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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Field, Stephen Johnson 1816-1899 (search)
Field, Stephen Johnson 1816-1899 Jurist; born in Haddam, Conn., Nov. 4, 1816; brother of Cyrus West and David Dudley Field; graduated at Williams College, in 1837; studied law and was admitted to the Stephen Johnson field. bar in 1841. He went to San Francisco in 1849 and opened a law office, but got no clients. In 1850 he settled in Yubaville (afterwards Marysville), which in January of that year had been founded at Nye's Ranch. He was soon made justice of the peace, and for a time was the entire government. In the autumn of 1850 he was elected a member of the first legislature under the State constitution. As a member of the judiciary committee he drew up a code for the government of the State courts, and prepared civil, criminal, and mining laws, which were later generally adopted in the new Western States. In 1857 he was elected a justice of the Supreme Court of California, for the term of six years, but before his term began a vacancy occurred in the court and he was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fires, Great. (search)
propertyJuly 19, 1845 Albany, N. Y., 600 buildings, besides steamboats, piers, etc.; 24 acres burned over; loss, $3,000,000Sept. 9, 1848 St. Louis, Mo., 15 blocks of houses and 23 steamboats; loss estimated at $3,000,000May 17, 1849 San Francisco, Cal., nearly 2,500 buildings burned; estimated loss about $3,500,000; many lives lostMay 3-5, 1851 San Francisco, Cal., 500 buildings; estimated loss, $3,000,000June 22, 1851 Congressional Library, Washington, D. C., 35,000 volumes, with workSan Francisco, Cal., 500 buildings; estimated loss, $3,000,000June 22, 1851 Congressional Library, Washington, D. C., 35,000 volumes, with works of artDec. 24, 1851 Syracuse, N. Y., 12 acres of ground burned over, about 100 buildings; loss, $1,000,000Nov. 8, 1856 New York Crystal Palace destroyed, with an immense amount of property on exhibitionOct. 5, 1858 Portland, Me., nearly destroyed; 10,000 people rendered homeless; loss, $15,000,000July 4, 1866 Great Chicago fire, burning over about 3 1/2 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings, killing 200 persons, and rendering 98,500 homeless; loss over $200,000,000. The most destructi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fortifications. (search)
re many years' time, even with unusually liberal appropriations by Congress, to complete. After the United States declared war against Spain in 1898 one of the first works of importance was the preparation of the principal harbors of the Atlantic coast to be able to successfully resist any hostile naval attacks. For the adequate defence of the coast not only were the existing fortifications at once put on a war footing and supplied with the latest style of ordnance, but the harbors of the cities that were likely to invite attack were reinforced by the most complete system of mines and torpedoes. In this work the navy also bore an important share, as the exceptionally swift cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis were kept constantly patrolling at sea for many weeks, while a special fleet of smaller vessels aided them in keeping watch nearer shore for the two Spanish fleets that were expected to menace the coast from Maine to Florida. Similar precautions were taken also at San Francisco.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Geary, John White 1819- (search)
Geary, John White 1819- Military officer; born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland co., Pa., Dec. 30, 1819; became a civil engineer, and served as lieutenant-colonel of a Pennsylvania regiment of volunteers in the war with Mexico, wherein he was wounded, and for gallant services was made colonel of his regiment. He was first commander of the city of Mexico after its capture. He went to San Francisco in 1848, and was the first mayor of that city. Returning to Pennsylvania, he was appointed territorial governor of Kansas in July, 1856, an office he held one year. Early in 1861 he raised and equipped the 28th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers. In the spring of 1862 Emily Geiger's arrest. he was promoted brigadier-general, and did good service throughout the war, becoming, at the end of Sherman's march from Atlanta to the sea, military governor of Savannah and brevet major-general. In 1866 he was elected governor of Pennsylvania, and held the office till within two weeks of hi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), George, Henry 1839- (search)
George, Henry 1839- Political economist; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 2, 1839; was educated in the public school of his native place, and after working in a store for a short time, went to sea and served as a cabin-boy for fourteen months. Later he shipped as an ordinary seaman on a coasting vessel running between Philadelphia and Boston. In 1858 he went to British Columbia in search of gold, but, meeting with disappointment, went to San Francisco in 1860, and with two others established a paper called the Journal. His inability to secure news from the Eastern States because he was not a member of the press association led to the speedy failure of this enterprise. After various other unsuccessful projects he was offered a place on the staff of the San Francisco Times, of which he later became managing editor. He was subsequently connected with the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Herald, and the Oakland Recorder. In 1872 he was a delegate to the convention whic
