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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
The automatic silk-reel is designed for unwinding the thread from the blocks of the throwing-mill and winding it into hanks. Silk-shag. （Fabric.) A coarse, rough, woven silk with a shaggy nap. Silk-siz′ing ma-chine′. See silk-sorting machine. Silk-sort′ing ma-chine′. A machine by which silken threads of various thicknesses are sorted into sizes between certain limits and wound upon separate bobbins, according to size. Silk-sorting machine. Fig. 5088 is Atwood and Leigh's machine. The thread from the bobbin a passes to and between the gage-rollers b c d, which have a certain bearing on each other, and are simultaneously raised or lowered by turning the adjusting-screw e, operating the pivoted lever f, on which the journals of the lower roller rest. The shaft of the upper roller is connected with a lever g, the shorter arm of which is weighted so as to nearly counterbalance the preponderance of the other arm, which is forked at the end, straddling the u
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 1: (search)
my first letter that I had already made the acquaintance of Colonel Keyes. In fact we became great friends. When General Scott referred me to his two aides,—Colonels Leigh and Keyes,—I made up my mind after a very short conversation, that Colonel Leigh was a man of Southern proclivities, who did not look with any favor upon my mColonel Leigh was a man of Southern proclivities, who did not look with any favor upon my mission, though I had a letter of introduction to him from a mutual friend. He was disposed I thought to prevent my interview with General Scott,—and interrupt it after I had obtained it by introducing other people and other matters,—and he showed evident marks of dissatisfaction at my quiet persistence until I had accomplished my object. Of course I did not appear to notice this. Leigh afterwards deserted to the enemy, taking with him many of General Scott's plans and confidential papers. Keyes, on the other hand, went into the matter with his whole heart. He said he was bored to death with inquiries on these points—but where they were direct and to
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 18: spring of 1863. (search)
nt of his staff, approaching, and called to him for assistance. He, with his volunteer aide, Major Leigh, dismounted, and, taking the body of the General into his arms, succeeded in reaching the wouk to the rear; and he was accordingly raised to his feet, and, leaning upon the shoulders of Major Leigh and Lieutenant Smith, went slowly out into the highway and toward his troops. The party was te aim. One of the soldiers bearing the litter was struck down, severely wounded; and had not Major Leigh, who was walking beside it, broken his fall, the General would have been precipitated to the no living thing could survive. The bearers of the litter, and all the attendants, excepting Major Leigh and the General's two aides, left him, and fled into the woods on either hand, to escape the he causeway, and sought to protect him as far as possible with their bodies. On one side was Major Leigh, and on the other Lieutenant Smith. Gen. Jackson struggled violently to rise, as though to en
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, Index (search)
literary success, 258, 259. Johnson, Rev., Samuel, 50, 101; and Higginson, 78, 82; letter to, about resignation, 104, 105. Kansas, troubles in, 166, 167, 180, 181; Higginson in, 169-80; people of, 174-77. Kidner, Rev., Reuben, and Higginson, 358, T 359, 375, 376. Kossuth, described, 97, 98. La Farge, John, described, 259. Lane, Gen., Jim, 172, 174. Larger History of the United States, 417, 427: Higginson at work on, 301. Le Barnes, J. W., on kidnapping project, 106. Leigh ton, Caroline Andrews, letter to, 154. Leighton, Celia, account of, 109. See also Thaxter, Celia. Lind, Jenny, account of, 09, 100. Littlefield, Col., on colored troops, 229. Livermore, Mrs. Mary A., in London, 340. Livingstone, David, 341, 342. Long, Governor John D., and Higginson, 296, 299. Longfellow, Henry W., 26,37,50; visit from, 295. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 386, 424. Longfellow, Mrs., Henry Wadsworth, 50; Higginson's impression of, 72. Longfellow, Sa
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 18: Stratford-on-avon.—Warwick.—London.—Characters of judges and lawyers.—authors.—society.—January, 1839, to March, 1839.—Age, 28. (search)
for here. It seems that he had submitted his own views to the Lord Chancellor, who, notwithstanding, introduced his own measure, which was defeated by the opposition of Lord Langdale. Of the chancery barristers, Pemberton Thomas Pemberton-Leigh, 1793-1867. He rose to eminence as an equity lawyer; sat in Parliament for the boroughs of Rye and Ripon; was raised to the peerage, in 1858, with the title of Baron Kingsdown. He assumed, in 1843, the additional surname of Leigh. See BroughamLeigh. See Brougham's opinion of Follett and Pemberton, ante, Vol. I. p. 351. is decidedly the best. He is a bachelor and a Tory. In manner he is not unlike Follett. He is about forty-five. In person he is rather short,—say of the size of Charles G. Loring. Ante,Vol. I. p. 135. After him come the Solicitor-General, Knight Bruce, Wigram, Jacob, Cooper, &c. I should like to close this series of hasty sketches by some general comparison of the Bench and Bar in England and America; but the subject is so exten
