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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Appropriations by Congress. (search)
Atlanta,
City, county-seat of Fulton county, and capital of the State of Georgia; 171 miles north by west of Augusta: popularly known as The Gate City ; is noted for the historical events of which it was the centre, for its extensive commercial and manufacturing interests, and for its educational institutions.
In its suburbs is Fort McPherson, one of the most complete of the modern military posts in the country.
Cotton expositions were held here in 1881 and 1895.
The population in 1890 was 65,533; in 1900, 89,872.
In the Civil War the main National and Confederate armies remained quiet in their camps after their arrival at the Chattahoochee until the middle of July, 1864.
Sherman was 8 miles from the city.
On the 17th he resumed offensive and active operations, by throwing Thomas's army across the Chattahoochee, close to Schofield's right, with directions to move forward.
McPherson moved against the railway east of Decatur, and destroyed (July 18) 4 miles of the track.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Badeau , Adam 1831 -1895 (search)
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Military officer; born in New York, Dec. 29, 1831; served on the staff of General Sherman early in the Civil War; was severely wounded at Port Hudson; joined General Grant, and became his military secretary, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in January, 1864; and was made aide-de-camp to the general of the army, with the title of colonel, in March, 1865; and retired in 1869, holding the rank of captain, U. S. C., and brevet brigadier-general, U. S. V. He was consul-general in London in 1870-81; accompanied General Grant on his journey around the world in 1877-78; and was consul-general in Havana in 1882-84.
After General Grant's death Badeau lost a suit against the heirs for compensation for alleged services in the preparation of General Grant's Memoirs.
He published Military history of Ulysscs S. Grant; Grant in peace, and several romances.
He died in Ridgewood, N. J., March 19, 1895.
Bagley, worth, 1874-
Naval officer; born in Raleigh, N. C., April 6, 1874; was graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1895.
After serving two years on the Montgomery, Texas, and the Maine, he was made ensign July 1897.
He was a short time on the Indiana, and then became the executive clerk of Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee on the Maine.
In November, 1897, he was appointed inspector of the new torpedo-boat Winslow.
and when she went into commission on Dec. 28, he was made her executive officer, under Lieut. J. B. Bernadou, her commander.
In April, 1898, the Winslow was with the fleet mobilized for operations in Cuban waters.
On the morning of May 11 she prepared, with the Hudson and Wilmington, to force an entrance to the harbor of Cardenas.
She was fired upon by one of several Spanish gunboats, and immediately there was a general engagement.
the Winslow, was soon disabled, and was with difficulty hauled out of range of the Spanish guns.
The guns of the enemy were silen
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ballou , Maturin Murray 1820 -1895 (search)
Ballou, Maturin Murray, 1820-1895
Journalist; born in Boston, Mass., April 14, 1820; was educated in the Boston High School.
In 1838 he entered journalism on the Olive branch, a weekly.
Later he became proprietor and editor of Ballou's monthly and Gleason's pictorial.
He became one of the founders of the Boston Daily globe in 1872, and for many years was its chief editor.
He also had a part or whole interest in Ballou's pictorial ; The flag of our Union, and the Boston Sunday budget.
His works include Due West; Due South; Due North ; Under the Southern cross; The New El Dorado; Aztec land; The story of Malta; Equatorial America; Biography of the Rev. Hosea Ballou.
He died in Cairo, Egypt. March 27, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beardslee , Lester Anthony 1836 - (search)
Beardslee, Lester Anthony, 1836-
Naval officer; born in Little Falls, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1836; was graduated at the Naval Academy in 1856; brought the Confederate steam-sloop Florida, captured off Bahia, Brazil, to the United States as prize master in 1864; and while in command of the Jamestown in 1879, discovered, surveyed, and named Glacier Bay, Alaska; promoted rear-admiral in 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Billings , John Shaw 1839 - (search)
Billings, John Shaw, 1839-
Surgeon and librarian; born in Switzerland county, Ind., April 12, 1839; was graduated at Miami University in 1857; was Demonstrator of Anatomy at the Medical College of Ohio in 1860-61; served in the medical department during the Civil War, rising to the rank of deputy surgeon-general in 1864.
After the war he was on duty in the office of the surgeon-general in Washington till his retirement from the service in 1895.
He was Professor of Hygiene in the University of Pennsylvania in 1893-96, and in the last year became director of the New York Public Library.
He is a member of numerous scientific societies, both in the United States and in Europe.
He has published Principles of Ventilation and heating; Index catalogue of the Library of the surgeon-general's office, United States army; National Medical dictionary, etc.
Bird, Charles, 1838-
Military officer: born in Delaware, June 17, 1838 entered the volunteer service in 1861: appointed to the regular army in 1866; promoted major in 1895: colonel of volunteers throughout the war with Spain, in 1898, serving in the quartermaster-general's office.