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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sears, Robert 1810-1892 (search)
Sears, Robert 1810-1892 Publisher; born in St. John, New Brunswick, June 28, 1810; settled in New York City in 1832; began the publication of illustrated works in 1839; and did much to develop the art of wood engraving in the United States.. Among his publications the most important is the Pictorial history of the United States. He died in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 17, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Smith, Goldwin 1823- (search)
Smith, Goldwin 1823- Author; born in Reading, England, Aug. 23, 1823; graduated at Oxford University in 1845; was Professor of Modern History at Oxford in 1858-66. During the Civil War in the United States he was a stanch champion of the national government. He visited the United States in 1864, and later was for a time honorary Professor of English and Constitutional History at Cornell University. In 1871 he settled in Toronto, Canada. He is widely known as an exponent of the idea that Canada will finally unite her political life with that of the United States. His publications include Does the Bible sanction American slavery? on the morality of the emancipation proclamation; A letter to a Whig member of the Southern Independence Association; England and America; The Civil War in America; The relations between England and America; The political destiny of Canada; William Lloyd garrison; History of the United States, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Taylor, John 1808- (search)
Taylor, John 1808- Mormon; born in Winthrop, England, Nov. 1, 1808; went to Toronto, Canada, in 1832; was there converted to Mormonism by the preaching of Parley D. Pratt in 1836; was made an apostle in 1838 and settled in Missouri. For twenty years he preached this faith in Great Britain and France and published French and German translations of the Book of Mormon in Europe. In 1852 he returned to the United States, and in April of the next year was present at the laying of the corner-stone of the Temple in Salt Lake City. He was with Joseph Smith when the latter was killed, and was himself shot four times. When Utah applied for admission to the Union he represented that Territory in Congress. In 1877, on the death of Brigham Young, he was elected president of the Church, and in 1880 became head and prophet of the part of the Church which adhered to the doctrine of polygamy. He was indicted for that offence in March, 1885, and in order to avoid arrest he exiled himself. H
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tornado, (search)
Tornado, A violent storm of high velocity; named from the Spanish because of the turning and twisting of an air-current. In the United States the tornado is quite a common occurrence in sections east of the great plains; in the spring in most of the Southern States, and in both spring and summer in some of the Northern States. A tornado is frequently and erroneously given the name of cyclone, but while a cyclone may be several hundred miles in diameter and only a mile or two deep, a tornado is usually only a few score feet in diameter and only several hundred feet high. The cyclone may last several days, while the life of a tornado is generally limited to an hour or two. York (Toronto) in 1813, from the Block-Hou East of the Don.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Toronto, (search)
Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) formed a legislative union. When the confederation was formed, in 1867, Toronto, the name by which York had been known since 1834, became the permanent seat of government for Ontario. In the winterhern frontier sufficiently strong to attack Montreal, and he proposed instead to attack successively Kingston, York (now Toronto), and Fort George, near the mouth of the Niagara River, thus cutting off the communication between Montreal and Upper Camagazine walls were built, were scattered in every direction over a space of several hundred feet. By that Old Fort at Toronto in 1860. explosion fifty-two Americans were slain and 180 wounded. Forty of the British also lost their lives. General nd some storehouses, escaped with the larger portion of the regulars to Kingston. After the Americans left, the fort at Toronto was repaired, and has been garrisoned ever since, only the barracks being kept in order. When the Americans took poss
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colorado, (search)