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix. (search)
Artillery regiment (ordered known as Thirty-fourth Virginia Infantry): Bagby, John R., major; goode, John Thomas, colonel; Harrison, Randolph, lieutenant-colonel; Leigh, J. Wickham, major. Fourth Cavalry regiment: Hobson, Alexander M., major; Lee, Stephen D., colonel (temporarily); Old, Charles, major, lieutenant-colonel; Paynery regiment: Bruster, Ebenezer, major; Giles, James, major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel; Haynes, Alexander, major, lieutenant-colonel; Horne, William R. B., major; Leigh, William, lieutenant-colonel; Moore, Alfred C., colonel; Smith, Edwin R., major, lieutenant-colonel; White, Isaac, major. Thirtieth Cavalry regiment. (See Seconf Waddill's battalion): Aylett, William R., major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel; Edmundson, Henry A., major; Grammer, John, Jr., major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel; Leigh, William, major; Martin, Rawley White, major, lieutenant-colonel; Montague, Edgar B., lieutenant-colonel; Stevenson, Carter L., colonel; Timberlake, John C., major
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
oad, near Price, with Villepigue and Bowen in front and Rust in reserve. Thus, night coming on, the victorious army slept upon their arms within six hundred yards of Corinth. In this successful onslaught, the sons of Mississippi were unsurpassed in valorous achievement, and many of them lost their lives or fell with severe wounds. Most notable among the dead was Col. John D. Martin, who fell mortally wounded while leading his brigade in a charge against an angle in the outer works. Colonel Leigh, of the Forty-third, was also killed, and Major McDonald, of the Fortieth. Among the wounded were Colonels Moore, of the Forty-third, and McLain, of the Thirty-seventh, Lieutenant-Colonels Terral, of the Seventh battalion, and Campbell, of the Fortieth, and Majors Keirn, of the Thirty-eighth, and Yates, of the Thirty-sixth. At four o'clock on the morning of the 4th, the Confederate batteries were in position and opened fire upon the town, and an attack was ordered at daylight; but t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letters and times of the Tylers. (search)
crat; but when the Whig party took its rise, Tyler co-operated with them, and was never, in the Jackson sense, a Democrat, but a decided Whig. The history of the rise of the Whig party, occasioned by the violent Federal measures and principles of the Jackson Democratic party, which was in no sense Democratic, is very fairly presented by the writer of the Letters and Times of the Two Tylers. It was characterized by the exhibition of the talent of such men as Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Tyler, Leigh, Archer, Badger, Berrien, Preston, White, Prentice, Reverdy Johnson, and many others, determined to resist the violent measures of Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. We will not enter into a discussion of the many points on which the Whig party acted. It is known, historically, how Federal the so called Democratic party of the Jackson school became, and, in truth, the Whigs were more Democratic than the professed Democrats. It was under that influence that Mr. Webster said
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
tch of, 41 Petersburg to Appomattox C. H., From, 261 Petersburg, Evacuation of, 262 Petersburg Grays, Co,. A, 12th Va. Infantry, List of officers and members of, 360 Poagaes Artillery, Col. W. T., 14 Potter, Gen. R. C., 271 Randolph, Edmund, Sketch of, 43 Ransom's Brigade, Its gallantry in the Capture of Plymouth, N. C., 363 Rebel gave the Yankees a slip, How a, 210 Red Badge Explained, The, 248 Reid, W. D., 279 Roberts, B. A., 251 Robinson, Brilliant Address of Leigh, 293 Reconstruction in April, 1865, Efforts for, 250 Rouss, Chas. B, Gift of, 159 Salem Church, Battle of, 199 Sanders, Gen. J. C. C. 164 Secession, Right of Discussed, 67 Semmes, Gen. Paul J, 23 Smith, Capt. Bill, 15 Smith Col. Thomas, 285 Slavery Not the Cause but only the Occasion of the War 1861-5, 59 Forced by New England 59 Jefferson Proposed its Prohibition after 1800, 312 Speed, Attorney Gen. J. J. 252 Spotsylvania C. H.. Losses of Both Armies in the
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), The conflict with slavery (search)
liberty turned their eyes towards it in the earnest hope and confidence that it would adopt some measures in regard to slavery worthy of the high character of its members and of the age in which they lived. I need not say how deep and bitter was our disappointment. Western Virginia indeed spoke on that occasion, through some of her delegates, the words of truth and humanity. But their counsels and warnings were unavailing; the majority turned away to listen to the bewildering eloquence of Leigh and Upshur and Randolph, as they desecrated their great intellects to the defence of that system of oppression under which the whole land is groaning. The memorial of the citizens of Augusta County, bearing the signatures of many slave-holders, placed the evils of slavery in a strong light before the convention. Its facts and arguments could only be arbitrarily thrust aside and wantonly disregarded; they could not be disproved. In a political point of view, says the memorial, we esteem
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