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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Butler , Benjamin Franklin , 1818 -1893 (search)
Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893
Lawyer and soldier; born in Deerfield, N. H., Nov. 5, 1818; was graduated at Waterville College, Me., in 1838: was admitted to the bar in 1841; and continued the practice until 1861, with a high reputation as a criminal lawyer.
He was an active politician in the Democratic party until its
Benjamin Franklin Butler. disruption at Charleston in 1860; and he had served as a member of both Houses of the Massachusetts legislature.
As brigadier-general of militia he hastened towards Washington, on the call of the President, with troops, in April, 1861, and landed at Annapolis.
He was placed in command of the Department of Annapolis, which included Baltimore (q. v.). At the middle of May he was made major-general of volunteers, and put in command of the Department of Virginia, with headquarters at Fort Monroe, where he held as contraband all fugitive slaves.
In August (1861), an expedition which he commanded captured forts Hatteras and Clarke;
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hildreth , Richard 1807 -1865 (search)
Hildreth, Richard 1807-1865
Historian; born in Deerfield, Mass., June 22, 1807; graduated at Harvard College in 1829; studied and practised law and wrote for newspapers and magazines until 1832, when he began to edit the Boston Atlas.
In the course of many years Mr. Hildreth wrote several books and pamphlets, chiefly on the subject of slavery, to which system he was opposed.
He resided on a plantation in the South in 1834-35; in Washington, D. C., as correspondent of the Atlas, in 1837-38, when he resumed his editorial post on that paper; and resided in Demerara, British Guiana, from 1840 to 1843, when he edited, successively, two newspapers there.
Mr. Hildreth's principal work was a History of the United States, in 6 volumes (1849-56). He was one of the editors of the New York Tribune for several years.
In 1861 President Lincoln appointed him United States consul at Trieste, but failing health compelled him to resign the post.
and he died in Florence, Italy, July 11, 1865.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hoyt , Epaphras 1765 -1850 (search)
Hoyt, Epaphras 1765-1850
Historian; born in Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 31, 1765; was major-general of the Massachusetts militia.
His publications include Treatise on the military art; Military instructions; Cavalry discipline; Antiquarian researches, etc. He died in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 8, 1850.
Hoyt, Epaphras 1765-1850
Historian; born in Deerfield, Mass., Dec. 31, 1765; was major-general of the Massachusetts militia.
His publications include Treatise on the military art; Military instructions; Cavalry discipline; Antiquarian researches, etc. He died in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 8, 1850.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Laughlin , James Laurence 1850 - (search)
Laughlin, James Laurence 1850-
Political economist; born in Deerfield, O., April 2, 1850; graduated at Harvard University in 1873; was an instructor in Hopkinson's Classical School, Boston, in 1873-78; instructor of political economy in Harvard in 1878-83; then assistant professor of that study there; professor of the same in Cornell University in 1890-92; in the latter year became head Professor of Political Economy in the University of Chicago.
In 1894-95 he prepared a scheme of monetary reform for the government of San Domingo, which later adopted it. He was a member of the monetary commission appointed in 1897 by the Indianapolis Monetary Conference.
He is the author of Mill's political Economy abridged and added to; Study of political Economy; History of bimetallism in the United States; Facts about money; and Elements of political Economy.
He is the editor of the Journal of political Economy.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Turner's Falls , engagement at (search)
Turner's Falls, engagement at
Around the falls in the Connecticut River known as Turner's a sharp action occurred in May, 1676.
A large body of Indians, who had desolated Deerfield, were encamped here.
Captain Turner was then in command of the English troops in the valley, and, taking 120 mounted men, started on a night ride through Hadley and Deerfield in search of Indians.
He found them fast asleep in their camp, and surprised them.
Many fled to their canoes, but, leaving their paddDeerfield in search of Indians.
He found them fast asleep in their camp, and surprised them.
Many fled to their canoes, but, leaving their paddles behind, went over the falls.
Others hid away among the rocks, and were killed, and others were shot while crossing the river.
After the battle the bodies of 100 Indians were found dead at their camp, and 140 who went over the falls perished.
About 300 Indians were destroyed.
Turner lost only one man. Another party of Indians were soon on his track, and a panic seized the troops when it was rumored that King Philip, with 1,000 men, was in pursuit.
A running fight occurred.
Turner was k
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)