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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 12 (search)
bill having reached the House, Mr. Stevens, of Pa., in Committee of the Whole, moved April 10. the laying aside successively of each bill preceding it on the calendar, and thus reached this one; which was taken up and debated by Judge Thomas, of Mass., and Mr. Crittenden, of Ky., in opposition. Mr. Stevens tried to close the debate next day, but failed; and the bill was advocated by Messrs. F. P. Lair, of Mo., Bingham, Blake, Riddle, Ashley, and Hutchins, of Ohio, Rollins, of N. H., and Van Horn, of N. Y. Mr. Stevens at length induced the Committee to rise and report the bill; when the measure was further opposed by Messrs. H. B. Wright, of Pa., Wadsworth, Harding, Menzies, and Wickliffe, of Ky., and supported by Messrs. Hickman, of Pa., Train, of Mass., Lovejoy, of Ill., Dunn, of Ind., Cox and Vallandigham, of Ohio; and passed under the Previous Question: Yeas 92; Nays 39. [Messrs. G. H. Browne, of R. I., English, of Conn., Haight and Odell, of N. Y., Sheffield, of R. I., and B.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 1: lineage and education. (search)
ther in Pennsylvania or Wyoming, or in the western reserve of Ohio. Zephaniah went to Quebec with Wolfe, and I have the powder-horn which he bore, dated April 22, 1758. He went from Connecticut to the town of Nottingham in New Hampshire, and married Abigail, daughter of General Joseph Cilley. They had several children, the youngest of whom was John, my father, who was born May 17, 1782. He married Sarah Batchelder, of Deerfield, New Hampshire, June 5, 1803. By her he was the Powder-Horn of Zephaniah Butler, 1758. father of three girls, Polly True, born June 8, 1804, Sally, born March 11, 1806, and Betsey Morrill, born January 9, 1808. The last of these is now living at Nottingham, New Hampshire, the widow of the late Daniel B. Stevens, Esq. Mrs. Sarah Batchelder Butler died February 23, 1809. John Butler then married Charlotte Ellison, July 21, 1811. She bore him three children. The eldest, Charlotte, born May 13, 1812, died in August, 1839. The second child, Andrew Jac
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 69.-the massacre of the negroes in South-Carolina, June 13, 1862. (search)
elena sound, South-Carolina, June 13, 1862. sir: This morning, at four o'clock, it was reported to me that there was a large fire on Hutchinson Island. Shortly after a preconcerted signal that the enemy were in the vicinity had been made from the house of our pilot, I immediately started in the gig, accompanied by the tender Wild Cat, Boatswain Downs, Sen. Acting Midshipman Terry; first cutter, Acting Master Billings; second cutter, Acting Master Hawkins, and cutter, Coxswain Shatluff, up Horn or Big River Creek, in the direction of the fire. Soon after leaving the ship a canoe containing three negroes was met, who stated that the rebels, three hundred strong, were at Mrs. Mardis's plantation, killing all the negroes. As we advanced up the creek we were constantly met by canoes with two or three negroes in them, panic-stricken, and making their way to the ship, while white flags were to be seen flying from every inhabited point, around which were clustered groups of frightened
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 69 (search)
I was then struck by a musket-ball in the left thigh, which disabled me, but the men did not falter, but fought on with that stern determination which characterized them through the whole engagement. Though assailed by thrice their number, they still firmly held their ground, dealing out death to the enemy on every occasion, though their comrades were falling thick and fast around them; and thus the battle continued until nearly three P. M., and at four P. M. it had ceased altogether. Captain Horn, of my regiment, then coming up with the remainder of his company, took command of the regiment, and under his supervision the dead and wounded were cared for — the dead buried, and the wounded carried to the hospital that was established in the town. I wish particularly to call your attention to the gallant and soldierly conduct of A. G. Picket, Second Assistant-Surgeon of my regiment — after having been wounded, commenced loading muskets for the men to fire. I do not mention any of my
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 127 (search)
Doc. 122.--the twenty-eighth Regiment, N. Y. S. M. The officers of this regiment are as follows: Col. Bennett, (who will remain at home until he recovers from severe injuries received by being thrown from a wagon;) Lieut.-Col. Burns, commanding; Surgeon, Rice. Company A, Capt. Bruer, Lieuts. Waudelt and Horn; Company B, Capt. Becke, Lieuts. Warmuth and Hoffman--(the last-named has resigned;) Company C, Capt. Campbell, (Lieuts. vacant;) Company D, Capt. Brandenburg, Lieuts. Bensler and Kramer; Company E, Capt. Beadle, Lieuts. Altanbrand and Bergemen; Company F, Capt. Schepper, Lieuts. Wenner and Breneisen; Company G, Capt. Reeger, Lieuts. Berger and Fox; Company H, Capt. Wills, Lieuts. Dowling and Schaeffer; Company I, Capt. Kiehl, Lieuts. Markert and Obernier; Company K, Capt. Weber, Lieuts. Morning and Kinow; Engineer Corps, Capt. Von Kameke. Capt. Thomas C. Clines, of Company C, is detailed for the recruiting service. Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Zapt, of the Union Avenue German Luth
