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successful defense of the army trains which were attacked by Wheeler's Cavalry during the battle of Stone's River. General Innes having been mustered out at the expiration of his term, he was succeeded by Colonel John B. Yates. Many of the Michigan regiments went to the front in 1861 with Colonels who afterwards were numbered among the most distinguished generals of the war. On the roster of the 2d Cavalry are the names o f Colonel Gordon Granger, and Colonel Philip H. Sheridan. Generals Russell A. Alger and Robert H. Minty served at one time as Majors in this same regiment. Wisconsin.--The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry will be found in the list of infantry regiments, it having been organized as the 4th Infantry, and nearly all its losses in action having been sustained while in that arm of the service. It was changed to cavalry in September, 1863, prior to which it lost, at Port Hudson, 49 killed, 117 wounded, Including the mortally wounded. and 53 missing; and at Bisland, 5 killed
linois,1868-70 Ambrose E. Burnside,Rhode Island,1871-72 Charles Devens,Massachusetts,1873-74 John F. Hartranft,Pennsylvania,1875-76 John C. Robinson,New York,1877-78 William Earnshaw,Ohio,1879 Louis Wagner,Pennsylvania,1880 George S. Merrill,Massachusetts,1881 Paul Van Dervoort,Nebraska,1882 Robert B. Beath,Pennsylvania,1883 John S. Kountz,Ohio,1884 S. S. Burdett,Dist. of Columbia,1885 Lucius Fairchild,Wisconsin,1886 John P. Rea,Minnesota,1887 William Warner,Missouri,1888 Russell A. Alger,Michigan,1889 Wheelock G. Veazey,Vermont,1890 John Palmer,New York,1891 A. G. Weissert,Wisconsin,1892 John G. B. Adams,Massachusetts,1893 Thomas G. Lawler,Illinois,1894 Ivan N. Walker,Indiana,1895 T. S. Clarkson,Nebraska,1896 John P. S. Gobin,Pennsylvania,1897 James A. Sexton,Illinois,1898 W. C. Johnson,Ohio,1899 Albert D. Shaw,New York,1899 Leo Rassieur,Missouri,1900 Ell Torrence,Minnesota,1901 Thomas J. Stewart,Pennsylvania,1902 John C. Black,Illinois,1903 Wilmon W. Bl
14, 1863. Sedgwick, John, July 4, 1862. Sigel, Franz, March 21, 1862. Slocum, Henry W., July 4, 1862. Smith, Chas. F., Mar. 21, 1862. Smith, Giles A., Nov. 24, 1865. Stahel, Julius H., Mar. 14, 1863. Steedman, Jas. B., April 30, 1864. Stevens, Isaac I., July 18, 1862. Strong, Geo. C., July 18, 1863. Wallace, Lewis, March 21, 1862. Washburn, C. C., Nov. 29, 1862. Major-generals, U. S. Volunteers (by Brevet) Abbott, Henry L., Mar. 13, 1865. Allen, Robert, Mar. 13, 1865. Alger, Russell A., June 11, 1865. Anderson, N. L., Mar. 13, 1865. Andrews, C. C., Mar. 9, 1865. Andrews, G. L., Mar. 26, 1865. Asboth, Alex., Mar. 13, 1865. Atkins, Smith D., Mar. 13, 1865. Avery, Robert, Mar. 13, 1865. Ayres, R. B., Aug. 1, 1864. Bailey, Joseph, Mar. 13, 1865. Baker, Benj. F., Mar. 13, 1865. Banning, H. B., Mar. 13, 1865. Barnes, James, Mar. 13, 1865. Barney, Lewis T., Mar. 13, 1865. Barnum, H. A., Mar. 13, 1865. Barry, H. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Bartlett, Jos. J., Aug. 1, 18
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential administrations. (search)
