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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilson, Alexander 1766-1813 (search)
born in Paisley, Scotland, July 6, 1766; became a weaver, and wrote verses for the newspapers, and in 1789 peddled two volumes of his poetry through the country. His Watty and Meg, published in 1792, and attributed to Burns, had a sale of 100,000 copies. Being prosecuted for a poetical lampoon, he came to America in 1794, landing at Newcastle, Del. By the advice of William Bartram (q. v.), the botanist, he turned his attention to ornithology. Late in 1804 he made a journey on foot to Niagara Falls, and wrote a poetic account of it. In 1805 he learned the art of etching. He persuaded Bradford, the Philadelphia publisher, to furnish funds for the publication of a work on American ornithology in a superb manner, but it was so expensive that it was not pecuniarily successful. His labors, day and night, upon this great work impaired his health and hastened his death. He had finished seven volumes when he laid aside his implements of labor. He died in Philadelphia, Aug. 23, 1813.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
sses the warmest friendship for me, I never doubt his statements; and I am sure I have for him the most friendly feeling and the highest appreciation of his talents. I am perfectly willing at any time to turn over to him the Army of the Potomac, and wish him joy of his promotion. We have been very quiet since I last wrote; there are signs of approaching activity. The army is getting to be quite satisfied with its rest, and ready to try it again. It would appear from the news from Niagara Falls that the question of peace has been in a measure mooted. The army would hail an honorable peace with delight, and I do believe, if the question was left to those who do the fighting, an honorable peace would be made in a few hours. Ord has been placed in Smith's place in command of the Eighteenth Corps, and General Birney has been assigned to the Tenth Corps, largely composed of colored troops. Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 26, 1864. I consider the peace movement in Can
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
Pittsburg (1860). c, Cincinnati Bridge, over the Ohio (1867). d, Niagara Falls Upper Bridge (1869). e, East River Bridge, New York and Brooklyn. Relative spans of suspension-bridges in the United States. dimensions of some of the principal suspension-bridges in the order of their length of span. Name.River.Place.Span.Deflection.Date.Engineer. Feet.Feet. New York and Brooklyn.East River, New York.New York and Brooklyn.1,600In progressRoebling. Niagara (upper)NiagaraNiagara Falls1,2501869 CincinnatiOhioCincinnati1,057Roebling. WheelingOhioWheeling1,0101848Ellet. FribourgSarineFribourg870631834Chaley. NiagaraNiagaraNiagara River821.4751848Roebling. CliftonAvonSomersetshire, England7021864 Charing CrossThamesLondon, England676.5501845I. K. Brunel. DanubePesth666451850Clarke. La Roche BernardVilaineLa Roche Bernard, France650.4501846Leblanc. NashvilleCumberlandNashville, Tenn650Foster. MenaiMenai StraitsWales570431826Telford. UnionTweedGreat Britain449301
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 92. the Niagara peace conference. (search)
ry respectfully, Geo. N. Saunders. To Hon. Horace Greeley. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 17, 1864. gentlemen: I am informed that you are dulhompson, James B. Holcomb, Clifton House, C. W. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, July 18. sir: We have the honor to acknowledge your favor og with us since our sojourn in Canada. international Hotel, Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 18, 1864. Gentlemen: I have the honor to acknowledgC. C. Clay, G. H. Holcomb, Clifton House, C. W. Clifton House, Niagara Falls, C. W., July 18, 1864. To Hon. Horace Greeley, Niagara Falls, NNiagara Falls, New York: We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this date by the hands of Colonel Jewett, and will await the furtherClifton House, July 20. Col. W. C. Jewett, Cataract House, Niagara Falls, New York: sir: We are in receipt of your note advising us of thento), were soon quartered at the Clifton, on the Canada side of Niagara Falls. I heard soon after of confidential interviews between some or
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, A heroine and martyr. (search)
she expressed it, in her communication to the Sanitary Commission, Do a little to atone for the great evils which some of her kinsmen had inflicted upon her beloved country. Here, after some rest, she went into the Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, and took lessons from the surgeons in the dressing of wounds and the medical care of the wounded, lessons which she hoped to be able to make serviceable on the field, but it was not so to be. Her brother-in-law, Colonel Peter A. Porter, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., had fallen in one of the fierce battles of that terrible campaign from the Rapidan to the James, and frail and ill as she was, her friends feared to communicate the sad event to her. At last they were obliged to let her know it, and she went at once to meet the family, who had come on to receive the body of the dead hero. She returned with them to Niagara, where, after an illness of five weeks, she fell asleep, whispering to a friend in her last conscious moments, Underneath are the