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 149 (search)
he part of the Confederate States of America, subject to the confirmation of the two governments: Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That said league be in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the said General Assembly hereby pledges the faith and honor of the State of Tennessee to the faithful observance of the terms and conditions of said league. The following is the vote in the Senate on the adoption of the league: Yeas.--Messrs. Allen, Horn, Hunter, Johnson, Lane, Minnis, McClellan, McNeilly, Payne, Peters, Stanton, Thompson, Wood, and Speaker Stovall. Nays.--Messrs. Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth, Nash, Richardson, and Stokes. Absent and not voting--Messrs. Bumpass, Mickley, Newman, Stokely, and Trimble. The following is the vote in the House: Yeas.--Messrs. Baker of Perry, Baker of Weakley, Bayless, Bicknell, Bledsoe, Cheatham, Cowden, Davidson, Davis, Dudley, Ewing, Farley, Farrelly, Ford, Frazie, Gantt, Guy, Havron, Ha
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
ye. See under the respective heads :— Arm, Artificial.Leather, Artificial. Auricle, Artificial.Leech, Artificial. Cork, Artificial.Leg, Artificial. Ear, Artificial.Limb, Artificial. Eye, Artificial.Nipple, Artificial. Flowers, Artificial.Nose, Artificial. Foot, Artificial.Palate, Artificial. Fuel, Artificial.Pearls, Artificial. Gems, Artificial.Pupil, Artificial. Gums, Artificial.Stone, Artificial. Hand, Artificial.Teeth, Artificial. Horizon, Artificial.Tympanum, Artificial. Horn, Artificial.Wood, Artificial. Ivory, Artificial. Ar-tiller-y. The word seems to have a very extended signification, having been originally applied to military engines of every description capable of throwing heavy missiles, as the ballista, catapult, etc. Uzziah made use of them at Jerusalem 810 B. C. They are described (2 Chronicles XXVI. 15) as invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. The Chinese claim to have used
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), B. (search)
osely occupied; to furnish a drying atmosphere in lumber, grain, or meal kilns, powder-mills, etc.; to assist in evaporating fluids by removing the steam from the vicinity of the boiling syrup or other solution; to raise fluids on the principle of the Giffard injector, as in some of the ejectors used in deep oil-wells; to assist in the dispersion of liquids, as in atomizers, and some ice-making machines. The fan-blower is believed to have been invented by Teral, 1729. The water-bellows by Horn blower. Blowing-machines were erected by Smeaton at the Carron Iron Works, 1760. The hot-air blast was invented by James Neilson, of Glasgow, and patented in 1828. Wooden bellows, in which one open-ended box is made to slip within another, with valves for the induction and eduction of air, were used at Nuremberg, 1550. They were used in the next century for smelting, blacksmithing, and for organs. Such a machine is in principle the same as Fig. 106, and the converse of that shown i
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), D. (search)
d by a spring which connects their middle points. The flexure of this spring is diminished, and in straightening it moves an index in the direction of the axis of rotation. Bourdon's dynamometer depends upon the transmission of the power by means of slightly spiral gearing, the tendency of which is to give the arbor of the gear a longitudinal motion in its bearings. This motion is opposed by a spring, and the degree of compression of the spring is the measure of the power transmitted. Horn's dynamometer acts upon the principle of the torsion of the connecting-shaft. The dynamometer (4, Fig. 1813) used by the jury of Class V. (machines for direct use) in the International Exhibition, London, 1851, was the invention of Colonel Morin of France. To the shaft A is secured a pulley C, and on the same shaft is a loose pulley D which has a spring bar E extending between cheeks on pulley C, which is the only connection between them. When a force is applied to D and a resistance t
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), H. (search)
a better arrangement. b. A turbine, as it is usually arranged. Horn. 1. A hard projection from the heads of certain animals, cattle, hard wood, in which it is pressed, and there remains until cold. Horn is colored by boiling it in infusions of colors. Imitations of tortimitate the shell, and a second application gives the darker spots. Horn drinking-cups are made by cutting the horn into lengths, softening, ened horn allowing it to pass, and contracting to hold it safely. Horn for knife-handles is sawn into blanks, heated, pared, and partially ction on the forepart of a plane. 11. A powder-flask, of horn. Horn, Ar-ti-fi′cial. a. An artificial horn for lanterns was made some pounds. Put in heater and raise temperature to 300° to 350° F. e. Horn as a substitute for whalebone: — Boil ox-horns in water, then in rom its consistence. Horn-mer′cu-ry. See horn-quicksilver. Horn′pipe. （Music.) A Welsh wind-instrument, having a wooden pi
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