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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 45: exchange of prisoners and Andersonville. (search)
nowledge and approval of Confederate authorities, saying: We never heard instructions that we might do this or not do that. I cannot look on the Maxwell House without remembering as bloody and gratuitous a tragedy as ever stained the records of our civil war. In the winter of 1864 I was city editor of the Daily Press; the Maxwell House, in an unfinished condition, was then used by the Federals as a prison for Confederate soldiers. One morning, as I came down-stairs and turned down Cherry toward Union, I saw a Federal guard taking his smoking gun from his shoulder, while people were standing around with expressions of horror on their faces. On asking a citizen what was the matter he answered, with indignation and subdued fear: Look! That Federal guard has murdered a Confederate soldier. Looking to the fourth story of the Maxwell House, I saw a dead Confederate soldier with his head lying in a window and blood streaming from him down the walls and spattering the pavement
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 10: General Mitchel's invasion of Alabama.--the battles of Shiloh. (search)
s occurring there. General Grant arrived at Savannah on the 17th of March, and made his Headquarters at the house of Mr. Cherry, eight or nine miles below Pittsburg Landing, which General Smith had chosen for his own. The latter had already selectwhich, in connection with chronic dysentery, contracted while serving in Mexico, proved fatal. He died at the house of Mr. Cherry, on the 25th of April, 1862. General David Stuart's brigade, of Sherman's division, lay on the Hamburg road, near its cen the triumphant Confederate line and the broad and rapid Tennessee River. General Grant, who was at his Headquarters at Cherry's, eight miles away when the battle commenced, There was some disposition to censure General Grant for having his Headhere. On the following morning, hearing the sound of heavy guns up the river, Buell hastened to Grant's Headquarters, at Cherry's, for information. The latter had just started for Pittsburg Landing in a steamer, having left orders for Nelson's divi
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
y thanks to the worthy officers who have so cheerfully supported me in all my labors: to Generals Plummer and Tyler, always prompt and cheerful; to Colonels Groesbeck, J. L. Kirby Smith, and Colonel Murphy, to Colonel Loomis, all commanding brigades and demi-brigades, and to the officers of my personal staff, Maj. William D. Coleman and Surg. J. L. Crane, upon whom much of the hard labor of the campaign has fallen; to Lieutenants How and Sinclair, my aides, and to two hard-working men, Lieutenants Cherry and Edwards, quartermaster and commissary, I take this occasion to give thanks for their cheerful and constant assistance. All of which is respectfully submitted. D. S. Stanley, Brig. Gen., Comdg. Second Div., Army of the Mississippi. First Lieut. C. Goddard, A. A. A. G., Right Wing Army Miss. No. 24.-report of Brig e. En. Schuyler Hamilton, U. S. Army, commanding left wing Army of the Mississippi, of operations from April 22 to May 29. Hdqrs. Left wing Army of the M
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 2: (search)
