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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maryland, (search)
n of slaves......1671 George Fox visits the Friends in Maryland......1672 A number of outrages on the people of Maryland and Virginia by the Indians; five chiefs of the Susquehannocks, captured in a joint expedition, are put to death by Major Trueman, commanding the Maryland forces, although they protested their innocence and blamed the Senecas for the outrages. For this act Major Trueman was inpeached by the House of Delegates, but escaped punishment......Sept. 25, 1675 Cecilius CalvMajor Trueman was inpeached by the House of Delegates, but escaped punishment......Sept. 25, 1675 Cecilius Calvert dies, and Charles Calvert, third Lord Baltimore, becomes proprietary......Nov. 30, 1675 Thomas Notley appointed governor, to act as deputy in the name of his infant son Cecil Calvert......1676 Government land-office erected in the province by the lord proprietary......1680 Ordinance promulgated by the proprietary limiting suffrage to freeholders or inhabitants of property......September, 1681 Charles, Lord Baltimore, reassumes personal government......1681 William Penn receiv
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 22 (search)
this point. The deserters also agree in saying that the rebels had a force of 000,000 men on the peninsula, together with some 400 pieces of field artillery. From the best information received, they have fallen back to Chickahominy creek, beyond Williamsburg, where they are expected to make a stand. Immediately after the flight of the enemy becoming known, the troops were ordered under arms, and are now in motion from the right and left wings of the army. A large force, under Gen. Trueman, consisting of ca ry, artillery and infantry, are in the advance, and probably come up with the rear of the enemy before night, if they should remain near Williamsburg. Our gunboats have passed above Yorktown, and are now shelling the snore on their way up. Following the gunboats is a large steamer and other transports loaded with troops, who will effect a landing above. It is said that Magruder said he was not afraid of McClellan, if Lee was, and that if he could not successfu
The Daily Dispatch: September 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army Correspondence. (search)
s engaged in this part of the field were Capts. Jordan's, Rhett's, Woolfolk's, Moody's and Parker's. Of some 300 men engaged about 80 casualties occurred. Parker's battery suffered the most, and as it is from Richmond, I give you the names of killed and wounded: Killed.--Privates Robert Bryant, J M Richardson, and Wm T Newell. Wounded.--Lt J C Parkinson, severely in the knee, but will not lose his leg; privates Warburton, leg carried away by cannon shot, amputated and doing well; Trueman, very badly in the knee, leg not yet amputated; Cook, in leg, not very severely; Tumbridge, through the hand; Corp'l Duffey, in leg, flesh wound; Washington Bolton, in leg, also flesh wound. The rest were slightly wounded, and will in a few days be fit for duty.--All were brought across the river, and are either at Shepherdstown or Winchester. In the afternoon of Wednesday the enemy made a very bold charge on the right, where Longstreet commanded. They flanked our forces and compelle
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
. This resolution was discussed by Messrs Denoon, Scott, Walker, and others, after which it was unanimously adopted. A communication was then read from Capt John H Parker, asking the Council to have removed from James river, a short distance from Rocketts, the obstruction which has been produced by the sinking of the steamer West Point. It was referred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs Walker, Scott and Griffin. Mr Scott presented a communication from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, setting forth the fact that Mr. Wm S Weed, one of the foremen, had been absent from the city on Government business for the last six or seven months, and asking that his place be supplied by the election of another person. By the unanimous vote of the Council, the office heretofore held by Mr Weed was thereupon declared vacant, and Mr Wm T Trueman was elected to fill the place. After the transaction of some other unimportant business the Council then adjourned.