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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 | 54 | 2 | Browse | Search |
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James Parton, Horace Greeley, T. W. Higginson, J. S. C. Abbott, E. M. Hoppin, William Winter, Theodore Tilton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Women of the age; being natives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present gentlemen | 13 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Benton , Thomas Hart , -1858 (search)
Benton, Thomas Hart, -1858
Statesman; born near Hillsboro, N. C., March 14, 1782.
Before finishing his studies at Chapel Hill University, North Carolina, he removed to Tennessee, studied law, and obtained great eminence in his profession.
In the legislature of that State he procured the enactment of a law giving to slaves th the regular army from 1813 to 1815.
Removing to St. Louis in 1813, he established the Missouri inquirer there, and practised his profession.
He took an
Thomas Hart Benton. active part in favoring the admission of Missouri as a State of the Union, and was one of its first representatives in the United States Senate, which post d, so far as the national legislature is concerned.
He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1858.
The annexation of Texas.
On May 16, 17, and 20, 1844, Senator Benton delivered a remarkable and characteristic speech in the debate, while the Senate was in secret session, on the ratification of the treaty for the annexation o
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fremont , Jessie Benton 1824 - (search)
Fremont, Jessie Benton 1824-
Author; born in Virginia in 1824; was the daughter of Senator Thomas H. Benton, of Missouri; married John C. Fremont in 1841.
She has published The story of the Guard; Memoir of Thomas H. Benton; Souvenirs of my time; A year of American travel, etc.
Fremont, John Charles
Fremont, Jessie Benton 1824-
Author; born in Virginia in 1824; was the daughter of Senator Thomas H. Benton, of Missouri; married John C. Fremont in 1841.
She has published The story of the Guard; Memoir of Thomas H. Benton; Souvenirs of my time; A year of American travel, etc.
Fremont, John Charles
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fremont , John Charles 1813 -1890 (search)
Pacific Railway.
The greatest of American railroad enterprises undertaken up to that time was the construction of a railway over the great plains and lofty mountain-ranges between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean.
As early as 1846 such a work was publicly advocated by Asa Whitney.
In 1849, after the discovery of gold in California promised a rapid accumulation of wealth and population on the Pacific coast, Senator Thomas H. Benton introduced a bill into Congress providing for preliminary steps in such an undertaking.
In 1853 Congress passed an act providing for surveys of various routes by the corps of topographical engineers.
By midsummer, 1853, four expeditions for this purpose were organized to explore as many different routes.
One, under Major Stevens, was instructed to explore a northern route, from the upper Mississippi to Puget's Sound, on the Pacific coast.
A second expedition, under the direction of Lieutenant Whipple, was directed to cross the continent fr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Roosevelt , Theodore 1858 -1893 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tallasahatchee, battle of. (search)
Tallasahatchee, battle of.
The massacre at Fort Mims (see Mims, Fort, massacre at) stirred the indignation of the whole people of the Southwest.
A cry for help went northward.
Jackson was then prostrate at a Nashville inn, from the effects of a bullet received from the hands of Thomas H. Benton, in a duel.
He appealed to the Tennesseeans to take the field, promising to be with them as soon as possible.
Five thousand men speedily responded.
Jackson despatched (Sept. 26, 1813) Gen. John Coffee, with 500 dragoons and as many mounted volunteers as could join him immediately, towards the Creek country.
Jackson, with his arm in a sling, joined him soon afterwards, and drilled his troops thoroughly for the emergency.
When he arrived at the Coosa he was informed that the hostile Creeks were assembled at Tallasahatchee, a town in an open woodland.
Jackson sent the stalwart Coffee, with 1,000 horsemen, to attack them.
He was accompanied by friendly Creeks and Cherokees.
On the mor
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)