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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 55: operations of the Mississippi Squadron in the latter part of 1864 and in 1865. (search)
ting-Assistant Paymaster, R. E. Patterson; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant, Thos. Blanchard; Acting-Second-Assistant, Chas. Silvercahn; Acting-Third-Assistant, A. Donnelly. Alexandria--Fourth-rate. Acting-Master, D. P. Rosemiller; Acting-Master's Mate, D. M. Stauffer; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant, H. C. Shibly; Acting-Second-Assistant, J. S. Willcoxan; Acting-Third-Assistant, J. W. Morton. Marmora--Fourth-rate. Acting-Master, Thomas Gibson; Acting-Ensigns, D. D. Bond and Thos. West; Acting-Master's Mates, Wm. Arnold, E. C. Nye and W. B. Tice; Acting. Assistant Surgeon, Emile Gavarret; Acting-Assistant Paymaster, Chas. R. Howard; Engineers: Acting-First-Assistant, A. H. Armstrong; Acting-Second-Assistant, F. A. Cramer; Acting-Third-Assistant, C. S. Hamilton. Fair Play--Fourth-rate. Acting-Master, George J. Groves; Acting-Ensigns, J. H. Singleton, L. R. Hamersley and J. S. De Forrest; Acting-Master's Mates, C. B. Thatcher, J. W. Harbin and W. H. Roberts; Acting-
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 71 (search)
t an example to his men that nerved them to the task. I could detail a thousand interesting incidents, but must defer until my next. The following are the names of the prisoners taken. They are from Arkansas and Virginia. Of Col. Rust's Third Arkansas regiment--J. W. Brooks, J. Garian, (slightly wounded,) J. G. Carter, G. S. Harris, all privates. Of Col. Jackson's Thirty-first Virginia regiment-- First Sergeant Andy Husman, James Alford, George P. Morgan, Evan Evans, G. Thompson, Thomas West, P. Wolf, Solomon Gainer, and J. H. Nay, all privates except the last, who was a teamster, and undertook to have a little fight. These, with a number of others at Beverly, will be immediately sent to Ohio. The following is a list of the killed and wounded on the Federal side: Howe's Artillery--James Enyart and George L. Price, killed; Andrew Dougherty, arm shot off; M. Leedridge and Corporal Andrews, wounded. Ninth Indiana------Smith, of Company II, killed; Isaac Bryant, slightly wou
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), States, origin of the names of (search)
French arc, or bow for arrows. California, a name given by Cortez in 1535 to the peninsula of Lower California. He probably derived it from Esplanadian, a Spanish romance published in 1510, in which the name is given to an imaginary island on the right hand of the Indies, very near to the terrestrial paradise, abounding in great treasures of gold. Colorado (Spanish), red, or colored. Connecticut, from the Indian word, Quahna-ta-cut, country upon the long river. Delaware, in honor of Thomas West, Lord De la Warr, or Delaware, first governor of the Virginia colony. Florida, so named by Ponce de Leon because of the abundance of flowers there, or because of the day on which he discovered it—Easter or Palm Sunday (Pascua Florida), 1512. Georgia, in honor of George II. of England, in whose reign it was settled. Illinois, from the Indian word illini, men, and the French suffix ois, tribe of men. Indiana, from the word Indian. Iowa, the French rendering of an Indian word signifying
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 20., Medford Branch Railroad. (search)
county commissioners of Middlesex, which sets forth that fact, and also that it had undertaken to construct the Branch, had filed location thereof according to law, and was desirous to proceed with construction forthwith. Then follow the names of the property owners along the line with whom question of land damage was unsettled, beginning with Luther Angier at Main street and ending with William Bradbury at the other end. The petition was signed by the president of the Boston and Maine, Thomas West. On the first Tuesday in June, 1846, at their meeting at Concord, the commissioners ordered the petitioners to give notice to all these interested persons and corporations of its meeting for a view, and a hearing at the Medford Hotel on 10th of August next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, by serving each of the land owners named with a copy of this petition and order thereon, fourteen days before said view, etc. The copy mentioned is endorsed as to Mrs. Eliza Perkins and is att
The Daily Dispatch: January 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Confederate prisoners. (search)
avalry. Jos. J. Dunn, --Va. reg. Martin Stoner, --Va. reg. James J. Blankinship, Jas. H. Hall, Wm. Paugh, Hansborough's Battalion. Hugh McGuain, 25th Va. Reg. Wm. Lanier, Wm. L. Forbort, 12th Ga. Regiment. Albert Thompson, Thomas West, James H. Alford, 31st Va. Reg. J. B. Bender, Hansborough's Bat. Jno. T. Ganaway, 50th Reg. Va. David H. Whitman, Jno. T. McClutchin, 25th Va. Reg. Solomon Rose, McDonough's Va Cavalry. D. C. Poor, Va. Artilery. Simon F. Hicey, Zach. Clarke, David H Hickey, Jacvis Heyden, L. H. McClung, Captain Foster Ky. Cavalry. A. J. Holston, 22d Va. reg. Wisely Sansome, 36th Va. reg. Geo. W. Nunnally, Va. Artillery. Henry Woolford, Hobert Hudson, 45th Va. reg. Thomas West, Evan Evans, Andrew Hoffman, O. S., Josiah Thompson, Sol. Gainer, Phillip Wolfe, Geo. E. Daft, Jefferson Arbogast, Wm. J. Bradshaw, J. S. Robertson, Esau Vint, Dennis Boner, Joseph Raduska, 31st Va. reg. B. F. Brooks, J. G. Carter John Gerr
The Daily Dispatch: April 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee operations on the Border. (search)
could obtain permission for her nurse to accompany her. It may be some gratification to the enemy to know that this lady and her husband are now both safe in Dixie. Many of the citizens of Loudoun and Jefferson were being arrested by the Yankee cavalry and taken to Harper's Ferry. Some days ago they visited Middleburg and arrested and carried off about sixty citizens, and in Shickersville scarcely a male citizen was left. The whole slave labor of that section of the State has been enticed or forced away. Some five or six negro women who left Charlestown, and spent the winter in Washington, have returned, perfectly satisfied with their experience in a land of freedom. These report that many others would return if showed to do so. A few weeks ago the enemy's cavalry went to the residence of Mr. Thos. West, a farmer, in Jefferson county, and forced his servants all to leave. They also took with them a little daughter of Mr. W. At last accounts she had not been recovered.