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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brinton , Daniel garrison , 1837 -1899 (search)
Brinton, Daniel garrison, 1837-1899
Surgeon and archaeologist : born in Thornbury, Pa., May 13, 1837: was graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1861, and successively became assistant surgeon, surgeon, and medical director in the 11th Army Corps in 1862-65.
He was editor of the Medical and surgical reporter in 1867-87; became Professor of Ethnology in the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia, and Professor of American Linguistics and Archaeology in the University of Pennsylvania.
His writings include Notes on the Floridian Peninsula; American hero myths; Aboriginal American Anthology; Primer of Mayan Hicroglyphics; Religion of primitive peoples, etc. He died in Atlantic City, N. J., July 31, 1899.
Grover, Cuvier 1829-
Military officer; born in Bethel, Me., July 24, 1829; graduated at West Point in 1850, entering the 1st Artillery.
He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in April, 1861, and commanded a brigade in Heintzelman's corps in the Army of the Potomac.
When Hooker took command of the troops at Fairfax (1862), General Grover took that officer's division.
From December, 1862, to July, 1864, he commanded a division of the 19th Corps in the Department of the Gulf.
He was in the Shenandoah campaign in 1864; and from January till June, 1865, he was in command of the District of Savannah. General Grover was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general in the regular army, March 13, 1865, for meritorious services during the Rebellion ; was promoted to lieutenantcolonel of the 38th Infantry in 1866, and colonel of the 1st Cavalry in 1875, which command he held till his death in Atlantic City, N. J., June 6, 1885.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stille , Charles Janeway 1819 -1899 (search)
Stille, Charles Janeway 1819-1899
Historian; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 23, 1819; graduated at Yale College in 1839; member of the United States sanitary commission during the Civil War; provost of the University of Pennsylvania in 1868-80.
His publications include How a free people conduct a long War; Northern interest and Southern Independence; A plea for United action; Memorial of the Great Central fair for the United States Sanitary commission; History of the United States Sanitary commission; Studies in mediaeval history; Historical development of American civilization; Maj.-Gen. Anthony Wayne and the Pennsylvania line in the Continental army, etc. He died in Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 11, 1899.