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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woodhull, John 1744-1824 (search)
Woodhull, John 1744-1824 Clergyman; born in Miller's Place, Long Island, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1744; graduated at Princeton College in 1766; ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1770; was called to Freehold, N. J., in 1779. In 1782 he requested Washington to execute an English officer, then a prisoner, for killing Capt. Joseph Huddy, of Monmouth, without a trial. To this Washington acceded, and Captain Asgill, the British officer, was condemned to die. In the mean time, however, the English general appointed a court-martial, which after investigation found that Huddy had been executed by the order of the recent governor of New Jersey, William Franklin. Captain Asgill was, therefore, pardoned. There are only three of Dr. Woodhull's sermons extant: The death of General Washington; The establishment of the federal Constitution; and an ordination sermon. He died in Freehold, N. J., Nov. 22, 1824. See Asgill, Sir Charles.
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
and another on Travers street, Oct., 1841 On Haymarket square, Franklin turns three summersaults, May, 1844 Barnum's, on Exeter street,6 Forest Garden West Roxbury, first opened, July 17, 1878 Franklin Josiah, built a small house near head of Milk street. 1690 H, aged 84 years, Apr. 17, 1790 Fund, given to Boston by will of Franklin, 1790 Treasurer, William Minot, for 55 years, resigned, Feb. 26 James Britton and Mary Latham, for murder, Mar. 21, 1643 William Franklin, for murder, Apr. 8, 1644 Margaret Jones, for witchcraft, Jw house built, 1859 Everett, Northampton street, built, 1860 Franklin, Washington street, built, 1845 Franklin, Ringold street, builtFranklin, Ringold street, built, 1856 Gaston, Fifth street, South Boston, built, 1873 Girls' High, Newton street, built, 1870 Grammar, Washington Village, built, 181869 Everett, Edward, placed in Public Garden, Nov. 18, 1867 Franklin, placed front City Hall, School street, Sep. 17, 1856 Removed t
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Index. (search)
Fire Engineers, 60 Fire Engineers, Chief, 60, 61 Fireworks, 61 Fleets, 61 Flour Mills, 61 Flower Show, 61 Flying Machines, 61 Folsom Abby, 61 Fort Hill, 61 Fortifications, 61-63 Forgeries 63 Forest Garden, 63 Franklin, Josiah 63 Franklin, Benjamin 63 Franklin Fund, 63 Franklin Medals, 63 Franklin Monument, 63 Freemen, 63 Frost, 63, 64 Frigate Constitution, 64 Frog Pond, 64 Funeral Honors, 64, 65 G. Gage, Gen. Thomas 65 GabrieFranklin, Benjamin 63 Franklin Fund, 63 Franklin Medals, 63 Franklin Monument, 63 Freemen, 63 Frost, 63, 64 Frigate Constitution, 64 Frog Pond, 64 Funeral Honors, 64, 65 G. Gage, Gen. Thomas 65 Gabriel, Angel 65 Gallows, 65 Gamblers, 65, 66 Gas Light, 66 Gibbeted, 66 Giants, 66 Gold Premiums, 66, 67 Gorman, Edith, 67 Governors, Colonial 67-69 Governors, State 69, 70 Gough, John B 70 Grant, U. S. 70 Granary House, 70 Grain Elevator, 70 Grand Army, 70 Great Boots, 70 Green Dragon, 70, 71 Gunpowder, 71 H. Habeas Corpus, 71 Hancock, John 71 Handearts, 71 Hanged, 71-74 Harbor, 74 Harbor Master, 74 Hartford Convention, 75 Harvar
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
of Forrest's Staff—By Colonel M. C. Galloway, of Memphis. 4. Tishomingo Creek (Sturgis's Raid)—By Captain John W. Morton, of Nashville, late Chief of Artillery of Forrest's cavalry. 5. Forrest's Raid into West Tennessee—By Colonel Cox, of Franklin, and Major G. V. Rambaut, of Memphis. 6. Recollections of the Battle of Shiloh—By Captain S. W. Steele. 7. A paper by General J. B. Palmer, of Murfreesboro. 8. Prison Experience at Johnson's Island—By Captain Beard. 9. Memoir of Geneen in the east began the siege of Petersburg With scream of shot and burst of shell And bellowing of the mortars. In the west battles followed in quick succession. Peach Tree creek, siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Mill Creek gap, Columbia, Franklin, second Murfreesboro, Nashville, and Spanish Fort in Mobile bay, Alabama. Meanwhile, at Petersburg, in our trenches, We lay along the battery's side, Below the smoking cannon, But— The enemy's mines had crept surely in, And the end
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial Paragraphs. (search)
se of the following papers: I. The Battle of Franklin. Discussed in papers by Generals B. F. Cheatham, G. W. Gordon, W. B. Bate, and E. Capers. 2. Biographical sketch of General Bedford Forrest—By Rev. Dr. Kelly. 3. Sketch of Major Strange, of Forrest's Staff—By Colonel M. C. Galloway, of Memphis. 4. Tishomingo Creek (Sturgis's Raid)—By Captain John W. Morton, of Nashville, late Chief of Artillery of Forrest's cavalry. 5. Forrest's Raid into West Tennessee—By Colonel Cox, of Franklin, and Major G. V. Rambaut, of Memphis. 6. Recollections of the Battle of Shiloh—By Captain S. W. Steele. 7. A paper by General J. B. Palmer, of Murfreesboro. 8. Prison Experience at Johnson's Island—By Captain Beard. 9. Memoir of General Pat Cleburne—By General John C. Brown. Other papers and addresses will be announced. The meeting will be held during the week of the great competitive drill, and at such hours as not to conflict with that; the railroads will all give r
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Washington Artillery. (search)
