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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Atkinson , Edward 1827 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Badgar , Oscar Charles 1823 - (search)
Badgar, Oscar Charles, 1823-
Naval officer; born in Windham, Conn., Aug. 12, 1823; served throughout the Mexican and Civil Wars; retired as commodore in 1885; died June 20, 1899.
Baird, Absalom, 1824-
Military officer; born in Washington, Pa., Aug. 20, 1824; was graduated at West Point in 1849, having studied law before he entered the military academy.
He was ordered to Washington,
Bainbridge's monument. D. C., in March, 1861, and in May was made assistant adjutant-general.
He became aide to General Tyler in the battle of Bull Run, and in November was made assistant inspector-general, with the rank of major.
In March, 1862, he became General Keys's chief of staff; and in April he was made brigadier-general of volunterrs, and sent to Kentucky.
He commanded a division under General Granger in April, 1863, and was afterwards active in northern Georgia and in the Atlanta campaign.
In Sherman's march to the sea he commanded a division of the 14th Army Corps, and also in the advance through the Carolinas.
He was brevetted major-general, U. S. A., in March, 1865; promoted brigadier-general and inspector-general in 1885; and retired in 1888.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barker , John Warner 1798 -1885 (search)
Barker, John Warner, 1798-1885
Historian; born in Windsor, Conn., Feb. 2, 1798; wrote many books, including Historical collections of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Ohio; History and antiquities of New England, New York, and New Jersey.
etc. Much of his work was done in co-operation with Henry Howe (q. v.). He died in New Haven, in June, 1885.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bayard , Thomas Francis 1828 -1898 (search)
Bayard, Thomas Francis, 1828-1898
Diplomatist; born in Wilmington, Del., Oct. 29, 1828; grandson of James A. Bayard; was admitted to the bar at Wilmington in 1851, and served as United States District Attorney.
From 1869 to 1885 he was United States Senator from Delaware, and foremost among the leaders of the Democratic side.
He was a member of the Electoral Commission in 1877, and was for a while president pro tem. of the Senate.
In 1880 and 1884 Senator Bayard's prominence in the party for a while president pro tem. of the Senate.
In 1880 and 1884 Senator Bayard's prominence in the party brought his name before the National Democratic Convention, but he failed of securing the prize, though receiving many votes.
President Cleveland called him in 1885 to the office of Secretary of State, where he remained until 1889, and in President Cleveland's second administration he was first minister and then ambassador (q. v.) to Great Britain.
He died in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 28, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bickmore , Albert Smith 1839 - (search)
Bickmore, Albert Smith, 1839-
Educator; born in St. George, Me., March 1, 1839: graduated at Dartmouth College in 1860, and studied under Professor Agassiz at the Lawrence Scientific School in Cambridge, Mass. In 1865-69 he travelled in the Malay Archipelago and in eastern Asia.
Returning, he was appointed Professor of Natural History at Madison University.
In 1885 he became professor in charge of the Department of Public Instruction in the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
He is the author of Travels in the East Indian Archipclago; The Ainos, or Hairy men of Jesso; Sketch of a journey from Canton to Bangkok, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Black , John Charles 1839 - (search)
Black, John Charles, 1839-
Lawyer; born in Lexington, Mass., Jan. 27, 1839; enlisted in the federal army as a private in 1861; retired as brevet brigadier-general in 1865; commissioner of pensions in 1885-89 and member of Congress in 1893-95.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blackburn , Joseph Clay styles 1838 - (search)
Blackburn, Joseph Clay styles, 1838-
Lawyer; born in Woodford county, Ky., Oct. 1, 1838; was graduated at Centre College, Danville, in 1857; served in the Confederate army during the Civil War; was elected to the legislature in 1871, to Congress in 1874, and to the United States Senate in 1885 and 1891.
He was a leader in the free-coinage movement.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Booth , Ballington 1859 - (search)
Booth, Ballington, 1859-
Reformer; born in Brighouse, England, July 28, 1859; son of Gen. William Booth, the founder of the salvation army (q. v.). In 1885-87 he was the commander of the Salvation Army in Australia, and from 1887 till 1896 in the United States, when he withdrew and founded the volunteers of America (q. v.). In August, 1896, he was ordained a minister in Chicago.
He has had in his wife Maud, who is a strong, popular lecturer, an able supporter.