and Mattaponey......Aug. 13, 1781 American and French army starts for Yorktown, Va., from the Hudson River......Aug. 25, 1781 Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeake with twenty-six French ships of the line......Aug. 30, 1781 Combined army passes Philadelphia on the way to Yorktown......Sept. 2, 1781 Count de St. Simon lands 3,200 French at Jamestown Island, and Lafayette joins him at Green Spring......Sept. 3, 1781 They occupy Williamsburg, about 15 miles from Yorktown......Sept. 5, 1781 British fleet under Admiral Graves appears off the Chesapeake, and skirmishes with the Fr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, Fort, capture of (search)
, capture of On the day of the battle of White Plains in 1776, General Knyphausen, with six German regiments, crossed the Harlem River and encamped on the flat below Fort Washington and King's Bridge. That fort was a strong work, supported by outlying redoubts. It was on the highest point of land on Manhattan Island. When Washington heard of the peril that menaced it, he advised General Greene, in whose charge both it and Fort Lee, on the top of the palisades on the west side of the Hudson River, had been left, to withdraw the garrison and stores, but left the matter to that officer's discretion. When he arrived there (Nov. 15) he was disappointed in not finding his wishes gratified. Greene desired to hold the fort as a protection to the river; the Congress had ordered it to be held till the last extremity, and Col. Robert Magaw, its commander, said he could hold out against the whole British army until December. Washington was not satisfied of its safety, but yielded his ju
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washingtoniana. -1857 (search)
this absence from camp that the treason of Arnold was revealed. Washington met Rochambeau a second time at Hartford. It was on May 21, 1781. Their meeting was celebrated by discharges of cannon. After partaking of refreshments, the generals and suites rode to Wethersfield, a few miles below Hartford, escorted by a few private gentlemen, and, at the house of Joseph Webb, where Washington was lodged, a conference was held. An agreement was then made for the French army to march to the Hudson River as speedily as possible. The earliest celebration of Washington's birthday found on record occurred in The Webb House. Richmond, Va., Feb. 11 (O. S.), 1782. The Virginia gazette, or the American Advertiser, made the following record four days after the event: Tuesday last, being the birthday of his Excellency, General Washington, our illustrious commander-inchief, the same was commemorated here with the utmost demonstrations of joy. The event was celebrated at Talbot Courthouse, Md
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