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, chapter 8 (search)
sketch is gathered from the pages of a Memorial published by her friends shortly after her death, which occurred at Niagara Falls, July 27th, 1864. Margaret Elizabeth Breckinridge was born in Philadelphia, March 24th, 1832. Her paternal graork came upon her which absorbed all her time and powers. In the year 1852 her sister married Mr. Peter A. Porter of Niagara Falls, a gentleman of culture and accomplishments, a noble man, a true patriot. At his house the resort of literary and scbility that her brother-in-law, Colonel Porter,* This truly Christian hero, the son of General Peter A. Porter of Niagara Falls, was one of those rare spirits, who surrounded by everything which could make life blissful, were led by the promptiner cousin. One of the delegates of the Christian Commission writes concerning him: Colonel Peter B. Porter, of Niagara Falls, commanding the 8th New York heavy artillery, was killed within five or six rods of the rebel lines. Seven wounds we
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, Final Chapter: the faithful but less conspicuous laborers. (search)
s in Quincy, and in Springfield, Illinois Miss Georgiana Willets, Misses Molineux and McCabe Ladies of Cincinnati who served in the hospitals Mrs. C. J. Wright, Mrs. Starbuck, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Caldwell Miss E. L. Porter of Niagara Falls Boston Ladies Mrs. And Miss Anna Lowell, Mrs. O. W. Holmes, Miss Stevenson, Mrs. S. Loring, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Brimmer, Miss Rogers, Miss Felton. Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Bishop Smith and Mrs. Menefee Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Hoyle, Mrs. Ide, Miss . Russell, of Detroit, Mrs. Harriet B. Dame, of Wisconsin and the Misses Rexford, of Illinois, were remarkably efficient, not only in the hospitals at home, but at the front, where they were long engaged in caring for the soldiers. From Niagara Falls, N. Y., Miss Elizabeth L. Porter, sister of the late gallant Colonel Peter A. Porter, went to the Baltimore Hospitals and for nineteen months devoted her time and her ample fortune to the service of the soldiers, with an assiduity which has rende
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 7: at West Point as instructor, 1857-61; the outbreak of the Civil War (search)
at Watervliet Arsenal, and there I met the venerable Major Alfred Mordecai and his family. Mordecai loved the Union, but, being from North Carolina, he concluded that he would not fight in a civil war, and so early in 1861 tendered his resignation. His son Alfred is now a brigadier general on the retired list. He has had an honorable and useful life in the army, always on active duty in the Ordnance Department, and very successful in his profession. From Watervliet we passed on to Niagara Falls. On this journey I was attacked with rheumatism, which bowed me down, gave much pain, and made all who saw me think I was hopelessly disabled, yet for the sake of those with me I would not interrupt the journey. We went forward by way of Lake Ontario and down the St. Lawrence, stopping at Montreal to take in that beautiful city and its surroundings. We had a few days at Quebec, a city which impressed me more than any other in Canada, reviving the old accounts of the Revolutionary st
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 1: earlier years (search)
n those days, the cost of living was correspondingly low, and hence he was able to lay by something for future use. One who was a fellow-clerk for several years describes him as a quiet, studious boy who loved nature and books, and although a good salesman, rather prone to spend too much time in the adjoining book-store looking over volumes he could not buy. He loved to make long excursions into the woods, and fishing was a perfect delight to him. It is said that when he first saw Niagara Falls, he was so impressed by them that he composed an ode on their grandeur which had considerable merit, but as it has long been lost this statement must be taken on faith. As the lad grew in strength and intelligence, his taste for literature and his determination to acquire a thorough education became the ruling purpose of his life. Although he dressed well and was agreeable in manners, he rather shunned than sought social gatherings. He thought they took too much time, and that he h
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Index (search)
298, 301, 349, 350, 353. Natchez, 301. National debt discussed, 384. Nauvoo, Illinois, 94. Nebraska, 126, 136, 137, 151; bill, 98, 126, 129. Negro question, 117, 118. Negro suffrage, 392. Neuhof of Pestalozzi, 36. Nevada, admission of, 313. New Carthage, 208, 216, 217. New Castle, Virginia, 322. New Orleans, 209, 256, 301, 322, 352. New Salem, 110. New York, 51, 58, 61, 94, 97, 148, 194, 195, 200, 249-251, 303, 343, 344, 350, 373, 376, 378, 448, 493. Niagara Falls, 6. Nicholson, John, 501. No force bill! No negro domination! 446. No king, no clown, 449. North American Review, 437. Northanna River, 323. Novalis, 56. Noyes, A. de C. 367, 368. O. Official correspondence. See Official Records. Official Records, 258, 259, 274, 287, 300, 319, 330, 335, 336, 357. Ohio, 30. Olney, Secretary, 171. Omnibus resolution, 98. Opdyke, George, 248. Orchard Knoll, 292. Ord, General, 245, 246, 33-t, 336, 337. Oregon, 120. O
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