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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kilpatrick , Hugh Judson
Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson
Military officer; born near Deckertown, N. J., Jan. 14, 1836; graduated at West Point in 1861; and first entered the artillery.
He was wounded in the battle of Big Bethel (June, 1861), and in September was made lieutenant-colonel of cavalry.
His efficient services on all occasions won for him the rank of brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers, and the command of a division of cavalry in the Army of the Potomac.
He was very active in the campaign against Atlanta in 1864, in Sherman's march to
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. the sea, and in his march through the Carolinas to the surrender of Johnston.
For the latter campaign he was brevetted major-general U. S. A. In 1865-68 he was United States minister to Chile; in 1881 he was reappointed; and held the post till his death in Valparaiso, Dec. 4, 1881.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 28, 1864, Kilpatrick, with 5,000 cavalry, picked from his own and the divisions of Merritt and Gregg, crossed the Rapidan,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McKinley , William 1843 - (search)
McKinley, William 1843-
Twenty-fifth President of the United States, March 4, 1897, to Sept. 14, 1901; Republican; born in Niles, O., Jan. 29, 1843, and was educated at the Poland Academy.
When sixteen years old he went to the Allegheny College at Meadville, Pa., and leaving there when eighteen years old, he taught a district school in Ohio for a time.
He answered the first call for troops, and in June, 1861, enlisted in the 23d Ohio Infantry.
Each of his promotions in the army was for bravery on the field, and he was successively sergeant, second and first lieutenant, captain, and at the close of the war he was given a brevet as major.
He then began the study of law in the office of Judge C. E. Glidden, in Poland; attended the law school at Albany for a year and a half; and was admitted to the bar in Canton, O., 1867.
He took naturally to politics, and was, in 1869, elected prosecuting attorney.
During the next few years he became noted as a platform speaker.
In 1876 he w
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Myer , Albert James 1827 - (search)
Myer, Albert James 1827-
Signal-officer; born in Newburg, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1827; graduated at Geneva College in 1847; became a physician, and in 1854 was appointed assistant surgeon in the United States army.
From 1858 to 1860 he was on special duty in the signal service, and in the latter year he was appointed chief signal-officer, with the rank of major.
In June, 1861, he was made chief signalofficer on General Butler's staff, and afterwards on that of General McClellan, and was very active during the whole peninsular campaign. Colonel Myer took charge of the signal bureau in Washington, March 3, 1863, and for service at various points, and especially in giving timely signals that saved the fort and garrison at Allatoona, Ga., he was brevetted through all the grades from lieutenant-colonel to brigadier-general.
In 1866 he was appointed colonel and signal-officer of the United States army, and introduced a course of signal studies at West Point and Annapolis.
He was the au
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Santa Rosa Island , battle on (search)
Santa Rosa Island, battle on
Fort Pickens stands on Santa Rosa Island, off the harbor of Pensacola.
In June, 1861, the 6th New York (Zouave) Regiment, Col. William Wilson, arrived there as a part of the defenders of the fort.
There was also a small blockading squadron near.
On the night of Sept. 2 a party from Fort Pickens under Lieutenant Shepley burned the dry-dock at the navy-yard at Warrington, and on the night of the 13th about 100 men under Lieut. J. H. Russell, of Commodore Merwin's flag-ship Colorado, crossed over to the navy-yard and burned the Judah, then fitting out for a privateer.
There were then near the navyyard about 1,000 Confederate soldiers.
These daring feats aroused the Confederates, and they became aggressive.
Early in October they made an attempt to surprise and capture Wilson's Zouaves on Santa Rosa Island.
About 1,400 picked men, commanded by General Anderson, crossed over from Pensacola in several steamboats, and at 2 A. M. on the 9th landed 4 or 5
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Shaler , Alexander 1827 - (search)
Shaler, Alexander 1827-
Military officer; born in Haddam, Conn., March 19, 1827; was major of the famous New York 7th Regiment before the breaking out of the Civil War, and became lieutenant-colonel of the 65th New York Volunteers in June, 1861.
He served in the Peninsular campaign, and under Pope in Virginia and McClellan in Maryland as colonel.
In May, 1863, he was promoted brigadiergeneral, and commanded a brigade in the battle of Fredericksburg.
In the battle of the Wilderness he was taken prisoner, and was confined at Charleston, S. C. Exchanged in August (1864), he afterwards commanded a division in Arkansas (January, 1865). He was brevetted a majorgeneral of volunteers in 1865.
In 1867-68 he was major-general of the 1st Division N. G. S. N. Y.; in 1867-73 connected with the fire department of New York City; and in 1874-75 reorganized the fire department of Chicago.
He was given a congressional medal of honor in 1893 for distinguished gallantry in the battle of Frederi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West Virginia, state of (search)
Vienna, skirmish near
At the mid dle of June, 1861, the Confederates were hovering along the line of the railway between Alexandria and Leesburg, Va., and on the 16th they fired upon a railway train at the little village of Vienna, 15 miles from Alexandria.
Ohio troops under Gen. Alexander McD.
McCook were ordered to picket and guard this road.
They left their encampment near Alexandria on June 17, accompanied by Brig.-Gen. Robert C. Schenck, and proceeded cautiously in cars towards Vienna.
Detachments were left at different points, and when they approached that village only four companies (less than 300 men) were on the train.
A detachment of 600 South Carolinians, a company of artillery, and two companies of cavalry, sent out by Beauregard, were waiting in ambush.
These had just torn up the track and destroyed a water-tank, when they heard the whistling of the coming train.
In a deep cut at a curve of the railway they planted two cannon so as to sweep the road, and mask