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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cemeteries, National (search)
La534772 Baton Rouge, La2,469495 Chalmette, La 6,8375,674 Port Hudson, La5963,223 Brownsville, Tex 1,4171,379 San Antonio, Tex324167 Fayetteville, Ark 431781 Fort Smith, Ark 7111,152 Little Rock, Ark 3,2652,337 Chattanooga, Tenn 7,9994,963 Fort Donelson, Tenn158511 Knoxville, Tenn2,0901,046 Memphis, Tenn 5,1608,817 Nashville, Tenn 11,8254,701 Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.. 1,2292,361 Stone River, Tenn3,8212,324 Camp Nelson, Ky2,4771,165 Cave Hill, Louisville, Ky3,344583 Danville, Ky 3358 Lebanon, Ky 591277 Lexington, Ky805108 Logan's, Ky 345366 Crown Hill, Indianapolis, Ind.68132 New Albany, Ind. 2,139676 Camp Butler, Ill. 1,007355 Mound City, Ill. 2,5052,721 Rock Island, Ill. 27719 Jefferson Barracks, Mo 8,5842,906 Jefferson City, Mo 349412 Springfield, Mo845713 Fort Leavenworth, Kan..835928 Fort Scott, Kan 390161 Keokuk, Iowa61233 Fort Gibson, Indian Territory2152,212 Fort McPherson, Neb.152291 City of Mexico, Mexico 284750 —————— Total17
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnston, William 1780- (search)
$250. His faithful daughter, who had acquired the title of The Heroine of the Thousand Islands, hastened to Albany and shared the prison with her father. He procured a key that would unlock his prison-door. His daughter departed and waited for him at Rome. He left the jail, walked 40 miles the first night, and soon joined her. They went home, and Johnston was not molested afterwards. The patriots urged him to engage in the struggle again. He had had enough of it. They sent him the commission of a commodore, dated at Windsor, U. C., Sept. 5, 1839, and signed H. S. Hand, Commander-in-Chief of the Northwestern Army, on Patriot Service in Upper Canada. On that commission was the device seen in the engraving—the American eagle carrying off the British lion. The maple-leaf is an emblem of Canada. He refused to serve, and remained quietly at home. President Pierce appointed him light-house keeper on Rock Island, in the St. Lawrence, in sight of the place where the Peel was burne
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rodman, Thomas Jefferson 1815-1871 (search)
Rodman, Thomas Jefferson 1815-1871 Military officer: born in Salem, Ind., July 30, 1815; graduated at West Point in 1841; entered the ordnance department; brevetted brigadier-general in 1865; promoted lieutenant-colonel, United States army, in 1867; best known as the inventor of the Rodman gun and for his services in the manufacture of ordnance and projectiles. He died in Rock Island, Ill., June 7, 1871.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
to command of camps Yates, Grant, and Douglas......April, 1861 Stephen A. Douglas dies at Chicago, aged forty-eight......June 3, 1861 A convention chosen to form a new constitution meets Jan. 7, 1862; assumes legislative powers, ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, votes $500,000 of State money for the relief of sick and wounded Illinois soldiers, and frames a constitution which was rejected by the people......June, 1862 Arsenal established by act of Congress on Rock Island, where Fort Armstrong was erected in 1816......1863 Chicago Times suppressed for one day by order from General Burnside, No. 84, dated June 1, and revoked......June 4, 1863 Democratic mass convention, 40,000 delegates, held at Springfield......June 17, 1863 Political disturbance at Charleston, Coles county, between citizens attendant upon the circuit court and veterans of the 54th Illinois Regiment; seven lives are lost......March 22, 1864 Discovery of fraudulent reissue of $2
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iowa, (search)
Zachary Taylor......1830 David Tothers makes the first settlement in Des Moines county, 3 miles southwest from the site of Burlington......1832 Treaty at Rock Island; the Sacs and Foxes cede to the United States Iowa and a part of Wisconsin, known as the Black Hawk purchase, reserving 40 miles square to Keokuk......Sept. 21,ed into the Union by act approved......Dec. 28. 1846 Antoine le Claire breaks ground at Davenport for the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, now the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific......Sept. 1, 1853 Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant chartered and opened......1855 Corner-stone of the first railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, between Rock Island and Davenport, lard Sept. 1. 1854; and first locomotive, the Des Moines, to cross the Mississippi passes over......April 21, 1856 Massacre of white settlers at Spirit Lake by a predatory band of Indians under the Sioux chief Ink-pa-duta......March, 1857 Constitutional convention mee
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Mexico, (search)
or delegate to Congress, receiving 21,557 out of a total vote of 39,414......Nov. 5, 1900 Public interest aroused in the preservation of the historic ruins west of the Rio Grande near Española, and Congress is appealed to to establish there a national park. The three best ruins are the Puye, Pajarito, and the old Cochiti, all of which were known to have been occupied in the sixteenth century......October, 1900 Daniel H. McMillan appointed associate justice......Dec. 18, 1900 The Rock Island road enters northeastern New Mexico and inaugurates a period of great industrial development......March, 1901 George H. Wallace, territorial secretary, dies......April 13, 1901 James Wallace Raynolds appointed secretary of the Territory......April 20, 1901 Assault upon any railroad train, with intent to commit murder or any other felony, has, under the laws of New Mexico, been punishable by death since 1897. The notorious Black Jack Ketchum executed under this act at Clayton....
