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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emory , William Helmsley , 1811 -1887 (search)
Emory, William Helmsley, 1811-1887
Military officer; born in Queen Anne's county, Md., Sept. 9, 1811; graduated at West Point in 1831.
He was appointed lieutenant of the topographical engineers July 7, 1833; was aide to General Kearny in California in 1846-47, and was made lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 30, 1847.
He was astronomer to the commission to determine the boundary between the United States and Mexico.
He was serving as captain of cavalry in Mexico when the Civil War broke out, and brought his command into Kansas in good order.
In May, 1861, he was made lieutenant-colonel of the 6th Cavalry; served in the campaign of 1862 in the Army of the Potomac, and was made brigadier-general of volunteers in March of that year.
He did good service under Banks in Louisiana, and under Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.
He was made colonel of the 5th Cavalry in the fall of 1863; in March, 1865, was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general of the United States army; and in 1876 was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Engineering. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fairchild , Charles Stebbins 1842 - (search)
Fairchild, Charles Stebbins 1842-
Lawyer; born in Cazenovia, N. Y., April 30, 1842; graduated at Harvard in 1863; admitted to the New York bar in 1865; appointed Secretary of the United States Treasury in 1887; was affiliated with the Democratic party, but acted with the Gold Democrats in 1897, taking a prominent part in the Indianapolis Monetary Conference.
Lucius Fairchild.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Farmers' Alliance, (search)
Farmers' Alliance,
A political organization that originated soon after the close of the Civil War. The main purpose of this movement was the mutual protection of farmers against the encroachment of capital.
The first body was organized in Texas to prevent the wholesale purchase of public land by private individuals.
In 1887 the Farmers' Union of Louisiana united with the Texas organization under the name of the Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union of America.
The movement soon spread into Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.
In 1889 a similar organization, which had been formed in 1877 in Illinois, and which had spread into neighboring States, was amalgamated with the Southern Alliance, and the name of Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union was adopted.
The founders of the alliance held that the party was formed along political lines because the parties already existing failed to undertake to solve the problems cover
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foraker , Joseph Benson (search)
Foraker, Joseph Benson
Statesman; born near Rainsboro, O., July 5, 1846; graduated at Cornell in 1869 and admitted to the bar the same year.
He enlisted in the 89th Ohio Regiment on July 14, 1862; was made sergeant August, 1862; received the commission of first lieutenant March 14, 1864; elected governor of Ohio in 1885 and 1887, and United States Senator for the term 1897-1903.
In 1900 he was chairman of the committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico, and a member of the committee on foreign relations.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Franklin , Samuel Rhoads 1825 - (search)
Franklin, Samuel Rhoads 1825-
Naval officer; born in York, Pa., Aug. 25, 1825; was appointed midshipman Feb. 18, 1841; was promoted to passed midshipman, Aug. 10, 1847; master, April 18, 1855; lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1855; lieutenant-commander, Sept. 26, 1866: captain, Aug. 13, 1872; commodore, Dec. 15, 1880; and rear-admiral, Jan. 24, 1885; and was retired in 1887.
Most of his forty-six years of service was spent at sea. During both the Mexican and Civil wars he was active in the most important operations.
He was president of the international marine Conference; is a member of the Washington National Monument Association; and is author of Memories of a rear-admiral.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Geddes , James Lorraine 1827 -1887 (search)
Geddes, James Lorraine 1827-1887
Military officer; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 19, 1827; emigrated to Canada in 1837; subsequently returned to the continent and enlisted in the Indian army, serving in the Punjab campaign; emigrated to Iowa in 1857; at the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted as a private, but soon received a commission, and ultimately was made brevet brigadier-general of volunteers.
He wrote a number of war songs which became very popular, among them The stars and stripes and The soldier's battle-prayer.
He died in Ames, Ia., Feb. 21, 1887.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gherardi , Bancroft 1832 - (search)
Gherardi, Bancroft 1832-
Naval officer; born in Jackson, La., Nov. 10, 1832; appointed midshipman June 29, 1846; took part in the attack on Fort Macon and in the battle of Mobile Bay; promoted to rear-admiral in 1887; retired Nov. 10, 1894.