g charity of a good friend of Medford be imitated by many hereafter! Others, from motives of taste and profit, have adorned our highways with forest-trees, whose summer shade will soon shelter the fashionable lady in her morning promenade, and the weary animals in their noonday labor. Streets in Medford have received the following names: High, Main, Forest, Salem, Ashland, Oakland, Washington, Fountain, Fulton, Court, Cross, Park, Pleasant, Purchase, South, Middlesex, Water, Ship, Canal, Cherry, Webster, Almont, Cottage, Ash, Oak, Chestnut, Grove, Garden, Paris, Chaplin, Mystic, Brooks, Allston, Vernon, Irving, Auburn, Prescott, West, Laurel. Appropriation for highways from Feb. 1, 1850, to Feb. 1, 1851$1,500.00 Appropriation for highways from Feb. 15, 1854, to Feb. 15, 1855$1,800.00 Expenses of street lamps for the same times$323.75 Bridges. The bridge across Mystic River, in the centre of Medford, is the first that was built over this stream. This primitive structur
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
by holding the knife aloft, to leave the pile uncut, to vary the effect. Chep. A piece of timber forming the sole of a turn-wrest plow. Cher′ry. A spherical bur. Used especially in reaming out the cavities of bullet-molds. See bur. Cherry-Stoner. Cherry-stoner. A domestic implement which works by introducing a forked prong, which pushes the cherry-stone out of the pulp. In Fig. 1267, the cherries fall from the hopper B, and are thence pushed in a gang by a plunger provided with a series of faces e, separated by plates and acting upon the cherries individually. Each stone is detained by a cruciform plate o, whose single post traverses a slot in the annular face of the plunger, which expels the fleshy portion. Cherry-Stoner. In Fig. 1268, the cherries pass from the hopper C down inclined chutes to the cavities, where they are consecutively operated upon by the descending forked plungers i, which push the stones through the elastic diaphragms g and return wi
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
Burr-cutter. Bush.Flanging-machine. Bush-extractor.Flatting-mill. Calipers.Flogging-chisel. Carbon tool-points.Fluting-cylinder. Card-grinding machine.Fly-punching press. Center-chisel.Folding-machine Center-gage.Forging-apparatus. Centering-machine.Forging-metals. Centering-tool.Gage. Center-lathe.Gear-cutter. Center-punch.Hammer (varieties, see hammer). Chamfering-tool. Chaser.Hanger. Chasing-mallet.Hanging-tool. Chasing-stake.Heading-tool. Chasing-tools.Hoe-blank machine. Cherry.Hook-tool. Chipping-piece.Horseshoe-machine. Chuck.Horseshoe-nail machine. Clamming-machine.Housing. Coining.Hub. Colander.Hydraulic punch. Corner-punch.Jam-nut. Jim-crow.Screw-molding. Journal.Screw-plate. Journal-bearing.Screw-threading machine. Key-seats. Machine for cuttingScrew-wrench. Set. Knurling.Set-up. Laminating-machine.Shafting. Lap.Shaft-straightener. Larget.Shaping-machine. Lathe.Shearing and punching machine. Lead-pipe. Lead-shaving.Sheet-iron. Leveling
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
ds, Dry. Alder.800 Apple.793 Ash.800 Ash, American.514–.736 Bass.482–.502 Bay, Spanish.822 Beech.852 Beech, American.672–.735 Birch.567 Box.900-1.030 Brazil-wood1.031 Campeachy (logwood).913 Cedar, American.560 Cedar, Indian1.315 Cherry.715 Cherry, American.579 Chestnut, Amer.469–.545 Cocoa1.040 Cork.240 Cypress, Spanish.644 Cypress, American.553 Dogwood.756–.852 Ebony, Indian1.209 Ebony, American1.331 Elder.695 Elm.671 Elm, American.723–.775 Fir, Norway.512 Fir, OCherry, American.579 Chestnut, Amer.469–.545 Cocoa1.040 Cork.240 Cypress, Spanish.644 Cypress, American.553 Dogwood.756–.852 Ebony, Indian1.209 Ebony, American1.331 Elder.695 Elm.671 Elm, American.723–.775 Fir, Norway.512 Fir, Oregon, yellow.559–.630 Fir, Oregon, red.462 Fir, Oregon, white.468 Gum, black.615 Gum, blue.843 Gum, water1.000 Hackmatack.590 Hawthorn.910 Hazel.606–.860 Hemlock.368–.453 Hickory.826–.992 Holly.760 Holly, American.641 Juniper.556 Lancewood.720 Larch.544–.560 Lemon.703 Lignum-vitae1.257-1.333 Lime.804 Linden.604 Locust.728–.826 Logwood.913 Mahogany.720-1.063 Mahogany, San Domingo.727 Mahogany, Honduras.560 Maple.681–.755 Maple, bird's-eye.576 M