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oklahoma, (search)
first governor......May, 1890 President Harrison signs act creating Territory of Oklahoma......May 2, 1890 First election held for representative-atlarge......Aug. 5, 1890 Congress appropriates $47,000 for the relief of destitute persons in the Territory......Aug. 8, 1890 Milton W. Reynolds, Republican, elected representative-at-large, dies from overexertion during the canvass......Aug. 9, 1890 First meeting of the legislature at Guthrie......Aug. 27, 1890 Santa Fe and Rock Island Railroad companies bring into the Territory and loan to the needy farmers, without interest, 25,000 bushels of seed wheat......1890 Agricultural College founded in Payne county; a normal school located at Edmond if the people give it $5,000 and 40 acres of land; a territorial university located at Norman, Cleveland county; public schools established; Australian ballot system introduced; legislature adjourns......Dec. 24, 1890 Cherokee strip closed to whites by order of President....
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
nsin rivers......1828 Battle of Wisconsin Heights; Black Hawk attacked by Illinois troops under Gen. James D. Henry, and Wisconsin rangers under Maj. Henry Dodge......July 21, 1832 Black Hawk's band destroyed by United States troops and crew of government steamboat Warrior, at mouth of Bad Axe River......Aug. 2, 1832 Black Hawk delivered to General Street, agent of the Winnebagoes, by his captors, Cha-e-tar and One-eyed Decorra......Aug. 27, 1832 Treaty with the Winnebagoes at Rock Island, ceding to the United States their lands east of the Mississippi and west of Green Bay......Sept. 15, 1832 First newspaper, the Green Bay Intelligencer, published at Green Bay......Dec. 11, 1833 Land offices established at Mineral Point and Green Bay......1834 Military road from Fort Howard to Fort Crawford begun......June 1, 1835 First steamboat makes port at Milwaukee......June 17, 1835 Territory of Wisconsin created by act of April 20, and government organized at Minera
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
t is shown in plan in the figure. It was composed of piles not less than 12 1/2 Coffin-makers (Thebes). inches square, driven in rows and braced by timbers and tie-bolts. The outer row and sheet walings and the spaces between rows were plugged with clay, the joints calked and covered with pitch. The piles were straightened, planed on the edges, and shod. A coffer-dam built by the government engineers engaged in improving the navigation of the Mississippi River over the rapids of Rock Island is four thousand six hundred feet, or seven eighths of a mile long. It runs parallel with the shore, is from eight to fourteen feet wide, and near one million feet of lumber were used in its construction. Cof′fer-ing. （Mining.) Securing a shaft from leaking by ramming in clay. See caisson; curb. Cof′fer-work. （Masonry.) Rubble-work faced with stone. See masonry. Cof′fin. 1. (Mining.) a. A mode of working, open to grass, in which the bed of ore is uncovered
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Iowa Volunteers. (search)
e, thence to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 1-7, and duty there till July 4. Ordered to New Orleans July 4. Mustered out July 17, 1865, and discharged at Rock Island, Ill., August 7, 1865. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 65 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 215 Enlisted men by disease. T Moved to St. Louis, Mo., January 1, 1863. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to May, 1863. Alton, Ill., to January, 1864. Rock Island, Ill., to June, 1864. Memphis, Tenn., District of West Tennessee, to August, 1864. Indianapolis, Ind., Cincinnati, Columbus and Gallipolis, Ohio, to May, 186m St. Louis to Jefferson City, Mo. Headquarters at Franklin till July 29. Moved to Alton, Ill., and guard Military Prison till January 16, 1864, and at Rock Island, Ill., till June 5. Ordered to Memphis, Tenn., June 5, and duty there till August 27. Moved to Indianapolis, Ind., August 27-31. Guard prisoners at Camp M
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