Reed, speaker; 1891-93, Democratic; Crisp, speaker. 1893-97: Cleveland; Stevenson, Vice-President, Democrat; Gresham, then Olney, State; Carlisle, Treasury; Lamont, War; Olney, then Harmon, Attorney-General; Bissell, then Wilson, Postmaster-General; Herbert, Navy; Smith, Interior; Morton, Agriculture. Congress, Democratic; Crisp, speaker; 1895. House Republican; Reed, speaker. 1897-1901: McKinley; Hobart, Vice-President, Republican (died Nov. 2, 1899); Sherman, Day, and Hay, State; Gage, Treasury; Alger and Root, War; McKenna, Griggs, and Knox, Attorney-General; Gary and Smith, Postmaster-General; Long, Navy; Bliss and Hitchcock, Interior; Wilson, Agriculture. Congress, Republican; Reed and Henderson, speakers. 1901-1905: McKinley; Roosevelt, Vice-President (succeeded as President Sept. 14, 1901), Republican; Hay, State; Gage, Treasury; Root, War; Knox, Attorney-General; Smith, Postmaster-General; Long, Navy; Hitchcock, Interior; Wilson, Agriculture. Congress, Republican.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
or troops......April 29, 1898 [Leaves for the front May 14.] Governor Black promulgates order disbanding the 13th Regiment, N. G., S. N. Y.......May 8, 1898 Wheat sells in New York at $1.90......May 9, 1898 Mayor Van Wyck summarily removes Police Commissioners Philips and Hamilton and Chief of Police McCullagh......May 21, 1898 Thirty-nine Spaniards, prisoners of war, arrive in New York......June 3, 1898 First Regiment of New York starts for Manila......July 7, 1898 Secretary Alger orders torpedoes and mines removed from New York Harbor......July 15, 1898 State capitol at Albany officially completed; total cost, $24,244,102.80......Aug. 6, 1898 Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the Rough Riders, and 3d United States Cavalry land at Montauk Point......Aug. 15, 1898 Imposing naval parade in New York of Admiral Sampson's victorious Santiago fleet......Aug. 20, 1898 James Samuel Thomas Stranahan, first citizen of Brooklyn, born 1808, dies at
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 70: D. L. Moody on board the Spree; Spanish War, 1898; Lincoln Memorial University; conclusion (search)
sire and earnestly pray for. In 1896 was the first presidential campaign in which I participated. I had made up my mind, as soon as I was retired from the active list of the army, that I would engage in political work as an example to my children, and also as I wished to carry out my theory as to the importance of citizenship. I began by canvassing Vermont and then Maine, making many addresses in different parts of those two States. Suddenly I received a dispatch from my friend, General R. A. Alger, entreating me to join his special car in Chicago for a political tour. There with General Sickles, General Thomas J. Stewart, Corporal Tanner, and a few others I joined General Alger. We were designated a little later by the opposition as The Wrecks of the Civil War. We made a remarkable campaign, carefully scheduled so as to pass from place to place and give addresses, sometimes from the rear platform of our car, but mostly from stands arranged for us near the railway line. We b
Index I indicates Vol. I; II indicates Vol. II; hyphen (-) indicates a pages inclusive between figures given. Abercrombie, John J., I, 233, 235. Abbott, Lyman, 1, 269. Achron, E. O., II, 586. Adairsville, Battle of, I, 521-527. Adams, John Quincy, 11, 282, 321. Aiken, Hugh K., 11, 133. Alaska, Trip to, II, 468-484. Alden, B. R., I, 51, 53, 54. Alexander, A. J., II, 8. Alexander, E. P., I, 95. Alger, Russell A., II, 569, 572. Allatoona, Battle of, 11, 56-63. Alley, John W., I, 44. Alvord, J. W., II, 271. Ames, Adelbert, I, 349, 383, 386, 424, 429. Ames, John, I, 7. Amick, Myron J., II, 83, 139. Anderson, George B., 1, 300. Anderson, George W., 11, 91. Anderson, I. S., II, 587. Anderson, R. H., I, 275, 289, 331, 351, 356, 358, 359, 367, 369. Anderson, Robert, I, 96. Andrew, John A., I, 124. Andrews, George L., 1, 341. Andrews, Sidney, II, 440. Antietam, Battle of, I, 286-306. Appleton & Co., D., II, 556. Arc
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