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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Webb, Thomas 1724-1796 (search)
Webb, Thomas 1724-1796 Clergyman; born in England in 1724; was an officer in the British army; served with the Royal American forces, being wounded at Louisburg and Quebec; became a Methodist in 1765, and was licensed to preach; and was made barrack master at Albany, N. Y., about the same time. In 1767 he went to New York City, and there aided Philip Embury in the work of the Methodist Society. After being retired from the army with the rank of captain, he devoted his time to missionary work in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. In 1767 he established the first Methodist Society in Philadelphia, Pa. He visited England several times, and permanently settled there at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He died in Bristol, England, Dec. 20, 1796.
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 1: religion among soldiers. (search)
iquity could be found in them, and to put away the accursed thing. When victory crowned his arms, he would exclaim, This is nothing but the hand of God. He taught his soldiers to regard themselves as the instruments of God's glory and their country's good. In the great revival which prevailed in England under the preaching of Whitefield, the Wesleys, and their associates, godly soldiers bore a conspicuous part. And in America, no lay preacher was more zealous and successful than Captain Thomas Webb, of the British army. Converted under the preaching of John Wesley at Bristol, England, he soon began to recommend in public the grace which had renewed his own heart. Afterwards in America he preached with great fervor, and as he always appeared before the people in his military dress, he attracted large crowds, and many of his hearers felt the power of the gospel proclaimed by this soldier of the Cross. The name of Col. Gardiner is like ointment poured forth. Wild and profliga
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers who died of wounds. (search)
. Washburn, Francis, Bvt. Brig. Gen.4th Mass. Cav.,High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865.Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1865. Washburn, Luman P., Corp.,2d Mass. Cav.,On picket at Vienna, Va., Oct. 9, 1863.Vienna, Va., Nov. 14, 1863. Waters, John,9th Mass. Inf.,Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862.Chester, Pa., Nov. 5, 1862. Weale, Frederick G.,56th Mass. Inf.,– –Frederick, Md., May 13, 1864. Weaver, Norbert V., Corp.,23d Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Webb, Thomas, Jr.,59th Mass. Inf.,– –June 23, 1864. Weil, Francis E., Sergt.,27th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,Point Lookout, Md., May 27, 1864. Weiser, Hiram H., Corp.,27th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864.Petersburg, Va., Aug. 18, 1864. Welch, Edwin N., Corp.,13th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.Alexandria, Va., Sept. 14, 1862. Welch, Peter Name and rank.Command.When and Where Wounded.Date and Place of Death. Welch, Peter,28th Mass. Inf.,May 5, 1864,May 28, 1864.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Waite, Chauncey (search)
4. Warren, Charles E.,15th Mass. Inf.,Sept. 17, 1862,Oct. 2, 1862. Warren, Horace M., 1st Lieut.,59th Mass. Inf.,– –Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864. Washburn, Francis, Bvt. Brig. Gen.4th Mass. Cav.,High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865.Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1865. Washburn, Luman P., Corp.,2d Mass. Cav.,On picket at Vienna, Va., Oct. 9, 1863.Vienna, Va., Nov. 14, 1863. Waters, John,9th Mass. Inf.,Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862.Chester, Pa., Nov. 5, 1862. Weale, Frederick G.,56th Mass. Inf.,– –Frederick, Md., May 13, 1864. Weaver, Norbert V., Corp.,23d Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Webb, Thomas, Jr.,59th Mass. Inf.,– –June 23, 1864. Weil, Francis E., Sergt.,27th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,Point Lookout, Md., May 27, 1864. Weiser, Hiram H., Corp.,27th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864.Petersburg, Va., Aug. 18, 1864. Welch, Edwin N., Corp.,13th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.Alexandria, Va., Sept.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of names of persons. (search)
ury, C. G., 27 Waterman, S. S., 429 Waters, Abraham, 429 Waters, G. W., 429 Waters, John, 9th Mass. Inf., 486 Waters, John, 57th Mass. Inf., 429 Watkins, C. S., 429 Watkins, W. L., 65 Watson, Charles, 558 Watson, Cornelius, 438 Watson, H. W., 429 Watson, R. C., 429 Watson, Robert, 429 Watson, Thomas, 429 Watts, R. T., 429 Way, George, 558 Weale, F. G., 486 Weathee, Charles, 558 Weaver, N. V., 486 Webb, A. F., 429 Webb, A. S., 117 Webb, James, 429 Webb, R. F., 429 Webb, Thomas, Jr., 486 Webber, E. A., 558 Webber, J. W., 429 Webster, Augustus, 558 Webster, D. R., 558 Webster, Fletcher, 69, 70, 218, 429 Webster, G. L., 429 Webster, H. T., 429 Webster, J. W., 429 Webster, W. P., 558 Webster, Waldo, 558 Webster, Warren, 429 Wedgewood, E. S., 558 Weeden, Welcome, 558 Weidam, H., 558 Well, F. E., 486 Weisensee, Clemens, 429 Weiser, H. H., 486 Weitzel, Godfrey, 57, 162, 183, 185, 254 Welch, —, 558 Welch, C. E. M., 429 Welch, E. G., 429 Welch, E.
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Unfortunate occurrence--five persons Drowsed. (search)
Election of Railroad Directors. --The annual meeting of the stockholders in the North Carolina Railroad, held in Salisbury on Friday last, elected the following gentlemen Directors for the ensuing year: On the part of the State, Messrs Paul C. Cameron, D. M. Barringer, Wm. T. Dorch, John I Shaver, Dr. Belamy, of Wilmington, R. Gorrell, Col. S. Hargrove, T. Hawkins.--By the Stockholders, Messrs. Gen. McRae, Thomas Webb, C. Phifer, G. Mabin. P. B. Ruffin was re-elected Treasurer, and R. W. Mills, Secretary, After the election of the Directors, Mr. Paul C. Cameron was appointed President.
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 20 (search)
Nine distilleries are in course of erection within a radius of forty miles of Fredericksburg. Thomas Webb, Esq, of Hillsboro', has been elected President of the North Carolina Railroad, vice Mr. Cameron, resigned.