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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kansas, (search)
rch 7, 1825 General Lafayette visits Louisville......May 8, 1825 Old Court have a majority in the legislature, but Senate remains New Court......1825 Legislature restores the Old Court......Dec. 30, 1827 Natural gas-well discovered on Green River by Samuel White......1828 William T. Barry, of Lexington, Postmaster-General of United States......1829 American oil-well near Burksville on the Cumberland River discovered in boring for salt, spouted 50 feet. The oil, imagined to have hov. 6, 1862 Colonel Cluke's Confederate cavalry take Mount Sterling......March 21, 1863 Battle of Dutton Hill, Pulaski county: Confederates retreat after five hours engagement......March 30. 1863 Desperate engagement at Tebb's bend of Green River, Taylor county. Two hundred of 25th Michigan Infantry, under Colonel Moore, in a strong natural fortification, are attacked by 600 of Morgan's men. When summoned to surrender, Colonel Moore declined, because the Fourth of July was not an appro
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Utah, (search)
families—are fired upon by Indians, Sept. 7; forming a corral, after a siege of four days they surrender to John D. Lee, who promises protection, but all except seventeen children under seven years of age are massacred by Indians and Mormons......Sept. 11, 1857 Brigham Young by proclamation forbids armed forces to enter Salt Lake City, directs the troops in the Territory to repel such invasion, and declares martial law......Sept. 15, 1857 Mormons under Maj. Lot Smith destroy on the Green River and Big Sandy three or more supply-trains destined for the army of Utah......Oct. 5-6, 1857 Army of Utah, under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston, is ordered to Fort Badger, and into winter-quarters at Camp Scott. 2 or 3 miles from Fort Badger and 115 from Salt Lake City......November, 1857 Governor Cumming at Camp Scott proclaims the Territory in rebellion......Nov. 27, 1857 Col. Thomas L. Kane arrives at Salt Lake City as a peacemaker, with credentials from President Buchanan......Fe
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wyoming, (search)
lter winters on the headwaters of Pryor's Fork, 1806; visits Shoshone Lake, crosses the Rocky Mountains to the head of Green River, and returns to the head of Wind River and Pryor's Fork......1807 Ezekiel Williams, trapper, wanders from the Yelloake River......1811 William H. Ashley, of the North American Fur Company, with 300 men, explores the Sweetwater and Green rivers......1824 Capt. E. L. Bonneville leads the first caravan, 110 trappers and twenty wagons, from the Platte through South Pass to the Green River. At the junction of Lead Creek he builds a fort......1832 William Sublette and Robert Campbell erect a fort on Laramie Fork, which they name Fort William, since Fort Laramie.......1834 First emigrant train for Oregon and California crosses Wyoming......1841 Fort Bridger erected on Green River by James Bridger, a famous trapper......1842 Col. J. C. Fremont, with a government exploring expedition, ascends and names Fremont's Peak......1842 Mormon pio
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