n, old Ben Butler was bottled. In the west the guns of the Fifth Company were engaged at Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Pine Mountain aad Kennesaw mountain. At the latter place fell Louisiana's lamented Bishop, General Leonidas Polk. And then in the east began the siege of Petersburg With scream of shot and burst of shell And bellowing of the mortars. In the west battles followed in quick succession. Peach Tree creek, siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Mill Creek gap, Columbia, Franklin, second Murfreesboro, Nashville, and Spanish Fort in Mobile bay, Alabama. Meanwhile, at Petersburg, in our trenches, We lay along the battery's side, Below the smoking cannon, But— The enemy's mines had crept surely in, And the end was coming fast. It was smoke and roar and powder stench, And weary waiting for death. So the men plied their hopeless war And knew that the end was near. April 2, the lines were broken. By a singular coincidence the Fifth Company held Spanish Fort
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 54 (search)
sent with a small party to the left to prevent the enemy's flanking us from that direction, the Thirteenth and Ninth Virginia, and Second North Carolina regiments, were ordered to charge. The charge was made, and the enemy driven from the place. But our men were soon turned upon by the enemy, again, or else attacked by another force, and driven off in confusion. We lost many men, principally from the North Carolina regiment. Our company lost E. D. Brown, wounded badly in the leg, and Wm. Franklin, missing, who I fear was killed. Being on the left I did not participate in the charge, and do not know how our men acted, but I am quite sure, if they had have done their duty bravely, we would have captured the town and held it. Having failed to do this, all of us regarded our situation as critical; blockaded in front, but twenty miles from the Yankee army, and encumbered by an immense wagon train and escort of more than a thousand broken down horses and men, as we were. After fightin
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketches of the Third Maryland Artillery. (search)
y's retreat. With this force he reached Spring Hill on the night of the 29th in time to intercept the retreating column, but unaccountably failed to bring on an engagement, though the enemy passed within a few hundred yards of him. The darkness of the night was the only plausible reason ever offered for this strange neglect to improve a fine opportunity for achieving the object of the expedition. The battle of Franklin. Early on the morning of the 30th the advance in the direction of Franklin was renewed and when the battery was within six miles of the town, an order was received from General Hood to move up at a trot, as it was only needed to press the enemy at this point and the campaign would be over. The scene of action was reached about 4 o'clock P. M., when the battalion was placed in reserve and did not take part in the action that followed. It was one of the most remarkable, and certainly one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Cheatham's and Stewart's corps charged
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition., Chapter 18: (search)
v. D. Johnson to the Archbishop of Canterbury. and—alas, that he should afterwards have turned aside from the career of patriotism!—the historian, William Smith. The news of the resignation of Pitt, who was almost idolized in America, heightened the rising jealousy and extended it through the whole continent. We have such an idea of the general corruption, said Ezra Stiles, a dissenting minister in Rhode Island, we know not how to confide in any person below the crown. Ezra Stiles to Franklin, Dec., 1761. You adore the Oliverian times, said Bernard to Mayhew, at Boston. I adore Him alone who is before all times, answered Mayhew, and at the same time avowed his zeal for the principles of the glorious Revolution of 1688, especially for the freedom of speech and of writing. Bradford's Life of Jonathan Mayhew, 222. Already he was known among royalists as an enemy to kings. The alarm rose every where to an extreme height, and every question of authority in church and state c
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition., Chapter 19: (search)
particular branches of American legislation. The design began to be more and more openly avowed, of chap. XIX.} 1762. demanding a suspending clause in every act. It had been already decided that every American judge should hold his appointment at the royal pleasure. Hardy, governor of New Jersey, having violated his instructions, by issuing a commission during good behavior, was promptly dismissed; and at a time when the new-modelling of the charter governments was contemplated, William Franklin, the only son of the great adversary of the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, to the extreme astonishment and rage of the younger Penn, at the suggestion of Bute, became his successor. When New York refused to vote salaries to its chief justice, unless he should receive an independent commission, the Board of Trade, in June, 1762, Representation of the Board to the king, 11 June, 1762. recommended that he should have his salary from the royal quitrents. Such a salary, it was pleaded
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