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Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 5 (search)
housands of heads appeared above the top of our parallel, and every one manifested the deepest interest in the scenes which were transpiring. It was only by a stern command that the General kept the men from rushing headlong, heedless of all lurking danger, into the intrenchments. Very soon the detachments reached the ditch in front, and began to mount the parapets. General Jameson and Colonel Black mounted first. They were closely followed by Colonel Gove, Lieutenant Crawford and Captain Hassler, of the General's staff. The General jumped inside the work, which was seen to be deserted, and presently it was swarming with our soldiers. The glorious emblem of our nationality was raised above the deserted battlements, and, as its folds were kissed by the gentle breeze, the General uncovered his head and called for three cheers for the good old Stars and Stripes. A feeling of profound veneration arose in the hearts of all as we beheld the grand old flag waving over the deserted b
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition, Chapter 22: 1868-1871: Aet. 61-64. (search)
Chapter 22: 1868-1871: Aet. 61-64. New subscription to Museum. additional buildings. arrangement of New collections. dredging expedition on board the Bibb. address at the Humboldt Centennial. attack on the brain. Suspension of work. working force at the Museum. New accessions.-letter from Professor Sedgwick. letter from Professor Deshayes. restored health. Hassler voyage proposed. acceptance. scientific preparation for the voyage. Agassiz returned to Cambridge to find the Museum on an improved footing financially. The Legislature had given seventy-five thousand dollars for an addition to the building, and private subscriptions had doubled this sum, in order to provide for the preservation and arrangement of the new collections. In acknowledging this gift of the Legislature in his Museum Report for 1868 Agassiz says:— While I rejoice in the prospect of this new building, as affording the means for a complete exhibition of the specimens now stored in our
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition, Index. (search)
n, 638, 644; at Lowell Institute, 624; at Cooper Institute, 645; illness, 657; journey to the West, 661; professor at Cornell University, 662; address at Humboldt Centennial, 674; illness, 676; anxiety for Museum, 676, 680; restored health, 689; Hassler expedition, 690, 749; at Talcahuana, 750; journey from Talcahuana to Santiago, 752-758; elected Foreign Associate of the Institute of France, 759; at the Galapagos islands, 759-764; at San Francisco, 764; return to Cambridge, 765; summer school Guvot, Arnold, 290, 291, 460, 478, 773; on Agassaiz's views, 372. H. Hagen, H. A., 679. 684. Haldeman, S. S., 423, 436. Hall, J., 437. Harbor deposits, 649, 654, 650, 651, 655. Hare, 419. Harvard University, 457, 617, 619, 621. Hassler expedition, 690, 692, 697. Heath, 320, 324. Heer, Oswald, 514, 657. Heidelberg, arrival at, 19; rambles in vicinity of, 19, 20; student life at, 22, 23, 26, 148; invitation to, 211. Henry, Joseph, 416, 506. Hill, Thomas, 691. Hitchco