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grand army of the republic, the. (search)
. Robinson, New York. 12. Springfield, Mass., 1878; John C. Robinson, New York. 13. Albany, N. Y., 1879; William Earnshaw, Ohio. 14. Dayton, O., 1880; Louis Wagner, Pennsylvania. 15. Indianapolis, Ind., 1881; George S. Merrill, Massachusetts. 16. Baltimore, Md., 1882; Paul Van Der Voort, Nebraska. 17. Denver, Col., 1883; Robert B. Beatte, Pennsylvania. 18. Minneapolis, Minn., 1884; John S. Kountz, Ohio. 19. Portland, Me., 1885; S. S. Burdett, Washington. 20. San Francisco, Cal., 1886; Lucius Fairchild, Wisconsin. 21. St. Louis, Mo., 1887; John P. Rea, Minnesota. 22. Columbus, O., 1888; William Warner, Missouri. 23. Milwaukee, Wis., 1889; Russell A. Alger, Michigan. 24. Boston, Mass., 1890; Wheelock G. Veasey, Vermont. 25. Detroit, Mich., 1891; John Palmer, New York. 26. Washington, 1892; A. G. Weissert, Wisconsin. 27. Indianapolis, Ind., 1893; John G. B. Adams, Massachusetts. 28. Pittsburg, Pa., 1894; Thomas G. Lawler, Illinois. 2
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greenhow, Robert 1800-1854 (search)
Greenhow, Robert 1800-1854 Author; born in Richmond, Va., in 1800; graduated at William and Mary College in 1816; removed to California in 1850. He published History of Tripoli, and a Report on the discovery of the Northwest coast of North America, which was later enlarged and republished under the title of History of Oregon and California. He died in San Francisco, Cal., in 1854.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gwin, William McKendree 1805-1885 (search)
s. In 1849 he removed to California, and in September served in the convention at Monterey called to draw up a constitution. In December he became a United States Senator, and during his term secured a survey of the Pacific coast, a mint in San Francisco, a navy-yard (Mare Island), and got a bill passed for the establishment of a line of steamers between San Francisco, Japan, and China. He was re-elected, but when the Civil War began was accused of disloyalty, arrested, and imprisoned till 1San Francisco, Japan, and China. He was re-elected, but when the Civil War began was accused of disloyalty, arrested, and imprisoned till 1863, when he was released. He interested the Emperor of France in a plan to colonize Sonora, Mexico, with Confederates. It is alleged that the French minister of foreign affairs encouraged him to draft a scheme for the colony, which, after meeting the approbation of the Emperor, was given into the hands of Emperor Maximilian. After the latter had been in Mexico two years, Dr. Gwin also went there, but received no promises of support from Maximilian in his colonization plans. Returning to Fr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Halleck, Henry wager 1815- (search)
ith the title of Elements of military art and Science. He served in California and on the Pacific coast during the war with Mexico, in which he distinguished himself. He was on the staff of Commodore Shubrick at the capture of Mazatlan, and was made lieutenant-governor. From Aug. 13, 1847, to Dec. 20, 1849, he was secretary of the province and Territory of California, and had a large share in preparing the State constitution. He left the army in 1854, and began the practice of law in San Francisco. In August, 1861, he was appointed a major-general of the regular army, and succeeded Fremont in command of the Western Department in November. In 1862 he took command of the army before Corinth, and in July of that year he was appointed general-in-chief, and held that post until superseded by Grant, when he became chief of staff of the army, remaining such till April, 1865, when he was placed in command of the Military Division of the James, with his headquarters at Richmond. In Augu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harte, Francis Bret 1839- (search)
Harte, Francis Bret 1839- Author; born in Albany, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1839; went to California early in life and took up mining, but later engaged in newspaper work. In 1864-67 he was secretary of the United States branch mint at San Francisco, and afterwards editor of the Overland monthly. In 1878 he was appointed United States consul at Crefeld, Germany, where he served two years, and held the similar office at Glasgow, Scotland, till 1885. He is the author of many works, among them The luck of roaring camp; The outcasts of Poker flat; The heathen Chinee; Echoes of the foot-hills; Drift from two shores; A Waif of the Plains; In a hollow of the Hills; Narker's luck; Trinity College, Hartford. Tales of trail and town; Mr. Jack Hanland's Meditations, and other stories, etc. A new edition of his complete poetical works was published in 1899.
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