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
Indian)Cedrela odorataW. IndiesSoft. Furniture, small cabinet-work, cigar-boxes. Cedar (white)Cupressus thyoidesN. J. & southwardBuilding and fencing. Cedar (white)Thuya occidentalisNortheastern StatesVarious. Cedar-woodCedrus libaniLebanon. CherryPrunus cerasusEuropeSoft. Cabinet-work, turnery, Tunbridge-ware, etc. Cherry (wild black)Prunus serotinaEastern U. S.Medium, red. Furniture. Cherry-treeExocarpus cupressiformisAustralasiaHard. Gun-stocks, axe-handles, spokes, turnery, etc. ChCherry (wild black)Prunus serotinaEastern U. S.Medium, red. Furniture. Cherry-treeExocarpus cupressiformisAustralasiaHard. Gun-stocks, axe-handles, spokes, turnery, etc. ChestnutCastanea vescaAm'ca and EuropeTakes a good polish. turnery, hoops, etc. Cocoa-woodW. IndiesAn exogenous hard wood used for turning and flutes. CogwoodLaurus chloroxylonJamaicaHard. Mill-framing, cog-wheels, etc. Coquilla-nutAttalea funiferaBrazilNuts, hard. Used in turnery. Cork-oakQuercus suberS. W. EuropeThe bark affords common cork. Cotton-woodPopulus monitiferaW. States and Terr.Medium, white. Cowdi pineDammara australisTemperate climesWood very durable. Turnery, etc. Cypres
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
on 17 Dec. 1757, and had Abraham, b. 6 Dec. 1758; Susanna, bap. 13 July 1760, m. John Frost, Jr., 21 Nov. 1780; Thomas, bap. 27 June 1762, d. unm; Rhoda, bap. 8 Jan. 1764, m. Samuel Kent 20 June 1782, and d. 17 Jan. 1841; Isaac, bap. 11 May 1766; Cherry, bap. 18 Oct. 1767, m. Gershom Swan 4 Jan. 1787, and d. 2 Oct. 1806; Sarah, bap. 2 July 1769, m. Thomas Rand of Chs. 19 Dec. 1786, and had sons Thomas, Benjamin, James, Samuel, William, and dau. Sarah, m. Nathaniel Stone, and Susan m. Asa Cutter.7 Feb. 1738-9, and his wid. Abigail (who subsequently m. Ebenezer Smith) was appointed administratrix 21 Feb. 1738-9. 9. Timothy, s. of Benjamin (6), m. Rebecca Stone 23 Sept. 1742, and had Benjamin, b. 7 Aug. 1743, m. Martha Ball 4 Dec. 1766; Cherry, b. 12 July 1745; Timothy, b. 15 Ap. 1747; Abigail, b. 14 Mar. 1749, m. Daniel Cutting of Waltham 29 Dec. 1768; Ruhamah, b. 4 Sept. 1751. Timothy the f. res. in Lex. and d. 1751. 10. Palsgrave, s. of Joseph (7), m. wid. Abigail Sewall of Br
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
6 Oct. 1792, a. 62. His w. Susanna d. of the same disease 2 Oct. 1792, a. 63. (Such are the dates on the gravestones; but Dr. Holmes, on the Church Record, gives the dates eight days later.) 16. Abraham, s. of Zechariah (11), m. Susanna Wellington 17 Dec. 1757, and had Abraham, b. 6 Dec. 1758; Susanna, bap. 13 July 1760, m. John Frost, Jr., 21 Nov. 1780; Thomas, bap. 27 June 1762, d. unm; Rhoda, bap. 8 Jan. 1764, m. Samuel Kent 20 June 1782, and d. 17 Jan. 1841; Isaac, bap. 11 May 1766; Cherry, bap. 18 Oct. 1767, m. Gershom Swan 4 Jan. 1787, and d. 2 Oct. 1806; Sarah, bap. 2 July 1769, m. Thomas Rand of Chs. 19 Dec. 1786, and had sons Thomas, Benjamin, James, Samuel, William, and dau. Sarah, m. Nathaniel Stone, and Susan m. Asa Cutter. Abraham the f. res. in Menot., and d. 16 Dec. 1812, a. 79. A guardian was appointed for him 1789, on the representation of his brother that he was non compos mentis. He was probably insane, and the fearful malady was inherited by several of his c
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