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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ernst, Oswald Herbert, 1842- (search)
Ernst, Oswald Herbert, 1842- Military officer; born in Cincinnati, O., June 27, 1842; graduated at West Point in 1864, and entered the Engineer Corps; superintendent of West Point in 1893-98; appointed a brigadier-general of volunteers in May, 1898, and served in the war against Spain. He was sent to Porto Rico, and had command of the troops in the action of Coamo. He is the author of Practical military engineering.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Panama Canal. (search)
be employed, 11,0001883 Company had expended 1,400,000,000 francs up to1888 French government authorizes a lottery for the workJune 8, 1888 Company suspends paymentDec. 11, 1888 Report of Inquiry commission states that 900,000,000 francs will be required to finish the workMay 5, 1890 M. Ferdinand and Charles de Lesseps, Fontane, Cotter, and Eiffel, sentenced in the French court of appeals to imprisonment and fineFeb. 9, 1893 Congressional committee begin to investigate Panama frauds in AmericaFeb. 12. 1893 Plant and works gone to utter ruin and Decay1894 Panama Canal Company of America; capital, $30,000,000 (cost of completion estimated at $125,000,000), incorporatedDec. 27, 1899 New company in France raises $10,000,000 to continue the workJune 30, 1897 President McKinley appoints Admiral Walker, Colonel Ernst, and Colonel Hain, with five civil engineers, to examine the Nicaragua, Panama, and other available routesJune, 1899 Colombia extends concession toOct. 31, 1910
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Spain, War with (search)
me day by troops moved by sea. On the 27th Major-General Wilson and Brigadier-General Ernst arrived from Charleston with part of the brigade belonging to the commn was entering the harbor of Ponce, the Mobile arrived, bringing the balance of Ernst's brigade, the 16th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and also two companies of the 6th , so as to reach the main road in rear of Coamo. On the morning of the 9th General Ernst, with the main body of his brigade, moved forward to the attack, the brunt ey were between two strong commands and escape was impossible. By Aug. 9 General Ernst's brigade, of Wilson's command, was encamped along the valley in advance ofoccupied by our outposts in front of Aibonito. General Wilson had directed General Ernst to be prepared to make this movement at daylight on the morning of the 13thAug. 7. The Rough Riders left Santiago for Montauk Point, L. I. Aug. 9. General Ernst defeated a Spanish force at Coamo, Porto Rico. Aug. 9. Spain formally a