,925 square miles, in fifty-five counties. Population, 1890, 412.198; 1900, 539,700. Capital, Denver. Expedition of Vasquez Coronado from Mexico, supposed to have entered this region......1541 Padre Francisco Escalanto, of New Mexico, makes an expedition into this territory......1776 Lieut. Zebulon Montgomery Pike, with twenty-three soldiers, explores it and discovers Pike's Peak......Nov. 15, 1806 He was born in New Jersey, Jan. 5, 1779; killed at the taking of York, now Toronto, Canada......1812 Maj. Stephen H. Long visits this region, and he reports to Congress that all the country drained by the Missouri, Arkansas, and Platte rivers is unsuitable for cultivation and uninhabitable......1819 [This impression aided to delay settlement of Colorado until Oregon and California had both been settled. Bancroft's Colorado, p. 349.] Bent brothers erect a stockade called Fort William on the north branch of the Arkansas River......1832 John C. Fremont's expedition
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
of the United States......March 20, 1867 Clark Institute for deaf mutes at Northampton opened......1867 Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst, chartered 1863; opened......October, 1867 State legislature adjourns after the longest session ever held in the State up to date, being 165 days......June 12, 1868 Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Worcester, chartered 1865; opened......1868 Governor and council contract with Walter Shanly, of Montreal, and Francis Shanly, of Toronto, to complete the Hoosac tunnel before March, 1874, for $4,594,268......Dec. 24, 1868 Ebenezer R. Hoar appointed United States Attorney-General......March 5, 1869 Legislature adopts the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States......March 9-12, 1869 George S. Boutwell appointed Secretary of the Treasury......March 11, 1869 Great peace jubilee in Boston......June 15, 1869 Legislature establishes a bureau of statistics, a State board of health, abolishes the d
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
Elliott a sword for this exploit.] Battle of Queenston, Upper Canada, and death of Sir Isaac Brock, governor of Upper Canada......Oct. 12-13, 1812 [The Americans, at first successful, are finally beaten.] Gen. James Clinton, Revolutionary soldier, father of De Witt Clinton, dies at Little Britain, Orange county......Dec. 22, 1812 Albany Argus started in Albany, Jesse Buel editor......Jan. 13, 1813 Ogdensburg attacked and captured by the British......Feb. 22, 1813 York (now Toronto) taken by the Americans......April 27, 1813 Fort George, Canada, evacuated by the British......May 27, 1813 Fort Erie captured by the Americans......May 28, 1813 British repulsed at Sackett's Harbor......May 29, 1813 Perry's victory on Lake Erie......Sept. 10, 1813 Burning of the village of Newark, near Fort George, by the Americans under General McClure, who was severely censured, and Fort George evacuated......Dec. 10, 1813 British capture Fort Niagara......Dec. 19, 1813
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War of 1812, (search)
the wife of Governor Alston and only child of Aaron Burr, is never heard of afterwards.] Action at Frenchtown, now Monroe, Mich......Jan. 18, 1813 Defeat and capture of General Winchester at the river Raisin, Mich......Jan. 22, 1813 British fleet, Vice-Admiral Cockburn, attempts to blockade the Atlantic coast......January et seq. 1813 Sloop-of-war Hornet captures and sinks British sloop Peacock near the mouth of the Demerara River, South America......Feb. 24, 1813 York (now Toronto), Upper Canada, captured......April 27, 1813 Defence of Fort Meigs, O., by General Harrison......April 28–May 9, 1813 Gen. Green Clay is checked in attempting to reinforce Fort Meigs.......May 5, 1813 Fort George, on the west side of Niagara River, near its mouth, is captured by the American troops under General Dearborn......May 27, 1813 Frigate Chesapeake surrenders to the British ship Shannon ......June 1, 1813 Action at Stony Creek, Upper Canada......June 6, 1813 Affai
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whitside, Samuel Marmaduke 1839- (search)
Whitside, Samuel Marmaduke 1839- Military officer; born in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 9, 1839; joined the United States army in 1858; served throughout the Civil War with the 6th Cavalry; was then assigned to duty on the frontier, where he served for twenty-five years. In December, 1890, he captured Big Foot and his 400 Sioux warriors, and led his regiment at the battle of Wounded Knee. During the war with Spain he commanded the 5th Cavalry; was transferred to the 10th Cavalry in October, 1898; and went to Cuba in May, 1899, where he was placed in command of the Department of Santiago and Puerto Principe in January, 1900. On the reorganization of the regular army, in 1901, he was promoted brigadier-general.
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